Director-Development

Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for meeting the annual giving objectives as established by the foundation board.
• Develops and implements plans to qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors at all giving levels.
• Implements a plan to cultivate planned giving prospects and is responsible to grow the estate gift inventory.
• Plans and implements priority special events, including logistics, budget creation, cultivation of donors, marketing and recruitment and coordination of volunteers.
• Ensures financial effectiveness of all events and interfaces with event beneficiaries. Evaluates ROI of events and recommends changes or adjustments.
• Recruits and educates an active and engaged foundation board in partnership with the Hospital president according to established by-laws.
• Provides input to the System solicitation, cultivation and stewardship plan and ensures adherence to same.
• Provides input to the System budget.
• Ensures that accurate financial and donor record keeping processes are adhered to.
• Follows established funding policies for approval of foundation priorities.
• Encourages the integration of the foundation within the System and within the community through communication and active involvement.
• Works collaboratively with the System development team to develop a common approach to fundraising and to provide System-wide services which strengthen the capacity and efficiency of development while keeping donor contact locally oriented.
• Responsible to follow System development policies and to educate the board and volunteers to same.

Common Expectations:

• Participates in planning long-term System philanthropy goals and strategies.
• Attends events for both Foundations and other fundraising activities as needed, as well as community events that offer the opportunity to promote the Hospital and/or fundraising.
• May serve on the System fundraising TF to evaluate and recommend System wide policy or practice that will add value to donors, improve operational efficiency or otherwise improve results.
• Maintains and follows established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment and safety standards.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.