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• Draft, route, and finalize gift acknowledgment letters; coordinate review and signatures; ensure accuracy, tone, and timeliness aligned with LAS and University standards.
• Prepare weekly gift reports for the Senior Advancement Director, Vice Provost/Senior Dean, and college deans.
• Prepare monthly gift reports for department chairs and center directors.
• Develop targeted outreach lists; maintain accurate donor records in the CRM ; prepare giving and activity reports to support data‑driven fundraising.
• Maintain team operating budgets; track expenditures; support P‑card and invoice reconciliation; prepare budget status reports; manage ordering of supplies and materials.
• Provide administrative support to the LAS Advancement team, including calendar coordination, meeting preparation, note‑taking, agenda development, action tracking, and document management.
• Support LAS and college Advisory Board operations, including scheduling, agenda development, meeting materials, documentation, and coordination to align board activity with college priorities.
• Identify workflow gaps and recommend or implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and constituent experience.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize operational and stewardship data to assess effectiveness, identify trends, and support informed decision‑making.
• Maintain comprehensive, audit‑ready stewardship records for LAS scholarships and awards, including fund criteria, recipients, award cycles, stewardee assignments, and financial activity.
• Coordinate with LAS finance managers and scholarship administrators to confirm eligibility, award amounts, and disbursement timelines; proactively resolve discrepancies.
• Collect, review, and quality‑check student materials (thank‑you letters, bios, photos, releases) to ensure timely, brand‑aligned donor communications.
• Liaise with department chairs and faculty to gather impact stories, data, and quotes for donor stewardship and reporting.
• Compile scholarship narratives, student content, and summarized financial data for stewardship plans and donor reports; archive final materials for continuity and compliance.
• Track and report scholarship stewardship metrics to support assessment and continuous improvement.
• Support donor‑related events, including scholarship receptions, student‑donor gatherings, and recognition ceremonies.
• Provide flexible operational support during peak cycles such as scholarship season, campaigns, and year‑end stewardship.
• Complete additional responsibilities at the direction of the Senior Director of Donor Relations or LAS Senior Advancement Director.

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communication, finance, accounting, business, humanities or social sciences, or a related area.
• 6 years of directly related work experience or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and high‑volume workflows with accuracy.
• Strong editing, organizational, and project management skills.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and manage multiple deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail; maintains confidentiality.
• Strong collaboration and customer‑service orientation
• Experience with CRM -style database.
• Experience in a higher education advancement unit
• Experience in external communications going to donors, foundations and corporate partners
• Experience with scholarship administration, financial tracking, or advancement operations.
• Proficiency with CRM /donor databases and strong Excel/data management skills.
• Strong writing, proofreading, and document‑coordination abilities.
• Experience supporting events or stewardship activities (e.g., student–donor gatherings, scholarship receptions).