Officer III, Major Gifts

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Position overview:

The Major Gifts Officer (MGO) is a highly independent role responsible for identifying, cultivating, and securing major and principal gifts from individual donors to support Cincinnati Children's. The MGO will collaborate with Development leadership to align fundraising efforts with institutional priorities and achieve fundraising goals.

• Developing and managing a portfolio of major gift and principal prospects
• Crafting and executing strategic donor cultivation and solicitation plans
• Closing major gifts and principal gifts
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with donors, volunteers and internal partners

The MGO develops relationships and executes strategies that result in major gift and principal gift income. A major gift is defined as $100,000+ and a principal gift is defined as $2,000,000+ to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). The position will maintain a portfolio of 100-125 prospects with an expected annual impact of $1.5 million to $3 million, emphasizing gifts of $100,000 and above.

Identify, assess, cultivate, solicit and close five-, six- and seven-figure gifts from individuals and family foundations, including grateful patient families. Develop cultivation and solicitation strategies for each individual. Establish a program of face-to-face personal visits with past, current and prospective donors. Move major gift prospects through the development cycle from qualification to cultivation to solicitation to closing to stewardship. Understand and utilize multiple giving vehicles for donors.

Use RENXT and Power

BI to track progress and results. Meet monthly and yearly metrics related to prospect and donor meetings, solicitations, and dollars raised. Coordinate donor interests with organizational priorities and develop funding proposals to match needs. In collaboration with the Stewardship team, help coordinate stewardship reports to communicate gift use to donors.

Represent Cincinnati Children’s to donors, prospects, medical center leaders, volunteers and national resources. Prepare written and verbal presentations and proposals; deliver information to funders; represent CCHMC at family foundation and not-for-profit board meetings; communicate in donor meetings and ponsible for written communications with donors (gift verification letters, emails, gift agreement drafts, stewardship reports) and coordinating donor visits with leadership. Help lead, recruit and staff campaign and special project committees and volunteers.

Serve as leader and point person for major gift and grateful patient fundraising referrals and activities with priority clinical/research divisions, developing funding opportunities and guiding others with prospects in their areas of responsibility. Stay current on legal and programmatic changes affecting development functions.

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 3-5 years experience

• Experience in healthcare or an academic medical center, or similar complex organization

Primary

Location:

Vernon Manor

Schedule:

Full time

Shift: Day (United States of America)

Department:
Development

Employee Status:
Regular

FTE: 1

Weekly

Hours:

40

• Medical coverage starting day one of employment
• Competitive retirement plans
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
• Employee discount programs
• Shift Differential and related pay programs for qualified positions
• Employee Resource Groups and wellness programs
• Relocation assistance available for qualified positions

Equal Opportunity Employer statement:
Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability