Donor Relations Director Cover Letter

Please consider me for the donor relations director opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for support, as needed, for all fundraising activity including cultivation, solicitation, donor events, stewardship, and campaign fundraising.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Excellent presentation skills, combined with solid written and verbal communication skills
• Passion and creative energy for annual fundraising and donor relations
• Strong experience in development procedures and practices, including goal setting, work planning, volunteer training, and program evaluation
• Excellent computer skills, including database reporting, work processing and spreadsheets
• Experience using Raiser's Edge
• Experience with donor-relationship-management databases
• Excellent computer skills, including database reporting, word processing, and spreadsheets
• Individuals should demonstrate professionalism, with strong communication skills and be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships

Please consider me for the donor relations director opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In the previous role, I was responsible for support to the fundraising and development office for gift proposals, donor recognition and stewardship, as well as other Athletic support units in efforts to improve student-athlete wellbeing.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Working knowledge of design, photography and digital media strategies and techniques
• Appropriate professional demeanor, judgment, and maintenance of strict confidentiality
• Understanding, knowledge and experience with donor relations or the equivalent
• Preferred experience with developing public relations and communications plans in support of priority programs on which the Development staff focus
• Experience with Development, preferably in a university setting
• Experience with Drupal, HTML and similar products, techniques and platforms
• Participate in the strategic planning process related to new event concepts
• Create and oversee implementation of various project management tools to aid in the successful planning of all events

I am excited to be applying for the position of donor relations director. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

Previously, I was responsible for administrative support for other Donor Relations programs managed by the team including: capital project donor stewardship, professorship donor stewardship, and donor milestone recognitions (birthdays, condolences, etc.).

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Experience with desktop computer skills and office software applications such as Word, Excel, Power Point
• Demonstrated excellence in teamwork and project management
• Experience in the field of Donor Relations
• Information management experience with Blackbaud and/or other large database systems
• Experience working with Tessitura, Raiser’s Edge, Millennium or similar fundraising data management system preferred
• Experience in CRM software and Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite of software programs, particularly Word and Excel
• Professional demeanor, innovative thinker, confidence, good interpersonal skills, highly organized and disciplined, relates easily to a wide range of groups

I would like to submit my application for the donor relations director opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for administrative and operational support to the executive director of annual giving and donor relations and the departments of donor relations and annual giving.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Independent thinker, creative, and not afraid to take initiative
• Fundraising knowledge - preference for experience with highest level potential donors and issues
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite – particularly Word and Excel
• Innovative, creative, and independent thinker unafraid to to take initiative
• Extensive knowledge of communications, promotional and marketing principles
• Demonstrated outstanding, persuasive writing, including experience developing proposals, donor or client briefings, recognition letters, reports and related publications
• Excellent attention to detail, editing and proofreading skills
• Demonstrated experience developing communications-oriented business plans, reports focused on production progress and ROI/impact

In response to your job posting for donor relations director, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In the previous role, I was responsible for feedback to program leadership regarding overall fundraising strategies that originate in the Office of Gift Planning, including partnerships with fundraisers in central major gifts and in academic units.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Build strong relationships with assigned Business Units and implement targeted programming to ultimately serve as a strategic event partner
• Work closely with Business Unit AVPs to ensure all unit and Division fundraising goals are accomplished through the execution of each event
• Seek to constantly improve upon our events capabilities
• Significant donor and volunteer experience preferred
• The Associate should have development experience in a non-profit organization, with preference to those in higher education
• Excellent grammar and word usage
• Computer literacy including Microsoft Office a requirement with knowledge of Raiser’s Edge helpful
• Highly reliable and professional in both personal and professional life