Market Foundation President-Toledo Market

TOLEDO FOUNDATION PRESIDENT

The Market President works in collaboration with local market executive and clinical leaders, foundation functional leadership, the BSMH and local market foundation board of directors, donors and other key stakeholders. As local market president, this leader provides long‑range strategic leadership and day‑to‑day administration of the local market foundation and is responsible for planning, organizing and directing diverse and comprehensive fundraising campaigns reaching all sectors of the community.

The candidate pursues fundraising strategies such as planned giving, major gifts, grants, and special events which will enhance the long‑term financial health of the foundation and the advancement of BSMH and the local market, recognises and stewards major donors, and coordinates the distribution of foundation funds through internal and external fund distributions to advance the mission of BSMH. The president sets annual targets as part of the BSMH Foundation’s strategic plan and annual KPIs.

This individual is part of the Foundation Leadership Team and collaborates with the appropriate group leader, the other market presidents, and system functional vice presidents.

• Drives sustainable local fundraising revenue growth, innovation, and development aligned with current and future trends within the healthcare and fundraising industries
• Identifies and initiates new strategies, prioritises fundraising operations, best practices and tracking/dash‑boarding to meet expectations of local leadership, group expectations, and BSMH Foundation short and long‑range targets
• Executes on KPIs associated with short and long term strategic goals
• Serves as Foundation resource to market president and executive leaders providing business analytics, data, and predictive modeling to support their leadership work
• Prepares and presents market foundation performance and strategies to market president, executive leadership team, and the market foundation board to ensure they align with market projects and objectives
• Provides support of market foundation board and committees and engages them in the identification, cultivation and solicitation of major gifts
• Supervises major gift officers, sets and monitors solicitation targets, and oversees local major gift prospect identification, assignment, cultivation and solicitation
• Manages a personal portfolio of lead gift prospects
• Establishes community partnerships and relationships with individuals, corporations, foundations, and leaders to increase awareness and support of the foundation
• Evaluates foundation performance toward meeting objectives and targets and implements changes for continual improvement
• Ensures that fund disbursements align with market opportunities and BSMH Foundation disbursement goals
• Leads and supervises the assigned local foundation staff, including but not limited to major gifts officers, administrative staff, and appropriate grant staff
• This document is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Employees may be required to perform other job‑related duties as required by their supervisor, subject to reasonable accommodation

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum of 8 years of experience with progressive responsibility in leading teams, proven fundraising success, and advanced communication skills within a complex organization
• Experience working with executives in a complex organization; collaborative with strong interpersonal skills; ability to identify problems, evaluate alternatives and implement effectively

• Master’s Degree

• Competitive pay, incentives, referral bonuses and 403(b) with employer contributions (when eligible)
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, HSA/FSA options, life insurance, mental health resources and discounts
• Paid time off, parental and FMLA leave, short‑ and long‑term disability, backup care for children and elders
• Tuition assistance, professional development and continuing education support

Benefits may vary based on the market and employment status.

All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at  If you would like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health – Youngstown, Ohio or Bon Secours – Franklin, Virginia;
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