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Description:

Lead major gift strategy within a nationally recognized academic health system.

About the Role

The Director Major Gifts serves as a senior representative of Loyola Medicine cultivating relationships with community leaders and philanthropists capable of gifts of $100000 or more. This role partners with physicians executives board members donors and other key connectors to identify engage and advance major gift prospects through the grateful patient and relationship development process. As relationship manager for assigned prospects the Director plans and participates in major gift solicitations and manages donor progression within a collaborative team-based approach.

What Youll Do

• Manages a portfolio of prospective donors capable of gifts of $100000 and advances relationships through the major gift development process using a team-based approach.
• Partners with physician connectors and leverages the grateful patient process to identify qualify and cultivate highcapacity major gift prospects.
• Engages physicians senior leaders board members and community partners as referral sources; attends events and meetings to identify and develop donor relationships.
• Develops and executes individualized donor strategies based on giving history capacity and alignment with Loyola Medicines priorities in collaboration with philanthropy and clinical partners.
• Documents donor strategies and interactions accurately and timely in the CRM.
• Collaborates with clinical administrative and philanthropy teams to develop compelling proposals and secure major gifts aligned with organizational priorities.
• Ensures appropriate donor recognition stewardship and ongoing engagement.
• Performs other related major gift activities as needed.

What youll need

Required

• Bachelors degree required; CFRE or relevant masters degree preferred
• Seven or more years of direct fundraising or related experience (health care or academic medical center preferred)
• Proven success closing major gifts of $100000
• Experience with increasing responsibility in a complex organizational environment

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent interpersonal written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to navigate complex institutional environments with diplomacy and discretion
• Genuine commitment to the organizations mission of patient care education and research
• Comfortable engaging with physicians nurses donors patients and administrators
• Team service and solutionsoriented mindset
• Strong critical thinker with the ability to analyze synthesize and apply information quickly
• Sincere interest in and enjoyment of working with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Selfstarter who takes initiative and balances flexibility with resultsdriven execution
• Unquestioned integrity professionalism and credibility

Values & Technical Skills

• Interest in and understanding of fundraising and philanthropy
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects with overlapping deadlines
• Exceptional project management organization and attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office CRM systems and prospect research tools

Why Loyola Medicine

Perks & Benefits

• DayOne Benefits (Medical & Dental)
• Competitive shift differentials
• Career development & advancement pathways
• Tuition reimbursement
• Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• 403(b) with employer match
• Onsite fitness centers (Gottlieb Memorial Hospital & LUMC)
• Employee referral rewards
• Perks & discount program

Applicants for this position must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor an employment visa for this position.

Pay range: $96782- $159702 Annualized

Actual compensation will fall within the range but may vary based on factors such as experience qualifications education location licensure certification requirements and comparisons to colleagues in similar roles.

Annual Bonus: Eligible for incentive compensation annual target as outlined in Plan Document.

Per the Plan Document Loyola Medicine reserves the right to amend modify suspend or terminate the Plan in whole or in part at any time and for any reason.

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Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.