Sr. Officer - Major Gifts

Cincinnati Children's•Mount Vernon, VA

29d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Major Gifts Officer (MGO) is a highly independent role responsible for identifying, cultivating, and securing major and principal gifts from individual donors to support Cincinnati Children's. This position requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with grateful patients, local and national philanthropists, and internal stakeholders. The Senior MGO will collaborate closely with Development leadership to align fundraising efforts with institutional priorities and achieve fundraising goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field
5+ years of work experience in a related job discipline

Nice To Haves

Experience in healthcare or an academic medical center, or similar complex organization.

Responsibilities

Developing and managing a portfolio of major gift and principal prospects
Conducting in-depth prospect research and qualification
Crafting and executing strategic donor cultivation and solicitation plans
Closing major gifts
Building and maintaining strong relationships with donors and internal partners
Identify, assess, cultivate, solicit and close six and seven figure gifts from individuals and family foundations, including grateful patient families.
Develops cultivation and solicitation strategies for each individual.
Establishes a program of face-to-face personal visits with past, current and prospective donors.
Strategically move major gift prospects through the development cycle from qualification to cultivation to solicitation to closing to stewardship.
Understands, identifies, suggests, and utilizes multiple giving vehicles for the donor.
Uses RENXT and PowerBI systems to track progress and results.
Meets monthly and yearly metrics with respect to strategic contacts and meetings with prospects and donors visits, solicitations, and dollars raised.
Coordinates donor interests with the priorities of the organization and develops funding proposals to match interests with needs.
In close collaboration with the Stewardship team, helps coordinate stewardship reports to communicate with donors concerning the use of their gifts.
preparing written and verbal presentations and proposals and delivering this information personally to potential funders, representing CCHMC at family foundation and not-for -profit board meetings, communicating on behalf of CCHMC in donor meetings, and at events.
Responsible for written communications with donors, such as gift verification letters and emails, gift agreement drafts, stewardship reports and email messages to coordinate medical center donor visits with leadership.
Helps lead, recruit and staff campaign and special project committees.