Executive Director of Development

Overview

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The Executive Director is the primary frontline major gift specialist for Catholic Health’s largest hospital. This role is responsible for driving accelerated fundraising activity to support GSUH’s comprehensive capital campaign, with a mandate to secure five- and six-figure commitments through a robust grateful patient program.

Reporting to the Good Samaritan University Hospital President and the Assistant Vice President of Campaigns for Catholic Health, the Executive Director will manage a small Foundation team of ancillary staff including a Special Events Manager, Volunteer Services Manager and Development Associate.

This individual will play an important role in accelerating major gift activity at Good Samaritan University Hospital to support the continuation of current campaign initiatives and anticipated strategic priorities as determined by the Hospital President.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and highly motivated development professional with a proven record of campaign and major gift success. This role comes with significant expectations for growing the philanthropic activity at Good Samaritan and the incumbent will be expected to bring significant experience in growing a major gifts program.

• Manage a personal portfolio of up to 125 individual donors with a primary focus on individuals capable of making a minimum gift of $50,000 or more.
• While $50,000 serves as the baseline for entry, prioritize the conversion of entry-level major gift donors into six- and seven-figure investors to meet the evolving needs of the hospital's Master Facilities Plan.
• Maintain an annual target of closing $1 million+ in major gift support to ensure the Foundation meets its objective of raising $5 million or more in annual revenue.
• Lead a rigorous moves management process for Good Samaritan’s grateful patient population to ensure identification of new donor prospects and consistent advancement of existing major gift donors to progressively higher levels of giving.
• Lead efforts to secure both annual and multi-year commitments from new prospects and current major gift donors, with a focus on long-term capital campaign support.
• Grow the number of new members for Good Samaritan’s Legacy Society in line with annual goals.
• Prepare and present compelling, data-driven proposals for high-level fundraising solicitations.

• Serve as a strategic partner to the Hospital President and AVP of Campaigns in shaping capital campaign priorities and achieving institutional fundraising goals.
• Partner with the Foundation Board of Directors in the cultivation and solicitation of major gifts and lead the recruitment and onboarding of new Board and committee members.
• Oversee Special Events staff responsible for signature fundraising events and provide guidance to the Development Associate on third-party and peer-to-peer fundraising initiatives.
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of GSUH programs, capital needs, and clinical priorities (such as the Patient Care Pavilion) to articulate a compelling case for support.
• Provide executive oversight of the Volunteer Services program and steward the relationship with the Guilds of Good Samaritan University Hospital.

• Select, hire, train, and directly supervise Foundation staff, including performance appraisals and professional development.
• Develop and implement departmental operating policies that ensure efficiency and alignment…