Development Officer, Annual Giving

Provides support for Advocate Health Foundation fund development and annual giving programs, with a strong emphasis on developing relationships with and increasing annual and major gifts from individuals, corporations, and foundations in support of Advocate Health facilities, research, patient care, education, and programmatic initiatives.

• Participates in the day-to-day fund development and advance activities of the Foundation as required, including supporting major fundraising projects and special events led by senior Foundation directors and development officers.
• Accepts responsibility for leading selected fund development activities and annual giving programs, as requested.
• Identifies, qualifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards a portfolio of prospects and donors, including sponsors, partners, grateful patients and families, community members, and friends of the Foundation who have demonstrated an interest in supporting Advocate Health.
• Meets and partners with physicians to identify new grateful patient prospects and works closely with teammates to coordinate prospect management activity.
• Plans, organizes, and implements successful fundraisers, special events and volunteer recruitment activities (such as races, golf events, dinners, galas) as consistent with the goals and objectives of Advocate Health Foundation.
• Simultaneously conducts and/or oversees ongoing fund development and advancement activities involving several projects and assignments while keeping all moving forward in line with Foundation objectives.
• Strategizes, prepares, and presents gift proposals leading to significant gift results on an annual basis.
• Participates in developing and maintaining an organized record of general and tailored proposals and presentations to be utilized in sponsorship solicitation and outreach to outside partners, sponsors, and audiences.
• Conducts donor cultivation and stewardship activities, such as luncheons, receptions, dedications, letter writing to donors, etc.
• Actively monitors community activities and news in order to develop new fundraising projects associated with Foundation development activities.
• Serves as an advisor/consultant to volunteer-led fundraising activities conducted by friends of the Foundation and Advocate Health.

• Bachelor's level college degree required.
• Three to five years professional fund development and/or related advancement experience is preferred.
• Experience in health care development, not-for-profit or marketing experience preferred.

• Lifting and moving items weighing up to twenty pounds related to events, etc.
• Ability to drive an automobile.
• Requires ability to work under pressure of frequent fundraising and special event deadlines.