As a key member of the Special Events team in Massachusetts General Hospital’s Development Office, the Assistant Director of Development, Community Fundraising is responsible for managing the highly visible Mass General BeCause Community Fundraising Program, which raises $7 million annually. The Assistant Director reports to and collaborates with the Senior Director of Development, Third Party Fundraising to set the overall strategy and goals for the Program. This position manages one direct report.
The Assistant Director works with gift officers and other colleagues to ensure the program goals and objectives are attained and that the BeCause Community Fundraising Program is effectively recruiting and stewarding fundraisers. The Assistant Director is responsible for the day-to-day execution and management of the program and will ensure that proven best practices in third party fundraising are consistently applied to the program and that innovation and creativity in fundraising techniques are a priority.
As needed, the Assistant Director will support the overall efforts of the Special Events Team by serving as volunteer manager at large scale events and planning and executing virtual events via the Zoom platform.
The ideal candidate for this role will have a proven track record of managing large third party/community fundraising programs and using data, trends and strategy to move a team forward. They will be a collegial and entrepreneurial leader and team player with a proven ability to motivate, engage and work collaboratively at all levels with donors, volunteers, leadership and faculty. Excellent management, communication and event planning skills are necessary, as well as, and an overall understanding of development principles and practices.
To ApplyApplications must include a current resume and a cover letter detailing applicable experience and accomplishments.
About UsMassachusetts General Hospital is one of the world’s top academic medical centers. It is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, where nearly all our staff physicians serve on the faculty.
Mass General has pioneered medicine for more than 200 years, and we’re thinking big about the future. In 2021, we launched our largest-ever comprehensive fundraising effort — The Campaign for Mass General— which seeks to raise $3 billion in philanthropic funding that will help us reach our four ambitious campaign goals, each grounded in a pillar of Mass General’s historic mission to treat, discover, teach and serve. To learn more about our Campaign, click here .
Our DepartmentThe Development Office is a vibrant and collaborative team focused on advancing the hospital’s mission of health care excellence. We are committed to expanding the philanthropy that makes this mission possible.
We offer a competitive benefits package including generous health care and retirement plans and an array of professional development opportunities. We also offer a Flexible Workplace Program, a hybrid work model that affords employees the opportunity to work in the office a minimum of 4-6 days per month, depending on the business needs of the role. We comply with all Mass General Brigham conditions of employment , including vaccination mandates.
Diversity and inclusion are priorities for our office and the hospital . We strongly believe that a team of diverse identities, experiences, opinions and perspectives drives creativity, innovation and excellence.
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Principal Duties And ResponsibilitiesBeCause Community Fundraising Program:

• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Special Events to set the overall strategy and goals for the program.
• In partnership with the Third Party Fundraising team, manage a portfolio of 200 events and campaign fundraisers each year. As needed, partner with frontline colleagues and hospital faculty and staff to develop individual strategies for those in their portfolio.
• Work with the Information Management and Development Services teams regularly to ensure the community fundraising data is tracked accurately.
• Work with the Integrated Marketing and Communications team and external vendors to ensure the production of creative and inspiring marketing and communications campaigns and collateral within brand standards.
• Ensure all funds raised via the BeCause Program are accurately entered and reflected in the fundraising database (Blackbaud CRM) and prepare program fundraising status reports.
• Develop strategies and tactics to recruit new third party fundraisers to ensure a pipeline of support.
• Serve as the expert in the third party fundraising platform, Classy, and manage fundraiser support; including expertly navigating backend functionality and creating fundraising pages.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with Champion / Gold level fundraisers and continue to expand and refine the stewardship experience and incentives offered.
• Work closely with the Integrated Marketing and Communications team to ensure high-quality targeted marketing and communications to increase program awareness.
• Assist with operational activities, such as inbox management, response time and inquiry resolutions, meeting coordination and related materials, and invitation list management.
• As needed, manage vendor relationships and budgets and effectively allocate program resources.
• Manage relationships with hospital faculty, committees and senior leadership, providing appropriate communications.
• Serve as the onsite MGH representative at specific BeCause Events and provide onsite event support as needed.
• Provide event planning coaching and support to BeCause third party fundraisers and cultivate and steward relationships with community fundraisers; offer guidance and support for their initiatives.
• Manage a Development Associate who will support the Third Party Fundraising Program.
• Attend and work weeknight and weekend events, as needed.

Other Special Events

• Partner with the Senior Director and other colleagues to manage the Cancer Center 5k Teams Strategy.
• As needed, the Assistant Director helps staff and serves as a Volunteer Lead at various events.
• Based on the overall event schedule and business needs, the Assistant Director serves as Event Lead on 2-5 virtual events via the Zoom platform managing the planning and execution of the virtual event from start to finish.

QualificationsThis position requires a bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of event planning and execution experience. Experience working with philanthropic donors, prospects and volunteers, strongly preferred.
The ideal candidate will also possess the following skills, abilities and competencies:

• Exemplary management skills.
• A strong track record of successfully managing third party fundraising events and relationships with fundraisers.
• Ability to effectively and efficiently problem solve in a complex and sophisticated organization.
• Strong organizational skills evidenced by the ability to set priorities and manage a variety of projects simultaneously.
• Ability to set and achieve goals; and to understand the hospital mission and effectively communicate it to the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally across constituencies, including donors, prospects, development colleagues, physicians, researchers, nurses and all members of hospital leadership.
• Ability to anticipate and prioritize while juggling multiple deadlines in a sensible way to reach desired outcomes.
• A commitment to sustained, high-quality results that engenders confidence within and outside the team.
• Competency using videoconferencing platforms (Zoom and Teams preferred), CRM databases and fundraising platforms, and Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to learn new technology and stay abreast of industry trends.
• Awareness of personal work styles in self and others.
• Creativity and high levels of energy and enthusiasm.
• Commitment to adopting best practices and maximizing efficiency.

Primary LocationMA-Boston-MGH 125 Nashua
Work LocationsMGH 125 Nashua
JobDevelopment/Fundraising
OrganizationMassachusetts General Hospital(MGH)
ScheduleFull-time
Standard Hours40
ShiftDay Job
Employee StatusRegular
Recruiting DepartmentMGH Development Office
Job PostingJun 7, 2024