AVP, Events & Donor Experience (CHOC Foundation)

CHOC • Charlotte, NC

6d • $115,627 - $231,254 • Onsite

About The Position

The Associate Vice President (AVP) for the CHOC Foundation serves as a key member of the Foundation Leadership Team, reporting to the Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for donor experience, stewardship, and high-impact fundraising events. The AVP will oversee all CHOC Foundation events, including large-scale, revenue-generating, and mission-driven events, ensuring best-in-class production and execution. Additionally, the position leads enterprise-wide donor stewardship efforts, driving operational excellence, innovation, and financial performance. All activities must align with institutional goals, brand standards, and donor engagement priorities. The AVP is also responsible for a comprehensive donor experience and stewardship strategy, including oversight of grateful family and Benefactor programs, to ensure a seamless and elevated donor experience across all touchpoints. The goal is to lead a high-performing team that delivers exceptional event execution, personalized donor engagement, and consistent stewardship practices, positioning the CHOC Foundation as a charity of choice.

Requirements

• Seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising.
• Working knowledge of the principles and practices of fund raising in a healthcare setting including capital campaign experience.
• Bachelor's Degree.
• Enterprise Systems & Operational Mindset: Systems thinker with strong attention to detail and organizational discipline; Skilled at standardizing processes, managing logistics at scale, and ensuring operational excellence across large fundraising events.
• Leadership & Management Capability: Proven experience leading high-performing teams, responsible for executing premier fundraising events and donor experience programs, while driving efficiencies, controlling costs and delivering measurable outcomes and ROI.
• Must have a strong events background, preferably within healthcare, academic medicine, universities or nonprofit environments.
• Strategic Initiative & Execution: Self-directed leader with the ability to independently evaluate emerging technologies, processes, and methodologies; Possesses the vision and discipline to translate recommendations into executable solutions.
• Influence & Collaboration: Strong interpersonal and communication skills; Able to influence stakeholders and build trusted relationships across the Foundation, hospital leadership, donors, board members, and community partners.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced Analytical Capability: Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret operational, fundraising, and event data to inform strategy and performance.
• Fundraising Systems Expertise: Working knowledge of CRM and fundraising platforms such as Raiser’s Edge NXT, Asana or Power BI, and related analytics tools.
• Event Metrics & ROI Analysis: Experience in measuring event impact and applying insights to optimize donor engagement and revenue.
• Innovation & Strategic Thinking: Ability to identify opportunities for growth, test new approaches, and lead strategic transformation of event programs.
• Experience managing or scaling grateful patient/family or benefactor programs within a healthcare or nonprofit setting.

Responsibilities

• Provides strategic and operational leadership across donor experience, stewardship, and high-impact fundraising events.
• Provides vision, a cohesive strategy, and operational oversight for all CHOC Foundation events, including premier, large-scale, revenue-generating and mission-driven fundraising events.
• Ensures best in class production and execution for all events.
• Leads enterprise-wide donor stewardship efforts.
• Drives operational excellence, innovation, and financial performance.
• Aligns all fundraising events and stewardship activities with institutional goals, brand standards, and donor engagement priorities.
• Leads a comprehensive donor experience and stewardship strategy, including oversight of grateful family and Benefactor programs.
• Ensures a seamless and elevated experience across all donor touchpoints.
• Leads a high-performing team to deliver exceptional event execution, personalized donor engagement and consistent stewardship practices.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary levels and benefits
• Personal growth and fulfillment
• Inspiring mission to nurture, advance, and protect the health and well being of children

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director