Philanthropy Officer - Foundation

Peace Health is seeking a Philanthropy Officer - Foundation for a Full Time, 1.00 FTE, Day position. The salary range for this job opening at Peace Health is $50.89 – $76.33. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

Job Summary

Responsible for growing and maintaining a comprehensive major gifts/planned giving program focused on attracting gifts at or above the organization's defined major gift threshold (25,000+). Builds strong relationships with donors and prospects, developing strategies to increase donor engagement and philanthropic investment, and manages a portfolio of qualified donors and propects. Independently cultivates, solicits, and stewards donors while actively building a pipeline to increase fundraising revenue and long-term donor commitment.

Manages a portfolio of approximately 75+ donors and prospects and is accountable for achieving an annual fundraising goal of approximately $1 million to $4 million.

Essential Functions

• Manages a portfolio of major gift donors and prospects and develops strategies to maximize philanthropic support and long-term engagement.
• Develops and implements written cultivation, solicitation and stewardship plans, utilizing a defined moves management framework to advance donors through the full donor lifecycle.
• Conducts face-to-face visits and other meaningful interactions with qualified potential and existing major gift donors for the purpose of relationship-building, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Actively utilizes the donor database to manage portfolio activity, track donor engagement, document strategies and moves, and maintain accurate donor records.
• Engages board members, physicians, leadership, volunteers, and other key stakeholders in donor identification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and relationship management activities.
• Provides leadership and support to fundraising committees and physicians to advance prospect identification, relationship-building, solicitation strategies, and stewardship activities for donors and prospects capable of making gifts of $25,000 (or the defined major gift threshold) and above.
• Proactively builds and strengthens a qualified portfolio of donors and prospects through prospect identification, qualification, and develops individual techniques, using industry trends and best practices that increase donor engagement and philanthropic support.
• Solicits and closes major gifts to achieve individual and organizational fundraising goals.
• Develops and oversees donor recognition and stewardship plans that deliver exceptional donor experiences and strengthen long-term relationships.
• Represents the organization at events, meetings, and community engagements related to major gift prospects, donors and philanthropic initiatives.
• Participates in after-hour benefactor coverage on a rotational basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
  
  Required:
  
  Fundraising or
• Bachelor's Degree
  
  Required:
  
  Business Administration or
• Bachelor's Degree
  
  Required:
  
  Communications or
• Bachelor's Degree
  
  Required:
  
  Marketing or equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years
  
  Required:
  
  Experience in successful identification, cultivation and solicitation of prospects/donors, preferably in a healthcare, academic medicine or higher education and
• Minimum of 5 years Preferred:
  Experience recruiting and managing/coordinating volunteers in the development process

Credentials

• Preferred:
  Certified Fund Raising Executive

Skills

• Ability to travel (Required)
• Ability to secure individual gifts with outstanding follow-through and stewardship of donors' investments (Required)
• Ability for a very high activity level in the field, strong initiative, and self-motivation (Required)
• Strong written and oral communication skills (Required)
• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with hospital staff, physicians and other medical professionals, donors, volunteers, and the public (Required)
• Ability to initiate programmatic activities independently, organize/set priorities, and complete work in a timely manner despite deadlines and competing requirements (Required)
• Ability and willingness to be a team player and to adapt to changing priorities (Required)
• Understanding and ability to explain basic planned giving vehicles and opportunities (Required)
• Ability to embrace the fundraising…