Stewardship Specialist

Job description

Summary: As a member of the Institutional Advancement division, the Stewardship Specialist plays a key role in executing stewardship strategies that acknowledge, recognize, and retain the Garden’s top supporters. The role produces a high volume of highly personalized gift acknowledgments and gratitude letters for signature by the Garden’s President and division leadership and oversees their timely signature, delivery, and filing. The position delivers exemplary patron service through the donor concierge phone line and email inbox. The specialist also contributes to the planning and execution of impactful donor events and helps maintain accurate donor records in the Garden’s CRM through timely data entry and updates. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Supervisory Responsibilities: None. - Produces timely, accurate, and personalized tax receipts and gift acknowledgements for contributions of $250 or more, including outright gifts, pledges, pledge payments, in-kind donations, etc. (Approximately 3,500 acknowledgement letters and approximately $5 million in unrestricted contributed revenue annually). - Ensures that gifts are acknowledged according to IRS guidelines and the Garden’s...