Associate Director for Philanthropy

UW Medicine Advancement has an excellent opportunity for an Associate Director for Philanthropy to join their team.

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At UW Medicine, we work to improve health for all people through excellence in clinical, research, and education and training programs. As the only comprehensive clinical, research and learning health system in the five-state WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho) region, UW Medicine provides the most up-to-date care for each individual patient, leads one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive medical research programs, and provides innovative learning programs for students, trainees, and practitioners in the health professions.

The passionate, 79-person team at UW Medicine Advancement works collaboratively to connect donors with meaningful opportunities to enhance patient care, expand educational opportunities and advance research at UW Medicine. This inspiring, challenging and rewarding work provides team members an opportunity to grow their careers, while making a difference in people’s lives, in our community and around the world. In the 2024 fiscal year, UW Medicine Advancement raised nearly $305 million in gifts and private grants (48 percent of the University of Washington’s total) from 14,300 donors to support the mission of UW Medicine.

The Associate Director for Philanthropy (Associate Director), as part of a dynamic major gift fundraising team, focuses on securing major gifts ($25,000 ) for the UW Medicine Eye Institute and cultivating donors capable of giving at that level. The Associate Director will collaborate with academic leaders, volunteers, and other staff to identify, cultivate, and solicit major gift prospects in support of UW Medicine. Responsibilities include oversight and coordination of major gift fundraising programs for the UW Medicine Eye Institute and other assigned departments or programs. Additionally, the Associate Director provides direct support to the department chair for presentations and reports to the Director for Philanthropy.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct Fundraising Responsibilities – 85% :

• Make 9-10 personal cultivation / solicitation / stewardship visits per month to assess the interests and capacity of potential donors. Solicit for gifts ($25,000 and above); and determine follow-up strategies including stewardship.
• Cultivate longtime annual donors for planned giving possibility and work with Planned Giving colleague to prepare communication and materials for that purpose.
• Develop and present 15-20 gift proposals each year with a target of securing an average of $1 million in new commitments.
• Serve as a qualification officer for new leads for major gift prospects ($25,000 ) and planned gifts from prospect research, faculty referrals, prospect screening tools, donor base, and fundraising colleagues.
• Manage a portfolio of 100-125 donor prospects ($25,000 ) with a focus on those with potential of $50,000 .
• Work with fundraising colleagues, faculty, academic leaders, administrators, and volunteers to develop cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for all prospects.
• Collaborate with major gift officers to develop prospect pool, cultivate, solicit and steward major gifts.
• Record and track all donor activity using the University’s prospect management and tracking system.

Activities in Support of Direct Fundraising – 15% :

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Equivalent education / experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license / certification / registration.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Job Type : Full-time

Pay : $84,000.00 - $92,700.00 per year

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Work Location : Hybrid remote in Seattle, WA 98109

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Salary : $84,000 - $92,700