Chief Development and External Affairs Officer, Venice Family Clinic

Venice Family Clinic provides comprehensive, high quality health care to people in need regardless of their ability to pay or immigration status.

The organization was founded in 1970 by Philip Rossman, MD and Mayer B. Davidson, MD. Back then, volunteer physicians and other dedicated individuals provided basic medical care for free after normal business hours at the UCLA Dental Clinic on Lincoln Boulevard. Today, Venice Family Clinic is a leading nonprofit community health center in Los Angeles with more than 500 staff who serve 45,000 people from the Santa Monica Mountains through the South Bay.

Venice Family Clinic has an expanding network of clinic locations and Early Head Start centers in Venice, Santa Monica, Mar Vista, Inglewood, Culver City, Redondo Beach, Carson, Gardena and Hawthorne, plus multiple mobile clinics and an extensive street medicine program to reach people experiencing homelessness.

Since its inception, Venice Family Clinic has continued to expand the scope and comprehensiveness of services to meet the community’s needs with compassion, dignity, and respect. It offers primary and specialty health care, mental health services, dental care, vision services, substance use treatment, prescription medications, domestic violence counseling, HIV services, healthy food distributions, health education, health insurance enrollment, child development services and more. This integrated approach addresses the unique combination of clinical and social factors that influence patients’ health.

Venice Family Clinic partners with leading doctors and health care facilities across Southern California, including UCLA Health and David Geffen School of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, and Providence Saint John’s Health Center. The Clinic also partners with other community organizations and service providers so that patients have access to social and economic programs that will keep them healthy.

To learn more about Venice Family Clinic, please visit venicefamilyclinic.org.

The Chief Development & External Relations Officer will report directly to the CEO and will be responsible for managing the strategic direction and oversight of a comprehensive fund development and external relations program to ensure the Clinic’s ongoing success and sustainability. The successful candidate will be focused on building major gifts, annual gifts, planned gifts, and institutional grants and contracts to achieve fundraising goals. Simultaneously, this leader will manage a high functioning team including the Director, Advocacy & Outreach; Director, Special Events, and Integrated Marketing; Director, Communications; Director, Development & Strategy; Director, Philanthropy; and Associate Director Advancement Services. Specific duties include the following:

Fundraising

• Lead a multifaceted Development Department which obtains funds from both public and private sources to help meet Venice Family Clinic’s $100 million annual operating budget and pay for the Clinic’s capital programs and new initiatives.
• Raise $15M to $20M per year for the next 5 years in addition to other project-based capital campaigns
• Develop, plan, direct, manage, implement, and evaluate the Development program including annual giving, public and foundation grants, major gifts, corporate giving, planned giving, endowment gifts, multi-year campaigns, special events, and volunteer services.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, recognize, and steward a portfolio of major donors with capacity to make gifts of $100,000 or more.
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and evaluation of in-kind giving programs.
• Select honorees for the HEART Gala in partnership with Gala Committee and Development team.

Management

• As a member of Venice Family Clinic’s senior management team, be a collaborative partner in setting the direction of the overall organization.
• Oversee the Clinic’s short term and long-term communications programs, including marketing, public relations, and media relations programs.
• Oversee the development of a high-level volunteer program which supports the Development program and creates an ongoing source of volunteer leadership and community involvement.
• Oversee advocacy and community engagement to create systems and policies that focus on health equity, social justice, and civic engagement such as health insurance enrollment and advocating for health care rights.
• With the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Management Team determine revenue goals and monitor revenues.
• Ensure that effective and user-friendly support systems are developed and implemented for tracking donors, grants, and other fundraising activities to support the fundraising and volunteer efforts of the Board, CEO, staff, and support groups.

Board Relations

• Develop and implement plans for the financial support of the Clinic and to involve the Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, Foundation Board, and volunteer support groups in this work.
• Present information and updates on development activities to the Resource Development Committee, Chief Executive Officer, Board of Directors, Foundation Board, and other constituencies.

The Chief Development & External Affairs Officer is expected to have a regular presence in the office and be available for frequent in-person meetings including evenings and weekends with staff, donors, board members, donors, and community members. Although the position is based at 12099 W. Washington Blvd., the incumbent will be required as needed to go to all of the Venice Family Clinic locations.

The University of California, Los Angeles is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience. The full salary range for this position is $ 157,400 - $ 380,600 Annual. The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is about $250,000 - $300,000 Annual.