Development Manager,Major Gifts Job New York New York USA,Social Work

Location: New York

NYU Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked NYU Langone the No. 1 comprehensive academic medical center in the country for three years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently placed nine of its clinical specialties among the top five in the nation.

NYU Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across 6 inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and over 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. With $14.2 billion in revenue this year, the system also includes two tuition‑free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise with over $1 billion in active awards from the National Institutes of Health.

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Position Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Development Manager, Major Gifts.

In this role, the successful candidate works closely with the Senior Director, raising funds from individual donors at the major gift level (five and six figure gifts) and supporting cultivation and stewardship strategies directed by leadership. The Development Manager, Major Gifts will have their own portfolio focused on the $25K+ level working towards an annual goal of $1M to $2M (contingent upon portfolio & experience level), with a target of closing 30+ gifts annually.

Job Responsibilities

Manages portfolio of new and existing prospects who have capacity to give at least $25K+; team will work together to assign prospects based on giving capacity and history with NYULH

Development Manager, Major Gifts will participate in face‑to‑face solicitations for prospects with whom they have built relationships

Works with Senior Directors, Development Directors, faculty and staff to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors and prospects with wealth capacity

Participates in physician meetings with Senior Director and team. Over time, Manager, Major Gifts will be assigned their own physicians with whom to partner on identifying, cultivating and soliciting grateful patients

Documents all development activity related to identification, cultivation, solicitation, and reporting/stewardship using the TRAX database

Coordinates prospect research with the Prospect Research Management and Strategy team to identify new major donor prospects from the patient database and other sources

Schedules donor tours, revises and prepares decks for prospects, drafts follow‑up or introductory correspondence with donors and prospects, performs research as initial screen and/or to complement the work of Prospect Research as necessary, BBCRM (TRAX) pipeline integration and portfolio management

Builds strong personal relationships with donors and prospects through strategic phone calls, personalized email communications, ongoing written correspondence, in‑person visits, formal presentations, and events

Develops working knowledge of Medical Centers and Departments goals, priorities and programs to help ensure successful fundraising

Liaises with the Development Communications team on the development of materials highlighting programs

Prepares letters of inquiry, proposals and reports to prospects and donors on behalf of Medical Center faculty members to seek support and steward gifts for research, education and clinical services

Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Position Specific Responsibilities

Bachelors Degree required
5-7+ years of relevant experience, minimum of at least 2-4 years of experience in major gifts.
Experience in raising $25,000+ major gifts
Strong writing and editing skills
Ability to work independently and as a team member
Excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
Self‑motivated, outgoing and results oriented;
Nimbly managing multiple priorities, stakeholders, and projects and follow through to completion; a problem‑solver and team player; action and…


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