Director for Philanthropy

Job Description

UW Medicine Advancement ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).)
has an outstanding opportunity for a Director for Philanthropy
to join their team

At UW Medicine, we work to improve health for all people through excellence in clinical, research, and education and training programs. As the only comprehensive clinical, research and learning health system in the five-state WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region, UW Medicine provides the most up-to-date care for each individual patient, leads one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive medical research programs, and provides innovative learning programs for students, trainees, and practitioners in the health professions.

The passionate, 86-person team at UW Medicine Advancement works collaboratively to connect donors with meaningful opportunities () to enhance patient care, expand educational opportunities and advance research at UW Medicine. This inspiring, challenging and rewarding work provides team members an opportunity to grow their careers, while making a difference in people’s lives, in our community and around the world. In the 2025 fiscal year, UW Medicine Advancement raised nearly $382 million in gifts and private grants (44 percent of the University of Washington’s total) from over 30,000 donors to support the mission of UW Medicine.

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The Director for Philanthropy (Director) provides strategic support to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to increase gift support for several priority areas for UW Medicine Advancement, with a focus on securing major gifts across the UW Medicine enterprise, hospitals and clinics and in the WWAMI region. This role supports UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, UW Medicine systemwide clinical priorities (capital projects, emerging technologies, and initiatives that advance access, equity, innovation, and workforce strength, improving patient care, enhancing clinical capacity, and accelerating innovation across the region).

The role is highly collaborative, working across teams to amplify impact in clinical care, education, and research. The Director reports to the Senior Director for Healthcare Philanthropy. The Director also works with the Assistant Vice President for Advancement, the Chief Advancement Officer, academic and health system leaders, volunteers, and other Advancement staff to identify, cultivate, and solicit major gift prospective donors for gifts in support of UW Medicine.

• Develop a strategic major gifts plan for initiatives and priorities for hospitals, clinics, and healthcare priorities within the context of the overall UW Medicine Advancement plan.
• Manage a major gift and private foundation portfolio with annual expectations of 75–125 substantive donor contacts, 7–20 major gift qualifications, and 8–15 major gift solicitations, resulting in $2–$4 million raised annually.
• Work with hospital leaders and advancement colleagues to develop fundraising priorities and to implement programs, if necessary, to sustain major gift support.
• Maintain an active pool of prospective major gift donors who will be solicited in the next 12-18 month period.
• Identify new major gift prospective donors who are interested in the future of healthcare in partnership with UW Medicine’s Healthcare Leadership team, . Develop and implement a cultivation and solicitation strategy for each assigned major gift prospective donor.
• Record donor activity. Prepare written proposals, informational materials, endowment agreements, and other materials needed to secure major gifts. Develop appropriate stewardship plans.
• As appropriate, identify, recruit, train, and develop leadership roles for volunteers to assist with major gift fundraising activities. Staff volunteer fundraising partnerships and committees as assigned.
• As needed, coordinate major gift fundraising activities with UW Medicine colleagues, and UW colleagues in Gift…