Donor Engagement & Stewardship Officer – Part-Time

The Evangelical Covenant Church

Donor Engagement & Stewardship Officer for Evangelical Covenant Church engaging churches and donors in mission. Building meaningful relationships to inspire participation and generosity.

Posted 6/26/2026part-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee and steward a set of churches, individuals with a focus on intentional relationship-building and engagement.
Conduct regular visits and conversations with pastors, church leaders, and donors, inviting deeper participation in shared Covenant mission through 3StrandStrong mission giving and stewardship.
Cultivate, solicit, and steward both President’s Circle sustaining gifts and major gifts.
Partner with conference and denominational leaders to foster healthy engagement, trust, and shared ownership of the Covenant’s mission.
Communicate the impact of generosity through clear, inspiring, and mission-centered storytelling.
Support Advancement communications efforts that cultivate a culture of generosity, partnership, and shared stewardship across the Covenant.
Provide thoughtful, timely, and relational stewardship for churches and individual donors through personal outreach, written communication, and ongoing engagement.
Maintain accurate donor records, contact reports, and engagement strategies within fundraising and database systems.
Utilize analytics and donor information tools to support reporting, strategy development, and engagement planning.
Contribute to a collaborative and mission-focused Advancement team culture.
Support the ongoing alignment of donor engagement efforts with Covenant mission priorities, and renewal initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
Experience in fundraising, advancement, donor engagement, nonprofit leadership, or a related field.
Demonstrated success in relationship-building, donor cultivation, stewardship, and gift solicitation.
Familiarity with local church ministry and church leadership dynamics.
Experience with donor databases and fundraising management systems.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

fundraisingdonor engagementgift solicitationrelationship-buildingstewardshipanalyticsdatabase managementstrategy developmentengagement planning

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationtrust-buildingrelationship managementstorytellingtimelinessthoughtfulness