Senior Director of Stewardship, AG and Advancement Services

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Location

BHG Bronson Healthcare Group

Title

Senior Director of Stewardship, AG and Advancement Services

The Senior Director of Stewardship, Annual Giving & Advancement Services provides strategic and operational leadership for donor stewardship, annual giving, advancement services, and fundraising infrastructure at Bronson Health Foundation. This role is responsible for building and scaling the systems, programs, analytics, and engagement strategies that strengthen donor relationships, improve fundraising performance, and position the Foundation for long-term philanthropic growth.

As a senior member of the Foundation leadership team, this position oversees the donor experience lifecycle—from first gift through transformational philanthropy—while ensuring operational excellence in advancement systems, reporting, and data governance. The role serves as a key connector between fundraising strategy, donor engagement, communications, finance, and executive leadership.

The Senior Director will lead efforts to modernize and strengthen stewardship practices, annual giving programs, campaign reporting, and advancement operations in support of a high-performing and scalable philanthropic enterprise.

Essential Responsibilities

Stewardship & Donor Engagement

• Lead the Foundation’s comprehensive donor stewardship strategy, ensuring timely, meaningful, and personalized acknowledgment and recognition practices across all giving levels.
• Design and implement scalable stewardship programs that strengthen donor retention, engagement, and upgrade opportunities.
• Oversee development of donor impact reports, stewardship communications, and recognition initiatives that demonstrate measurable outcomes and mission impact.
• Partner with Major Gifts, Planned Giving, Corporate Philanthropy, and Events teams to align stewardship with fundraising and relationship strategies.
• Ensure stewardship activities reflect organizational values, donor accountability, and reputational excellence.

Annual Giving & Broad-Based Philanthropy

• Provide strategic oversight for annual giving programs including direct mail, digital fundraising, employee giving, grateful patient engagement, and mid-level donor initiatives.
• Develop and execute multi-channel fundraising strategies designed to increase donor participation, revenue growth, and pipeline development for major and planned giving.
• Implement segmentation and donor journey strategies to improve engagement and campaign effectiveness.
• Monitor fundraising performance metrics and use analytics to guide continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Marketing & Communications to develop compelling donor messaging and campaigns.

Advancement Services & Data Strategy

• Oversee advancement services operations including CRM strategy, gift processing coordination, reporting, prospect data, and fundraising analytics.
• Establish and maintain strong data governance standards, reporting protocols, and operational workflows to ensure data integrity and usability.
• Develop dashboards and executive-level reporting tools that provide visibility into fundraising performance, donor engagement, and campaign progress.
• Evaluate and optimize systems and technologies that support efficient and scalable fundraising operations.
• Ensure organizational readiness for campaign reporting, donor segmentation, and pipeline management.

Campaign & Executive Reporting

• Oversee campaign and fundraising reporting related to commitments, pledges, cash flow, donor movement, and pipeline activity.
• Prepare executive dashboards, board reports, campaign updates, and strategic presentations for leadership and governance groups.
• Provide data analysis and strategic insights to support fundraising planning and decision-making.
• Ensure consistency, transparency, and accuracy in reporting across all Foundation functions.

Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Serve as a strategic leader within Bronson Health Foundation, contributing to organizational planning, fundraising strategy, and operational excellence.
• Build, mentor, and lead high-