PPGNHAIK OVERVIEW:
At PPGNHAIK, we work to provide quality, affordable health care services, comprehensive education, and strong advocacy. We serve over 100,000 patients annually in 35 health centers across our six states, making us the geographically largest and one of the most trusted reproductive health care providers in the country. Our goal is to help keep all people in our six states safe, healthy, and strong! We provide care. No matter what.
POSITION PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW:
The Chief Development Officer (CDO) provides leadership, strategic direction, and management for all PPGNHAIK fundraising activities across the entire affiliate, including major giving, direct mail programs, planned giving, capital campaign fundraising, political fundraising (through Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, PPAA), and special events. The CDO’s chief responsibilities include:
- Leading the development of an agency-wide strategic vision and action plan for fund development that includes engagement of all PPGNHAIK constituents.
- Fostering and deepening a culture of philanthropy throughout PPGNHAIK and assuring that the organization’s culture, systems, and procedures support fund development.
- Planning, coordinating, and assuring implementation of strategies to develop donors and contributions to support the organization.
- Assuring development and maintenance of appropriate systems to fund development, including but not limited to fundraising volunteer and donor management, research and cultivation, gift processing, and recognition.
- Maintaining accountability and compliance standards for donors and funding sources.
- Organizing the work of the department and supervising staff to achieve results.
- Reporting directly to and working directly with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to support and grow the CEO’s portfolio of donors and prospects.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for raising over $20 million annually in support of the mission of PPGNHAIK. Manages a portfolio of 25+ principal and major gifts donors.
- Works in close collaboration with the CEO to ensure successful delivery on fundraising goals and objectives, driving strategy for annual and campaign giving, managing and supporting the CEO’s relationship with the donors in the CEO’s portfolio, and directly managing a portfolio of additional donors.
- Develops strategy and provides oversight of all the fundraising functions of the affiliate, including partnering with the Executive Team to maximize opportunities for fund development and philanthropic engagement at all levels.
- Maintains partnership with Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and collaborates with PPFA leaders in managing and cultivating shared donor relationships and federation-wide fundraising efforts. Ensures timely and accurate reports to PPFA and regulatory agencies.
- Responsible for fiscal management of the development program, including budget development and personnel and program expenditures. Develops and implements yearly departmental goals and objectives. Provides leadership of the Development Team to conceive strategies for revenue growth throughout the service area.
- Serves as fundraising staff support to the PPGNHAIK Board of Directors in partnership with the CEO.
- Provides leadership and consultation as a member of the Executive Team across the organization to identify and implement policies, procedures, actions, interventions, and tactics that advance PPGNHAIK’s work and meet our strategic and operational goals.
- Oversees implementation and coordination of fundraising appeals and activities, including individual giving, major gifts, planned giving, corporate and foundation giving, special events, and political giving in partnership with PPAA.
- Oversees individual giving and major gifts, including details associated with the annual campaign and personalized written and in-person solicitations. Works with the Individual Giving Team to identify priorities, cultivation and solicitation approaches, and timing. Through outreach, develops relationships with donors and prospects. Develops a plan for the identification and cultivation of new donors as well as current donors with higher capacity, manages own portfolio, and participates in direct solicitation as needed.
- Guides the development of proposals, reports, updates, and budgets related to foundation and corporate giving, for general support, and program specific needs. Works with staff assigned to corporate and foundation giving on prospecting, research, and cultivation.
- Provides input on direct mail content and strategy and works with PPGNHAIK staff assigned to direct mail to fulfill program objectives.
- Serves as the lead and final approver of Development Department correspondence, talking points, speeches, annual campaign collateral, proposals, and other donor communications to ensure accuracy of message and tone alignment.
- In supervision of the Development Team, produces fundraising and cultivation events to support both c3 and c4 entities. Works with staff assigned to special events and Board/Committee members on details related to event production and sales. New, one-time, or ongoing fundraising events and a wide range of cultivation events are included.
- Oversees record keeping and acknowledgement of donations and donors as well as overall database management (Raiser’s Edge).
- Represents the organization at meetings, PPFA conferences, the PPFA DOC (Development Officers’ Council) affinity group, community events, conferences, and fundraising, as appropriate.
- Manages the Development Team, including supervising the Director of Development, Institutional Giving Manager, Development Database Manager, and Director of Philanthropy. Ensures successful administration of all development functions. Develops annually the staffing, capacity, and resources needed to meet the development objectives PPGNHAIK sets forth.
- Promotes dynamic collaboration amongst all teams across PPGNHAIK, including strengthening the alignment of goals and roles, fostering open communication, and deepening a culture of accountability. Functions as a facilitator to manage workplace departmental issues, host meetings with individual employees to hear complaints, and explain Planned Parenthood policy, management role, and prerogatives.
- Adheres to the PPGNHAIK code of conduct and all policies, procedures, and protocols. Meets and supports the Affiliates Compliance, Quality, and Risk Management goals and policies. Follows current policies, constantly assesses areas of risk, and makes recommendations for monitoring and auditing to reduce risk.
- Demonstrates and maintains a high degree of professionalism. Supports and acts in accordance with the PPGNHAIK service standards.
- Takes action to support the affiliate’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Values continuous learning and seeks ongoing training and development.
- Performs other various duties or special projects as assigned.
The list of essential responsibilities, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assignment duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.
QUALIFICATIONS AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience as a CDO or similar Development Department leader in an environment where development is a strategic partner with the CEO, Board of Directors, and other senior management
- Certified Fund-Raising Executive strongly preferred
- Proven ability to cultivate, solicit, and close six-figure gifts
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills required
- Experience implementing innovative initiatives within a complex organization
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and the intersection with health and social justice
- Culturally responsive and excellent cross-cultural verbal and written communication skills
- Passionate commitment to the mission, vision, and values of PPGNHAIK
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high energy, and dynamic environment
- Ability to travel to meet with donors and attend events throughout the affiliate (additional travel occasionally required)
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university
Compensation: PPGNHAIK's compensation philosophy is based on equity and transparency. Starting offers are determined by both the candidate's directly applicable experience and internal equity within the pay grade. The pay range is $184k to $340k, paid (annually).
Perks: As part of our total rewards package, we offer meaningful work, generous time off and benefits, promotional opportunities, and competitive compensation.
Our attractive benefits package includes medical, dental and vision coverage for you and eligible dependents, life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, as well as a retirement plan. We also provide transportation benefits at eligible locations. For additional information regarding compensation, pay scales, or total rewards, please reach out to jobs@ppgnhaik.org.
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Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO)
PPGNHAIK is an equal-opportunity employer and seeks to recruit people of diverse backgrounds - and to support their retention and advancement within the organization. Justice is one of our core values, and we are committed to fostering a workplace culture inclusive of people with respect to their race, ethnicity, national origin, gender/gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, marital status, age, disabilities, political affiliation, religious beliefs or any other characteristic. Our commitment to justice and diversity also means providing a work environment that is welcoming, respectful and engaging.
Racism deeply impacts the health and wellbeing of our communities, compounding existing disparities and creating intersectional barriers. We strive to name and address these barriers through community engagement and assessment, relevant and effective policy creation, and organizational accountability methods. We support initiatives that address all forms of oppression, however, maintaining an explicit focus on race is essential to advancing equity across our communities. Improving outcomes for people of color will improve outcomes for everyone.
As a National Reproductive Healthcare service provider, we are dedicated to leveraging every individual’s perspective, passions, and background not only to enhance the work experience of each employee, but also to have a positive impact on care and culture. We want everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day and feel empowered to share their ideas.
It is through each person’s commitment to fostering an inspiring, equitable, and inclusive environment that we fortify the ability of PPGNHAIK and our workforce community to serve all communities to advance Health Equity Excellence.
