Senior Philanthropy Specialist

Gundersen Health System • La Crosse, WI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Emplify Health is hiring two Senior Philanthropy Specialists to advance the mission of Gundersen Medical Foundation (GMF) and Children's Miracle Network (CMN). The role focuses on identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding major and high-capacity prospects and donors. It also includes promoting community involvement through professional and community activities.

The specialist manages a portfolio of more than 100 high-capacity prospects and legacy donors, including individuals and corporations. They develop tailored strategies to advance prospects through the solicitation cycle, lead donors through complex gifts, and help close major gifts. The role also supports philanthropy specialists, departmental initiatives, process improvements, donor strategies, and campaign priorities. The specialist partners with executives, physicians, board members, volunteers, foundation and health system leaders, providers, and philanthropy colleagues.

The position is full-time, 1.0 FTE, with a schedule primarily Monday through Friday during daytime business hours, approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Flexibility is required for donor meetings, fundraising events, and community engagement that may occasionally occur early mornings, evenings, or weekends. The role is onsite in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Starting salary is $65,000 per year, with additional compensation based on relevant work experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field.
• One year of experience in health education or public health in a worksite setting.
• Valid driver's license.
• Current Infant-Adult Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers certification with hands-on learning from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross within three months of hire.
• Familiarity with public health principles, health promotion strategies, and community engagement.
• Comfort working in community events, employer worksites, and healthcare environments.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Flexibility to support donor meetings, fundraising events, and community engagement activities, including occasional early mornings, evenings, and weekends.
• Ability to adhere to the Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethics.

Nice To Haves

• Experience conducting biometric screenings and point-of-care testing.
• Experience using health screening equipment and interpreting screening results.
• Experience in point-of-care testing or using other health screening equipment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of more than 100 high-capacity prospects and legacy donors, including individual and corporate donors, using moves management to advance prospects and close gifts for GMF, CMN, and Emplify by Gundersen.
• Develop strategies tailored to individual prospects to move them efficiently and effectively through the solicitation cycle.
• Lead donors through complex gifts.
• Serve as a lead for philanthropy specialists and assist in leading and implementing departmental initiatives and process improvements.
• Partner with executives, physicians, board members, and other volunteers.
• Assist in leading complex donor strategies and campaign priorities.
• Meet established donor and prospect visit, solicitation and proposal, and revenue goals.
• Identify and formally qualify new major and planned-gift prospects by developing, optimizing, and executing short- and long-range strategies.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of constituent interactions in the CRM.
• Prepare personalized correspondence in a timely manner.
• Report major-gift progress regularly, including detailed contact reports of prospective donor visits, and submit reports to the Manager of Philanthropy at agreed intervals.
• Develop knowledge of GMF/GHS and its strategic priorities to communicate them effectively to donor prospects.
• Establish good working relationships with Emplify Health by Gundersen department administrators, directors, managers, and affiliated physicians.
• Engage foundation and health system leaders, appropriate providers, and volunteers in cultivation and solicitation meetings.
• Collaborate with philanthropy staff to accomplish division goals and objectives.
• Demonstrate performance consistent with the health system's mission, values, quality-improvement standards, and patient- and family-centered care.
• Support teamwork, innovation, respect, cooperation, and honesty to promote a positive organizational image.
• Keep abreast of developments in healthcare, the community, business, philanthropy, and prospect research.
• Maintain professional growth and development.
• Comply with the Association of Fundraising Professionals Code of Ethics and other stated ethical standards.
• Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
• Perform other job-related responsibilities as requested.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and life insurance benefits.
• Health savings account and flexible spending account.
• Retirement contribution, including a 401(k) match and annual discretionary base contribution.
• Paid time off combining vacation, sick, and personal days.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Tuition Investment Program.
• Career Development Center.
• Wellness program with incentives.
• Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment coverage.
• Optional short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Employee assistance program.
• Identity theft protection.
• Pet insurance.
• Colleague recognition and rewards program.
• Employee discount program.

What This Job Offers

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