Director of Development for Major Gifts and Planned Giving

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to its tripartite mission of providing the highest quality of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaborating with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines. Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?

Location

Suburban Outpatient Pavilion - Lancaster, PA - this position will offer the opportunity for a hybrid remote schedule after onboarding & training for the first 3-6 months along with demonstration of proficiency in role

Hours

Full Time, 40 hours per week

Summary

In coordination with the VP of Institutional Development, plans, implements, oversees and evaluates comprehensive development programs for priority service lines, at a strategic level, to maximize individual, major gift fund raising, and to provide additional financial resources for LG Health strategic priorities.

Qualified Individual Duties

• Works with LG Health leadership to identify fundraising priorities that align with the LG Health strategic plan and helps set long-term and short-term fundraising performance goals for the LG Health Foundation.
• Plays a role in planning, implementing, overseeing and evaluating comprehensive, long-range development programs for priority service lines and programs to include major gifts and planned giving.
• Provides direction and leadership on fundraising strategies for Foundation capital and comprehensive campaigns including the development of prospects, setting goals, and managing campaign volunteer committees and meetings and communications.
• Works strategically with service line senior management to build philanthropic resources for LG strategic priorities and to facilitate opportunities that are integral to securing individual major gifts.
• Captures communications and regular strategy meetings to discuss fundraising progress, prospects and performance as well as reporting on philanthropic resources designated for service lines.
• Manages a robust portfolio of more than 100 active individual major donors and prospects.
• Translates fundraising priorities and needs in to persuasive and compelling gift proposals and coordinates annual donor recognition plans and reports to donors demonstrating the impact of philanthropy.
• Leads the management and engagement of the Planned Giving Advisory Committee and the Women’s Giving Circle, including the planning of meetings, development of the agenda with the volunteer chairs and identifying meaningful engagement opportunities for members.
• Oversees the Foundation’s planned giving marketing plan to promote deferred giving vehicles and to meet planned giving annual performance goals.
• Serves as the liaison with the LG Health Grants team; identifies grant opportunities and oversees the grants process for potential gifts from family and corporate foundations.
• Maintains accurate records for development activities and productivity and prepare monthly fundraising progress reports.
• Accountable for individual performance metrics including monthly personal contacts and annual fundraising performance goals.
• Develops relationships with Professional Advisors.
• Works effectively with volunteers on advancing development opportunities and professionally represents LGH Foundation in the community.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Five (5) years of development experience, including major gift and planned giving experience
• Proven management experience
• Previous health care philanthropy experience in a community health system hospital setting