Development Associate - Jefferson Abington

Jefferson Health Plans • Abington Township, PA

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About The Position

Provides day-to-day support for the fundraising effort for an assigned area. Coordinates and carries out fundraising activities, including identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors and prospective donors, as well as relationship building with frontline and administrative staff and faculty. As a key member of the Office of Institutional Advancement (OIA) and clinical department teams, this position collaborates with stakeholders to implement key fundraising strategies, assists in translating institutional priorities into appropriate major gift fundraising programs and captures the flow of information regarding priorities throughout the organization, identifies and responds to gift opportunities, and maintains an active portfolio of key gift prospects. Develop and maintain a portfolio that fosters relationships that lead to philanthropic commitments of 75 or more individual gift prospects, maintaining a minimum of 125 meaningful encounters with prospects that generates gift proposals soliciting at least $2,500 (minimum of 30 solicitations per year at this level). Maintain consistent contact with department leaders, volunteers, and key members of Jefferson’s administrative leadership. Using written materials, meetings, and other sources of information, develop a comprehensive understanding of the educational, research, clinical, and financial needs and goals of assigned programs. Support leadership and other members of the assigned team to establish, maintain, and grow a highly responsive and collaborative fundraising program. Work with leadership and team members to prepare and distribute materials and schedule meetings & events to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward top prospects. Serve as a liaison for OIA leadership when conducting communications projects, generating donor and physician communication, during events and other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree Required
• Less than 1 year of direct or related fundraising experience required

Nice To Haves

• Masters Degree Preferred
• 1 year experience fundraising in a health related or educational institution focusing on individual gift development, annual, corporate or foundation giving preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and carries out fundraising activities, including identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors and prospective donors
• Relationship building with frontline and administrative staff and faculty
• Collaborates with stakeholders to implement key fundraising strategies
• Assists in translating institutional priorities into appropriate major gift fundraising programs
• Captures the flow of information regarding priorities throughout the organization
• Identifies and responds to gift opportunities
• Maintains an active portfolio of key gift prospects
• Develop and maintain a portfolio that fosters relationships that lead to philanthropic commitments of 75 or more individual gift prospects, maintaining a minimum of 125 meaningful encounters with prospects that generates gift proposals soliciting at least $2,500 (minimum of 30 solicitations per year at this level)
• Maintain consistent contact with department leaders, volunteers, and key members of Jefferson’s administrative leadership
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the educational, research, clinical, and financial needs and goals of assigned programs
• Support leadership and other members of the assigned team to establish, maintain, and grow a highly responsive and collaborative fundraising program
• Work with leadership and team members to prepare and distribute materials and schedule meetings & events to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward top prospects
• Serve as a liaison for OIA leadership when conducting communications projects, generating donor and physician communication, during events and other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

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