What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director of Philanthropy position at Shriners Children's?
Company Overview:
Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
Job Overview:
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Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.
The Associate Director of Philanthropy is responsible for working independently to develop relationships and deepen engagement with current donors to support Shriners Children’s Spokane. This position is responsible for identifying and cultivating prospective donors from communities in the hospital’s service territory to increase financial support. Activities include soliciting major gifts, nurturing donor relationships through regular contact, communication with and recognition of donors.
Responsibilities:
- In collaboration with the Director, Donor Development, create a strategic gift solicitation plan to increase retention and generate larger gifts from current donors and prospects to the Spokane facility. Manage a portfolio of 100 – 120 individual and foundation donors
- Donor visits will be expected in person, when possible
- Employ moves management strategies to build relationships, deepen donor engagement and increase retention of current and potential donors to our hospital.
- Solicit and close gifts
- Research, prepare and submit foundation proposals
- Record all donor-related activities accurately and timely in Blackbaud CRM
- Provide required reports in a timely manner to the Director of Development
- Develop and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with all the philanthropy team and all departments at the Spokane hospital
This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
Minimum:
- 3 years of progressive fundraising experience
- 1 year of working in major giving programs
- Track record of fundraising accomplishments
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Preferred:
- Working knowledge of planned giving vehicles and prior experience with charitable gift annuity programs
- Working knowledge of CRM or comparable data base system
- Experience in healthcare fundraising
- Experience working in planned giving programs
