Executive Director, Philanthropy (Metro Boston)

When you join the growing BILH team youre not just taking a job youre making a difference in peoples lives.

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Serves as a key member of and attends regular meetings with the VPs senior leadership team.

2. Works with the DVP to establish implement and execute annual and multi-year fundraising strategies programs and goals to secure philanthropic support for BILH.

3. Will participate in the planning of an anticipated multi-year campaign in support of BILHs programmatic endowment and capital priorities.

4. Responsible for the training direction management and evaluation of fundraising staff including developing stretch goals with and for providing leadership to and managing a team of front-line fundraisers toward the successful achievement of individual and departmental fundraising goals.

5. Accompanies colleagues on prospect/donor visits and assists in the development of donor strategies toward their successful cultivation solicitation and stewardship.

6. Collaborates with Donor Relations and Events to create strategic and fiscally sound cultivation and recognition experiences for donors and prospective donors as well as engagement opportunities to expand BILHs donor base.

7. Engages Prospect Management and Prospect Research in the strategic identification and qualification of prospective donors and in the development of prospect portfolios for fundraising staff.

8. Coordinates outreach and activities with prospects/donors who are also assigned to philanthropy colleagues across BILH and ensures his/her direct reports do so as well.

9. Works with colleagues and volunteers affiliated with existing and future advisory bodies to increase engagement and leadership in philanthropy as well as individual giving by volunteers physicians and members of governing boards.

10. Provides guidance coaching and liaison support for LHMC senior management physicians and volunteers involved in the cultivation solicitation and stewardship of individual donors.

11. Personally manages a portfolio of 30-50 donors and prospects including cultivation solicitation and stewardship to achieve or surpass personal annual fundraising goals/targets.

12. May also be responsible for defining fundraising projects and/or priority clinical or specialty areas that may include working closely with Prospect Research to develop pipelines from which to seek and secure philanthropic support.

13. Prepares contact reports from prospect/donor visits/interactions and ensures that donor activity including proposals is maintained and up-to-date in Raisers Edge.

14. Attends meetings and events related to cultivation and fundraising activities.

15. Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelors degree required; graduate degree preferred.

2. Minimum of 10-12 years of experience in philanthropy with a proven track record of building donor relationships and securing large gifts. Healthcare fundraising experience is a plus but not required.

3. A visible leader with the ability and willingness to be integral in all major initiatives in the organization and to work diligently to position philanthropy prominently in that landscape.

4. A highly motivated critical thinker who is able to establish and focus on priorities quickly sense what will help or impede progress move effectively toward identifying and removing barriers to performance and keep projects and tasks on track.

5. Motivational and inspirational leader to staff and volunteers who is able to build relationships with diverse constituencies and has a work style characterized by maturity integrity and honesty and the ability to keep his/her ego in check.

6. A superb communicator with excellent interpersonal and listening skills and a sense of humor who is politically astute financially savvy and open to new ideas. An independent thinker who can present a balanced analysis has solid influencing skills and is capable of building consensus while engendering trust confidence and credibility.

7. Substantial proven experience in all aspects of individual giving especially integrating strategy across the annual-special-major-planned-principal gift spectrum.

8. Demonstrated record of success in and enthusiasm for soliciting and closing six- and seven-figure gift commitments.

9. Ability to interface effectively across all levels of the LHMC community including executive management staff physicians trustees donors patients and friends.

10. Comfort with ambiguity while remaining able to manage multiple time-sensitive priorities and projects in a dynamic organization.

11. Flawless level of discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential information.

12. Ability and willingness to travel as necessary.

Pay Range:

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors that may include seniority education training relevant experience relevant certifications geographyof work location job responsibilities or other applicable factors permissible by law.

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