Communications, Events, Donor Relations and Stewardship

The Communications, Events, Donor Relations and Stewardship (CEDRS) team serves as an in-house creative agency that creates and implements strategies to support donor engagement, fundraising, and stewardship while showcasing and building the MIT story of philanthropy.

CEDRS partners with members of the advancement community and stakeholders across the Institute to support fundraising and donor relations at MIT by:

Creating multichannel campaigns and print and digital assets
Writing customized gift proposals
Featuring stories of impact and ways to support MIT in Spectrum and Corridor and on the Better World website
Planning, executing, and marketing high-level events
Fostering the relationship between the Institute and its donors
Crafting design and branding guidelines and templates
Maintaining an editorial style guide to promote clear, error-free communications
Conceptualizing and producing custom gifts to recognize transformational donors

Carrie Johnson
Executive Director, Communications, Events, Donor Relations & Stewardship