Chief Advancement Officer | Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation

Founded 25 years ago in honor of Pete Bossow, For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation has grown into a nationally recognized organization with a dedicated 15 person staff, engaged Board leadership, and three core programs: the Travel Respite Experience, the Staycation Respite Experience, and Respite Reinforced, which supports families following respite participation.

For Pete’s Sake enables cancer patients and their loved ones to strengthen, deepen and unify their relationships by creating unforgettable and lasting Respite Experiences. Working with oncology professionals at over 100 hospitals and cancer centers, FPS provides transformative Respite Experiences to cancer patients (ages 21-55), their caregivers and their children and offers our families emotional support that assists them as their journey with cancer continues.

Our respite program helps families recognize it is love, not cancer, that defines them. For more information on FPS, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). .

For Pete’s Sake is entering a transformative phase of growth through Vision 2030, an ambitious strategic initiative centered on the development of Pete’s Dream—the nation’s first-of-its-kind cancer respite center. Supported by the organization’s $32 million campaign, Respite Transformed:
Pete’s Vision Realized at Woodloch, the project will dramatically expand access to Respite Experiences from approximately 700 individuals served annually today to more than 4,000 each year when the center reaches full occupancy. The campaign includes $25 million for the design, construction, and launch of the cancer respite center and $7 million to strengthen endowment resources that will ensure the long-term sustainability and accessibility of respite programming.

With construction funding nearly complete, less than $3 million remains to be raised toward the capital portion of the campaign, while approximately $4 million remains to achieve the endowment goal. Additional information about the campaign can be found esdream.org .

As the organization prepares to bring Pete’s Dream online, its annual operating budget is expected to grow from approximately $2–3 million today to nearly $10 million over the next six years, reflecting the expanded scale and impact of its mission and the significant increase in families served.

For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation (FPS) seeks a passionate, strategic, and collaborative advancement leader to serve as its next Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) and further its mission. FPS enables cancer patients and their loved ones to strengthen, deepen, and unify their relationships by creating transformative respite experiences with lasting impact – it is their priceless lives, not their cancer, that defines them.

Reporting directly to the Founder & CEO, the CAO will serve as a strategic partner and key member of the executive leadership team, helping guide FPS through its next phase of philanthropic and organizational growth. The CAO will lead and strengthen all advancement activities with particular emphasis on campaign strategy and giving, major gifts, planned giving, strategic partnerships, and donor engagement.

The CAO will manage and build FPS’s advancement function, including leadership and management of FPS fundraising staff and future strategic hires. The CAO will have three (3) direct reports, including:

Major Gifts Officer

Strategic Partnerships Officer

Grants Officer

The CAO will oversight of all external fundraising initiatives including campaign fundraising, major gifts, strategic partnerships, regional fundraising, annual giving, and grants, and will work collaboratively with the Chief Engagement Officer, who oversees FPS’s operations, marketing/communications, and events.

As a member of the executive leadership team, the CAO will contribute to broader organizational strategy, planning, and growth initiatives. The role requires close collaboration with the Board of Directors.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a relationship-driven fundraising executive who thrives in entrepreneurial, mission-centered environments and is energized by the opportunity to help scale a growing…