Associate Director, Principal Giving Stewardship and Engagement Strategy, Wharton External Affairs

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Associate Director, Principal Giving Stewardship and Engagement Strategy, Wharton External Affairs

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Associate Director C, Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations

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Wharton School Overview
Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With campuses in both Philadelphia and San Francisco, Wharton has over 850 staff, a faculty population of more than 235 renowned professors, and 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students. Each year 13,000 professionals from around the world advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education’s individual, company-customized, and online programs. More than 104,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. Wharton is home to a dynamic community of staff, bringing a wide range of skills, experiences, and perspectives. To learn more, visit www.wharton.upenn.edu.

The Associate Director of Principal Giving, Stewardship & Engagement Strategy is a member of the Principal Giving and Board Relations team and reports to the Senior Managing Director, Principal Giving and Board Relations (In the future, this role will report to the Senior Associate Director, PG Strategy and Experience). This role will serve as a practical liaison to all internal EA partners, including Donor Relations, Events, and Communications to help ensure alignment and coordination across teams to support the unique communications, events and stewardship needs of this highly complex and unique audience of top donors, top prospects, and Board members. As this role is focused on a nuanced and complex audience, requiring highly curated, customized and dynamic experiences, bringing practical and deep knowledge of day to day relationships is critical to success. Partner closely with the Donor Relations team and oversee developing a bespoke suite of donor acknowledgments, reports, and messaging to engage principal giving donors throughout the entire lifecycle of their giving experience across Wharton and Penn. This role will serve as a thought partner with the SMD and Director/ Senior Director of PG Operations on crafting proposals, and materials to promote fundraising; and other activities to connect with, thank, and inspire past and future donors. This role with also partner with the Director of Board Relations on special projects and initiatives that tie both programs together.