Director of Philanthropy

The VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region of Rutland is looking for a full time Director of Philanthropy. Would you like to work for a caring and supportive home health and hospice agency that values its employees? If so, please read on!

Based in Vermont, we are one of the largest non-profit home health and hospice care agency that delivers a wide range of advanced medical care with compassion, dependability, and expertise to people of all ages. Our mission is to provide the best care for every person and to put a little more heart and soul into healthcare along the way. We strive to give customized care to individuals with chronic diseases and conditions as well as those who need short-term care.

For our services, we have been recognized as one of the nation's top 100 performing home health agencies by Home Care Elite.

This position leads the Agency's comprehensive fundraising program to increase charitable support and advance its mission and strategic priorities. This position builds relationships with donors and community partners, oversees philanthropy staff and programs, and collaborates with leadership, Board members, and colleagues across the Agency to achieve fundraising goals.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides strategic direction and oversight for the Agency's comprehensive philanthropy program, including annual giving, major gifts, planned giving, grants, sponsor ships, special campaigns, events, municipal funding, and other charitable revenue opportunities.
• Develop and implement an annual philanthropy plan aligned with the Agency's mission, strategic priorities, and financial goals.
• Establishes annual fundraising goals and develops and manages the department budget in collaboration with the CEO and CFO as well as other leadership as appropriate.
• Maintains a personal portfolio of donors and prospects and participates in all aspects of the donor cycle, including identification, cultivation, solicitation, recognition, and stewardship.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with donors, prospective donors, businesses, foundations, community partners, and other stakeholders to expand philanthropic support.
• Identifies and develops opportunities for planned gifts and special, capital, or endowment campaigns that advance the Agency's long-term strategic priorities.
• Provides oversight of the Agency's grant program, including identifying funding opportunities, coordinating applications, monitoring deadlines and deliverables, and supporting required reporting and compliance.
• Leads the planning and execution of annual appeals, fundraising events, donor-recognition activities, sponsor ships, and approved third-party fundraising initiatives. Maintains a coordinated calendar of philanthropy activities and deadlines.
• Oversee the preparation of donor communications, solicitation and sponsorship materials, acknowledgments, impact reports, and stewardship communications in collaboration with Marketing and Communications, as appropriate.
• Supervises, supports, and evaluates the Philanthropy Database Coordinator and other assigned staff, providing clear expectations, training, feedback, and professional development. Oversee the accuracy and integrity of the donor database and the effective coordination of municipal and town funding requests, mailings, records, reporting, and follow-up activities.
• Oversee the Agency's thrift store as a mission-based fundraising and community engagement program, including supervision of thrift store employees, support and recognition of volunteers, monitoring of financial performance, and collaboration with Marketing and Communications on promotions and events.
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