Philanthropy Director

Responsibilities Create and implement a comprehensive major and principal gift strategy Establish fundraising priorities, goals, timelines, and prospect-pipeline plans with BILH leadership Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift ($25,000+) prospects and donors Devise and manage creative strategies to engage key prospects and achieve funding goals Build relationships with department chairs, division chiefs, senior physicians, researchers, and other key staff Prepare and direct major proposals, solicitation letters, and other donor materials Build and manage a portfolio of 125 major gift prospects and donors Develop individually tailored gift strategies with the Vice President of Philanthropy and volunteer leaders Support strategic planning and implementation of divisional goals Direct and support employees' daily work activities Handle hiring, termination, corrective action, and performance reviews for direct reports Manage 2-3 direct reports Requirements Bachelor's degree required More than 10 years of related work experience required in development, with an established track record of major gift or other related development experience 0-1 years supervisory/management experience required Solid volunteer management experience Demonstrated ability to engage and successfully utilize volunteers in achieving fundraising goals Demonstrated success in personally cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major and/or annual fund gifts Ability to travel Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends and adjust to other departmental needs Advanced skills with Microsoft applications, which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access, and other web-based applications Knowledge of information systems supporting fundraising activities preferred Demonstrated ability to prioritize and coordinate many projects simultaneously with minimum supervision preferred Written and oral communication in English Core Competencies Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing major gift strategies, managing donor relationships, and leading fundraising initiatives. Proven ability to cultivate and solicit major gifts while effectively managing a team and coordinating multiple projects. Highest-signal resume keywords Major Gift Strategy Development Fundraising Goal Achievement Volunteer Management Portfolio Management Team Leadership Hard Skills Fundraising Proposal Writing Donor Stewardship Project Coordination Cultivation and Solicitation of Major Gifts Soft Skills Relationship Building Communication Organizational Skills Problem Solving Industry Keywords Philanthropy Development Major Gifts Fundraising Activities Volunteer Engagement Tools & Technologies Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Access #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobtailor