Donor Relations and Communication Specialist at HealthPartners, Saint Paul, MN

Donor Relations and Communication Specialist at HealthPartners in Saint Paul, MN. Est. up to $100k. Apply with swipeandhired.

POSITION SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Donor Relations and Communications Specialist develops, implements, manages, and assesses a comprehensive donor relations plan to support the strategic growth of the HealthPartners Foundations and programs. The scope of work includes promoting a culture of gratitude across the organization through donor engagement, donor recognition, stewardship, and strategic communications. This critical role develops, designs, and implements a broad range of compelling philanthropic communications, marketing materials and donor engagement activities to enhance relationships and increase the likelihood of continued contributions.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Three years of experience working in the philanthropic development field

• Two years of experience in donor relations, stewardship, or communications.

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of professional fundraising
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Knowledge of donor management databases
• Project management skills to drive donor recognition process
• Knowledge of HIPAA
• Discretion and confidentiality
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and InDesign or related desktop publishing software.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Education, Experience or Equivalent Combination:

• Four years of experience working in the philanthropic development field

• Healthcare philanthropy background OR non-profit marketing/communications background

• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience writing organization communications for internal and external audiences

• Raiser’s Edge software experience

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• (50%) – HealthPartners Donor Stewardship and Recognition
• Develop and implement an actionable stewardship and recognition process for the system
• Maintain high quality stewardship processes for active prospects and donors, ensuring that annual stewardship and reporting requirements are met to sustain successful relationships
• Steward donors through ongoing donor acknowledgement, appreciation, and recognition consistent with giving level
• Oversee special stewardship strategies from key stakeholders to our donors including but not limited to Hospital Presidents and HealthPartners leadership acknowledgement letter process and thank you calls from board members
• Work closely with Major Gift Team and program leaders to create impact reports for major gifts and priority fundraising programs
• Document production and distribution of donor impact reports in Raiser’s Edge, in partnership with Lead Donor Information Specialist, to bring rigor and oversight to process
• Facilitate endowment reporting process in partnership with Operations team and assigned development officers
• Participates in donor engagement and recognition events

• (45%) – HealthPartners Foundations Communications
• Maintain current and create new ways to communicate with our donors including but not limited to annual reports, newsletters, e-newsletters, other online communications, etc.
• Maintain current and develop new ways to connect with the community to engage new supporters – for example, utilize social media more
• Develop and produce effective donor collateral for funding priorities, including capital campaigns
• Assist with management of internal and external website content for the foundations
• Work with the marketing project manager to ensure HealthPartners brand standards are appropriately applied to communications and signage
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications departments to disseminate foundation news and donor stories across HealthPartners communication channels
• Maintain an annual donor engagement calendar for the system

• (5%) – Other duties
• Assist with HealthPartners foundations’ activities as needed or assigned
• Regular attendance and participation at scheduled staff meetings