Donor Events – Stewardship Manager

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🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $120k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🎪 Events

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1999

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PolicyLink is a national research and action institute (a 501(c)(3) organization) that advances the laws, policies, and public demand necessary to realize a nation that governs for all. The organization combines data, research, advocacy, coalition-building, legal and policy strategies, and partner support to drive equitable outcomes across housing and land justice, infrastructure, water equity, and climate resilience, and to build the narrative and institutional change needed for systemic progress.

📋 Description

• Create a consistent, high-quality experience for donors across fundraising portfolios • Establish stewardship standards by donor segment, gift level, restriction, and relationship stage • Build annual stewardship plans and calendars with institutional, corporate, and individual portfolio owners • Coordinate acknowledgments, recognition, impact updates, renewal touchpoints, and donor preferences • Ensure donor commitments are visible, assigned, and delivered on time • Plan and produce donor salons, briefings, dinners, roundtables, and other cultivation or stewardship experiences • Manage event briefs, budgets, timelines, vendors, invitations, registration, guest experience, run of show, and post-event follow-up • Ensure events have clear audiences, relationship assignments, executive preparation, and documented next steps • Apply standards for accessibility, hospitality, confidentiality, and donor experience • Produce stewardship updates and impact materials with Development Communications and Programs • Manage recognition levels, listings, preferences, confidential recognition, and donor-facing benefits • Support donor reporting on partner-distributed funds using evidence from Programs, Impact, and Finance • Coordinate with portfolio owners to tailor stewardship to each relationship • Track stewardship commitments, event participation, donor preferences, and follow-up in Salesforce • Collect donor feedback and identify patterns to improve engagement, communications, or program design • Create templates, playbooks, and service standards for consistent use by portfolio managers • Partner with Development Operations to monitor retention, event conversion, and stewardship performance • Lead and participate in frequent remote video and telephone conferences

🎯 Requirements

• 5–7 years of relevant experience in donor relations, stewardship, fundraising events, advancement services, or a related field • Demonstrated experience producing high-touch donor events and coordinating recognition or stewardship programs • Strong project and event management skills • Careful attention to hospitality, accessibility, confidentiality, and donor experience • Excellent written communication, judgment, organization, and follow-through • Ability to coordinate donors, executives, fundraisers, program leaders, vendors, and external partners • Ability to balance consistent stewardship standards with tailored donor engagement • Comfort using Salesforce or a comparable CRM • Commitment to racial and economic equity and the mission of PolicyLink • Experience supporting major gifts, institutional partnerships, corporate partnerships, or a campaign is preferred • Experience in a national nonprofit or complex, matrixed organization is preferred • Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States • Candidates selected for hire must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States • Two required written application prompts; incomplete answers will not be considered

🏖️ Benefits

• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision plans • 401(k) with employer and employer-matching contributions • Flexible spending account • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Group term life insurance plus voluntary life insurance • Unlimited vacation and sick leave and other generous leave benefits • Two required organization reset weeks • Paid week off between Christmas and New Year’s Day • 13 paid holidays • 100% remote position • Travel required

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