Manager, Philanthropy

Adventist HealthPortland, OR
Onsite

About The Position

Adventist Health Portland has been caring for East Portland since 1893, growing alongside the community we serve. Today, more than 2,300 employees are dedicated to whole-person care, mind, body and spirit, across our 302-bed medical center, emergency department, and network of clinics, urgent care, home care and hospice services. The Adventist Health Northwest Heart Center, located on our medical center campus, provides advanced cardiovascular care, bringing together expert providers, innovative treatments and compassionate support for patients across the region. This is a full-time position with 8-hour day shifts, requiring onsite work at our Portland, OR location. The role manages a comprehensive major gifts program directed toward individual, corporate and foundation donors, working closely with leadership, foundation staff, the Ministry Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and volunteer leadership to generate philanthropic support. The position supervises and directs the activities of assigned personnel using professional discretion and independent judgment.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education/related experience: Required
  • Five years' fundraising experience: Preferred
  • One year's leadership experience: Preferred

Nice To Haves

  • Master's Degree: Preferred

Responsibilities

  • Develops annual plan of goals and strategies, including precise and practical deadlines to maximize private funding for Foundation priorities in concert with overall organizational goals.
  • Helps organization increase its support from the community to achieve strategic plan targets.
  • Manages the identification and pursuit of major donors.
  • Manages the prospect and donor database as it relates to Major Gift work.
  • Directs the coordination and promotion of major events.
  • Ensures appropriate and adequate tracking, acknowledgment and recognition of all major gifts and volunteer contributions.
  • Manages, designs and implements comprehensive contract and grant procedure policy in regards to budgets, grant reporting and maintenance of appropriate documentation of expenditures/summaries of project activities.
  • Manages and analyzes grant contracts, budgets and programmatic activities.
  • Identifies appropriate funding sources and maintains primary responsibility for a systematic approach to the development of grant applications.
  • Provides staff leadership for the employee donation campaign to secure annual employee campaign goals.
  • Implements annual plan of direct mail and other annual giving programs.
  • Manages support staff and coordinates with them on individually preparing appropriate staff and volunteers for each visit and generates timely and thorough follow-up correspondence and call reports.
  • Manages Foundation budget.
  • Administers policies related to fund development and gift acceptance.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
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