Executive Director, Donor Relations and Events
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About The Position
The Executive Director of Donor Relations and Events is responsible for the university's comprehensive effort to acknowledge, recognize, and engage donors at all levels-by celebrating philanthropic impact and leveraging donor relations and events to drive continued fundraising success. As a member of the development leadership team, this role drives the vision for donor relations overall in addition to leading multiple teams responsible for programmatic stewardship activity including broad-based and highly personalized reporting, creating and facilitating curated donor experiences, and executing events. This position is a strategically integrated part of the development team, working in close partnership with frontline fundraising leadership to ensure that donor relations and stewardship play a central role in advancing Vanderbilt's most ambitious campaign to date and sustaining its momentum in the years ahead. This hire will play a pivotal role in shaping that future by bringing deep expertise in donor engagement, strategic insight across the donor pyramid, and a creative and adaptive approach to planning and implementation. They will serve as a key thought partner and high-impact collaborator across the development enterprise.
