Executive Director, Philanthropy, BID Needham Hospital
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Hospitals, Clinics, Non-Medical Staff
Needham, MA - USA
Vice President
Experteer Overview
In this role you advance fundraising priorities for a major healthcare system, leading a major gifts portfolio and guiding philanthropy across the market. You will partner with colleagues to drive outright gifts, pledges, and multi-year campaigns that support organizational priorities. Your leadership will grow volunteer, leadership, and physician engagement to strengthen the donor pipeline. You will work closely with senior leaders to shape and execute the major gifts program and ensure fundraising goals are met. This is a mission-driven opportunity to influence philanthropy at scale within a collaborative, matrixed environment.
Responsibilities
- Manage a portfolio of 60-80 donors and prospects with cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship to meet fundraising targets
- Develop and execute annual and multi-year fundraising strategies with Market/VP to secure philanthropic support
- Participate in planning multi-year campaigns supporting programmatic endowment
- Support donor strategy development during prospect/donor visits and on goal-oriented solicitations
- Collaborate with Donor Relations and Events to create strategic cultivation and recognition experiences
- Engage Prospect Development to identify and qualify prospects and build portfolios for staff
- Coordinate outreach with philanthropy colleagues across BILH to ensure unified donor engagement
- Work with volunteers, physicians, and governing boards to increase engagement and giving
- Define fundraising projects or priority clinical areas and build pipelines with Prospect Development
- Prepare contact reports and maintain donor activity in CRM
- Attend meetings/events related to cultivation and fundraising
- Serve as a key member of VP's senior leadership team
- Perform other duties as assigned
Key requirements
- Bachelor’s degree; graduate degree preferred
- 10-12 years in philanthropy with track record of securing large gifts
- Healthcare fundraising experience is a plus but not required
- Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and relationship-building能力
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal skills and political acumen
- Independent thinker with ability to influence, build consensus and maintain trust
- Proven success in all aspects of individual giving across annual to major gifts
- Ability to travel as necessary
- Discretion with confidential information
Description
In this role you advance fundraising priorities for a major healthcare system, leading a major gifts portfolio and guiding philanthropy acro…
Take your next career step
1M+ top positions worldwide with salary benchmarks
Be discreetly found and contacted by headhunters
Exclusively for senior-level professionals and executives
Already a member?

