Sr Director of Strategic Events

Sr Director of Strategic Events

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Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it’s a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.

Holy Name is New Jersey’s only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361‑bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state‑of‑the‑art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through a variety of residency and educational programs.

Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we’ve done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.

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Brief Overview

As a frontline fundraiser, the Director of Strategic Events oversees the development and implementation of philanthropic events and programs to inspire donors to support excellence, innovation and education throughout Holy Name’s health system. Strategic Events include but are not limited to the planning and oversight of Holy Name’s signature fundraising events, stewardship events or critical meetings for our Centers of Excellence;

such as the MS Center. The Senior Director maintains close and collaborative working relationships with key hospital leadership, foundation leadership, department administrators, board members and event committee members to ensure philanthropic objectives are advanced and fundraising goals are accomplished. The individual must identify opportunities to advance donor relationships and fundraising initiatives as well as strategize ways to maximize event participation and generate revenue.

What

You Will Do

• Plan, execute, and ensure achievement of established annual goals for all fundraising events and advance cultivation and solicitation activities of the fundraising team.
• Create multi‑channel special event solicitations through traditional vehicles, such as face‑to‑face visits, direct mail and email solicitations; while infusing modern, segmented, and creative tactics to foster relationships yielding repeat donors and year‑over‑year revenue growth.
• Execute approved plans to expand and diversify the donors and participants for the events in order to broaden our donor base and create events that are welcoming and inclusive.
• Identify and collaborate with the Philanthropy Communications Manager on grateful patient and family stories to support the need for funds, to prepare brand‑appropriate materials to market the event, and to further build a culture of philanthropy.
• Work cross‑functionally with other essential units such as Information Technology to develop all necessary marketing materials and ensure efficient and effective list management and solicitation outreach.
• Develop a working knowledge of fundraising databases and other management information and tracking systems to effectively register and communicate with guests, update and report progress toward goals; produce a well‑managed event and update and report progress toward goals.
• Work with consultants, honorees and committees to identify and solicit support, gifts‑in‑kind, entertainment, etc.; manage or arrange for all audio‑visual and tech the events; negotiate needed contracts for approvals; and ensure adherence to all terms, including insurance and legal requirements of the hospital and venue.
• Analyze results of the special events by tracking progress from year to year, years of consecutive participation, increased…