Director of Development

About the role

We are seeking an experienced professional to lead major gift fundraising efforts for a prominent healthcare organization in a dynamic environment. This individual will manage a portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects while partnering closely with physicians, senior leadership, and board members to identify and develop major and grateful patient giving opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of approximately 100-150 major gift donors and prospects with giving capacity of $10,000, with a strong focus on $100K gifts.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward individual donors.
• Develop new major gift prospects in partnership with senior leadership, physicians, and board members.
• Partner directly with physicians to identify and advance grateful patient fundraising opportunities.
• Build meaningful donor relationships through meetings, calls, written communication, events, and stewardship activities.
• Solicit and secure major gifts from both new prospects and existing donors.
• Prepare compelling donor proposals, presentations, communications, and stewardship reports.
• Support donor cultivation events and assist with guest lists, prospect strategy, and event briefings.
• Maintain a strong understanding of hospital programs, strategic initiatives, and capital priorities to effectively communicate funding opportunities.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of donor activity within RE NXT/Raiser's Edge.
• Collaborate closely with Foundation leadership and the Board of Directors on fundraising initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 5-10 years of progressively responsible fundraising experience required.
• Demonstrated experience with major gifts and high-net-worth individual donors.
• Track record of cultivating, soliciting, and closing significant philanthropic gifts.
• Healthcare, hospital, academic medical center, university advancement, or similarly complex nonprofit fundraising experience is highly desirable.
• Experience with grateful patient fundraising is a strong plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent relationship-building and interpersonal abilities.
• Strong organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with physicians, executives, board members, donors, and internal stakeholders.

Pay

Competitive salary range of $127K‑$191K.