Assist Director Development - Philanthropy, Comprehensive Cancer Center

Department: 10540 Non Enterprise Corporate - Philanthropy:
Major Gifts

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Typical hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm

Pay Range

$47.50 - $71.25

The Assistant Director of Development - Philanthropy, Comprehensive Cancer Center serves as the philanthropic leader for Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Assistant Director of Development - Philanthropy reports to the Director of Major Gifts and maintains a close working relationship with the Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center, Director of the Cancer Clinical Service Line and section heads for Hematology/Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Surgical Oncology (or their equivalents), as well as other faculty across departments engaged with the treatment and research of cancer.

The Assistant Director of Development - Philanthropy will supervise at least one Major Gift Officer who assists with fundraising efforts for the Comprehensive Cancer Center. The Assistant Director of Development - Philanthropy leads the cancer fundraising effort on behalf of the Medical Center including raising funds that support education, research, patient aid, and clinical care.

The Assistant Director of Development - Philanthropy develops a philanthropic plan for the Comprehensive Cancer Center and provides strategic oversight of the plan. The plan extends to all areas of the philanthropic program, including securing support through major and leadership gifts; leading faculty engagement initiatives; building a successful grateful patient program; developing and communicating philanthropic priorities; and managing an external Advisory Group.

• Identify, cultivate, and solicit individuals for major gifts ($50K+) and leadership gifts ($1M+) to the Center.
• Build and maintain a portfolio high-profile prospects who have the capacity to support the mission of the Cancer Center with substantial gifts.
• Develop strategies for solicitations, utilizing institutional leadership and volunteers appropriate to the level of solicitation.
• Work with research, annual funds, events, and special gifts teams to establish and implement strategies for identifying and qualifying major gifts prospects.
• Provide active leadership in coordinating the assignment of cancer prospects and projects with faculty and institution leaders.
• Identify new high-potential donors through various means—visit, qualify, and develop prospect cultivation plans.
• Follow established procedures for tracking and qualifying prospects and for recording and reporting gifts.
• Document all cultivation and solicitation activities with prospects in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Develop, review, and edit gift proposals. Track progress of proposal; strategize follow-up and intermediate moves between submission and decision.

• Meet regularly with Cancer Center leadership to review philanthropic priorities, to discuss prospect strategies, and to review progress toward fundraising goals.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with Cancer Center leadership to encourage involvement in the philanthropic process and to provide feedback as appropriate.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Cancer Center faculty and staff communication related to philanthropy.

• Actively work with cancer team to promote formal and informal training in order to understand and respond to philanthropic opportunities.
• Successfully promote grateful patient referrals to and from faculty.
• Demonstrate attentiveness to required standards for rapid response to referrals, qualification of prospects, and development of cultivation and solicitation plans for patients and families. Communicate regularly with cancer team regarding progress with referred prospects.
• Build strong working relationships with cancer team through sustained engagement and communication.

• Understand and communicate the mission, vision, values, and priorities of the Medical Center and the Comprehensive Cancer Center in order to promote donor interest and support.
• Assist in the development of content for fundraising and stewardship materials for the…