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Job Summary
Responsible for identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding major donors for assigned clinical service area(s) and projects. Assists the Vice President Major Gifts in advancing the major gifts program. Staffs volunteers, physicians and hospital leaders who are helping to cultivate and solicit prospects. Works with the leadership of assigned service(s) – e.g., oncology, cardiology, etc. – to identify needs and shape major gift efforts to fund those needs. Takes an assigned responsibility in campaigns. Participates as a member of the Major Gifts Team to meet Corewell Health’s fundraising goals. Reports to the Vice President Major Gifts.
Essential Functions
• Qualifies, engages, solicits and stewards major gift prospects with $100k capacity to meet established performance metrics and financial targets.
• Builds and maintains a portfolio of 100 prospects of $100k+ capacity.
• Takes a leadership role in identifying, screening and rating major gift prospects and develops and executes strategies designed to realize the current and lifetime giving potential of individual prospects.
• Gains a comprehensive understanding of the priorities of the assigned area and, more broadly, Corewell Health.
• Works with assigned service(s) under the direction of the Vice President Major Gifts and with the appropriate physicians and administrators to identify funding needs and develop an approach to raise funds to meet those needs.
• Ensures that all gifts from donors assigned to this position are accurately and promptly acknowledged and that appropriate stewardship reports are generated with timely information on the programs the donors’ gifts have supported.
• With the Vice President Major Gifts, develops and implements a plan to recruit, train and activate volunteer fundraising leaders for the assigned service(s) as needed. Manages and coordinates the work of appropriate volunteer committees and provides staff support to members of the committees. Develops meeting agendas, materials and minutes for related meetings, and provides support for members who are involved in solicitations.
• Works closely with the Vice President of Planned Giving to ensure that the process of identifying, screening, rating, cultivating and soliciting major gift prospects includes consideration of planned gifts when appropriate.
• Serves as a member of the campaign team and participates in developing campaign strategies and plans, as assigned. Takes on tasks related to the current campaign(s).
• Participates in the Foundation’s prospect management process by recording required contact reports in Raiser’s Edge and providing timely information on prospects and solicitation plans in regularly scheduled Major Gifts Meetings.
• Assists the prospect research effort by providing information on prospects to the Research Department.
• Maintains the confidentiality of information acquired pertaining to patients, physicians and employees of Corewell Health. Discusses patient and hospital information only among appropriate personnel in appropriate settings.
• Performs all other duties and projects as assigned.
Qualifications
• Required Bachelor’s Degree
• Preferred Master’s Degree
• Preferred Fundraising Certification
• 5 years of relevant experience Experience working in the non-profit setting, including five years’ experience in major gift work. Required
• A strong record of closing gifts of six- and seven-figures. Preferred
• Evidence of working successfully with sophisticated volunteers and committees. Required
• Capital campaign experience Preferred
• Experience working in health care Preferred
Primary Location
SITE – Beaumont Service Center – 26901 Beaumont Blvd
Department Name
Major Gifts – CHE Foundation
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours
40
Hours of Work
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Days Worked
Variable
Weekend Frequency
N/A
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