Major Gifts Officer

About the role

This position helps Renown Health offer a higher standard of healthcare for the northern Nevada and northeastern California service area. The MGO will serve as an active fundraiser and be responsible for managing a portfolio of key individual major gift prospects and donors.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an active fundraiser and manage a portfolio of key individual major gift prospects and donors.
• Manage major gift tracking, including the moves management process for their portfolio.
• Extend healthcare services and programming when patient revenue is healthy, and maintain a current level of service when patient revenue is not as robust.
• Work under the direction of the Senior Director of Development on the identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individuals with the capacity to make a major gift.
• Close major gifts of $100,000+ and work closely with the rest of the team in development related activities.
• Provide donors with general information on giving vehicles and opportunities, prepare proposals, and draft gift agreements for review by prospects and their advisors.
• Develop fundraising action plans for assigned prospects/donors, and strategically involve Renown senior leaders, physicians, staff, and volunteers to engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward top prospects/donors.
• Absorb support from high-level volunteers who will participate in related gift development activities.
• Use sound fundraising principles to maintain timely and consistent contact with current and prospective donors to establish and sustain positive relationships resulting in major gifts.
• Engage in collaborative research activities to ensure focus is on strongest major gifts prospects.
• Work with appropriate health system leadership to determine funding priorities and maintain a current list of needs.
• Lend support to special events and other fundraising projects as needed.
• Represent the Foundation in the community by participating in appropriate civic organizations and maintain active membership in professional philanthropy associations.

Requirements

• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English.
• Minimum five years’ experience in direct fundraising experience with responsibility in major gifts, development, and/or public relations preferred.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare and hospital systems is preferred.

Skills & Abilities

• A strong base of development knowledge in order to communicate effectively with physicians, donors, prospects, and volunteers who are often educated and sophisticated leaders within the community.
• Ability to foster relationships with internal and external constituencies to seek, acknowledge, and steward donations for the satisfaction of all parties involved.
• Strong writer with skills in public relations, marketing, communications, and strategic planning are required along with excellent written and oral communications.
• Maintain a high standard of professional practice and ethical conduct.

Qualifications

• Education: Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English.

Benefits

The position does not provide patient care.