THE ROLE
This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days in the office. Develops and drives strategies to achieve priority fundraising goals with a focus on major gifts ($50,000+) and an emphasis on principal gifts ($1,000,000+). Leads a team of highly motivated philanthropy officers, providing strategic leadership, mentorship and professional development efforts. Develops and builds meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders to maximize alignment with institutional strategic goals and philanthropic support for those goals.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Lead, manage, develop, and retain a high performing team of fundraising professionals and support staff to meet and exceed fundraising goals, maintaining positive culture of collaboration and productivity.
- Responsible for raising donations at the major and principal gift level for capital and operating needs to optimize fundraising success and help fulfill Swedish’s mission and strategic objectives.
- Works closely with administrative and medical leadership to determine priority needs; provides fundraising and consultative services throughout Swedish regarding strategic planning and positioning activities to optimize fundraising potential.
- Works closely with Foundation Board of Governors, Foundation President, and administration and physician leadership to develop and implement fundraising strategies consistent with Swedish’s goals.
- Provides strong, creative, energetic, and strategic leadership to team of philanthropy officers to meet short- and long-term fundraising goals.
- Develops strategies and implements activities to maximize relationships and donations from individuals, foundations, corporations, and organizations.
- Maintains and manages a personal portfolio of major gift donors and prospects through identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship; directs and participates in the cultivation and solicitation of major gift prospects. Leads efforts to develop positive, lifelong relationships between Swedish and donors and provides opportunities for meaningful donor involvement and engagement.
- Collaborate closely with Foundation leadership to evangelize campaign priorities, goals, strategies and giving opportunities to fundraising team, internal stakeholders, physician leader and donors to ensure campaign success.
- Work collaboratively across Swedish departments and with campus and program leadership to help achieve fundraising success.
- Assist Foundation President with Board related volunteer management and cultivation; identify, cultivate and recruit influential community leaders and philanthropists as fundraising volunteers.
- Serve as an articulate, engaging, and persuasive spokesperson for Swedish, its mission and its programs.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree in Advanced degree is highly desirable.
- 10 or more years of progressively responsible fundraising experience
- 8 years of leadership experience
- 5 years of campaign experience highly desired
- Thorough knowledge in all areas of fundraising with particular emphasis on major gift acquisition, principal gift strategies and planned gift vehicles
- Excellent understanding of capital campaigns
- Ability to develop and maintain successful working relationships with the Foundation and SHS leadership, physicians, SHS staff, volunteers and all donors and prospects.
Demonstrated ability in management, finance, communication and marketing.
