Major Gift Manager

It’s more than a career, it’s a calling.

MO-SSM Health Mission Hill

Regular

Bring your passion for philanthropy to a mission-driven team as a Major Gifts Manager, building meaningful relationships that advance life-changing care. You’ll meet face-to-face with families, and community partners, partnering closely with physicians to develop and grow a grateful patient program that connects patient experiences to philanthropy. You’ll cultivate lasting relationships and inspire support for critical healthcare initiatives. This role is ideal for a confident, relationship-driven professional who thrives in personal interactions and enjoys being out in the community making an impact.

Responsible for developing strategies for the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors with special focus on four and five figure multi-year gifts to support the foundations funding priorities. This position has a direct impact on the department’s reputation among donors, as well as impacts the financial and operational performance of the department.

• Oversees portfolio of 150-200 donors and prospects and participates in each step of the donor pipeline including: identification; qualification through research; cultivation; briefing; request for support; and prompt follow up, stewardship, and recognition.
• Develops individual donor strategies, along with materials, to renew and upgrade donor gifts.
• Collaborates with the Development Team to enhance relationships and create greater fundraising and outreach possibilities.
• Participates in departmental portfolio review process and partners in maintaining an organized system for donor stewardship by updating constituent records, as appropriate.
• Responsible for major individual gift fundraising and cultivating and soliciting prospects capable of gifts at the $10K+ level.
• Utilizes broad knowledge of the principles of fundraising. Participates in all aspects of the gift cycle: (1) initiates contacts with potential donors; (2) develops appropriate cultivation strategies for them; (3) moves potential donors in an appropriate and timely fashion toward solicitation and closure; (4) makes solicitations when appropriate; (5) maintains stewardship contacts with donors.
• Understands the needs and interest of major donors in order to develop relationships between them and the foundation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelors degree or equivalent years of experience and/or education

• 5 years’ experience

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

• None

Foundations

Day Shift (United States of America)

40

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through Daily Pay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay(fees may apply) before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage :we provide upfront tuition coverage through Flex Path Funded for eligible team members.

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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.