Director, Planned Giving, East Coast and Mid-West Regions

The Director, Planned Giving, is responsible for building the planned giving pipeline to fuel Shriners Children’s philanthropic future. Collaborating with the Executive Director of Planned Giving and other Office of Philanthropy leaders to develop and implement strategies for cultivating and soliciting planned gifts.

Planned Giving is a collaborative team that works closely with location fundraisers to seed the planned giving pipeline, delivering the Most Amazing Care Anywhere™ now and for the next 100 years.

• Cultivate, solicit, and steward current donors and prospective donors of planned gifts and manage a portfolio of planned giving prospects and planned giving donors.
• Work collaboratively across all Office of Philanthropy teams (Prospect Research, Stewardship, Locations, etc.) to cultivate and solicit identified individuals for planned gifts.
• Collaborate with the Executive Director of Planned Giving and other Office of Philanthropy leaders to develop and implement strategies for location philanthropy offices to cultivate and solicit planned gifts.
• Partner with location philanthropy officers to support the integration of planned giving information in major and leadership donor cultivation and solicitation strategies, and serve as a key resource on planned giving matters and gift conversations.

• Collaborate with the Executive Director of Planned Giving in advancing a cohesive, integrated print and multi-media marketing, communication, and education initiative for planned gifts
• Support the creation and production of compelling planned giving educational materials for print and multi-media dissemination to inspire the supporters and donors to give planned gifts.

• In collaboration with the Executive Director of Planned Giving and the Stewardship team, develop special recognition for planned giving donors and plan and implement high-impact stewardship and cultivation events.
• In collaboration with the Executive Director of Planned Giving and the Stewardship Team, plan and implement strategies to significantly expand the Dream Makers Legacy Society and ensure a meaningful, fulfilling, and enjoyable experience for its members

10 or more years of fundraising experience and familiarity with and involvement in closing planned gifts in a university, healthcare, or large nonprofit setting.

Demonstrated experience in working directly with prospects and donors and communicating planned giving concepts and vehicles to varied prospect and donor segments.