Children's National Hospital · 1 day ago
CNHF Assistant Director Development
Silver Spring, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$57K/yr - $57K/yr
4+ years expChildren's National Hospital is seeking an Assistant Director of Development to manage and grow their program for emerging philanthropists, Champions for Children’s National. The role involves stewardship of current donors, cultivation of new donors, and strategic leadership for the program, aiming to raise $500k annually.
AssociationChild CareHealth CareNon Profit
Responsibilities
Manage applicable giving programs, including strategy, budget, communications, solicitations, and oversight of data tracking
Executes donor strategy effectively through phone, email, mail, and face-to-face communication
Conducts meaningful touches or face-to-face donor meetings per year
Renews 80% of assigned donors on an annual basis
Secures new or upgraded annual donors at $5,000+ annually
Identifies Major Gifts and Planned Giving prospects annually and contribute to successful transfer of donors
Learns about the programs of Children’s National and effectively communicate the mission to donors
Conducts oneself in a professional, friendly, and truthful manner with donors and colleagues
Researches, identifies, and promotes hand-off of high capacity donors to the appropriate Foundation Gift Officer
Updates fundraising database with contact notes, new information about donors and outcomes
Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
Partner with all team members to achieve goals
Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
Contribute to a positive work environment
Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
Use resources efficiently
Search for less costly ways of doing things
Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation
Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications or other related field
4 years of technical development experience with a proven record in lower level major gifts, high end annual gifts or special event execution, or managing a component of the marketing program preferably in a healthcare or academic setting
Strong written and verbal communication skills (including phone skills such as warm tone, good speaking cadence, clear and articulate speech)
Effective interpersonal skills that demonstrate poise, tact, patience, and courtesy
Must demonstrate initiative, energy, confidence, strong donor service attitude, and willingness to contribute to a teamwork-driven environment
High levels of professionalism, compassion, creativity and integrity
Proven experience in successfully building and cultivating donor relationships
A willingness to work collaboratively to produce fundraising strategies and tactics
Proven sense for developing tactics to meet goals and objectives
Ability to manage time and task completion effectively
Strong familiarity with The Raiser's Edge software and/or other donor-related platforms
Company
Children's National Hospital
Children’s National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., was established in 1870 to help every child grow up stronger.
Founded in 1870Washington, District of Columbia, USA
5001-10000 employees
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2024 (55)
2023 (92)
2022 (59)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$19.4MKey Investors
Gilbert Family FoundationAdvanced Research Projects Agency for HealthUnited Health Foundation
2025-10-09Grant· $8M
2024-10-23Grant· $8M
2021-11-09Grant· $3.4M
Leadership Team
Kurt Newman
President and CEO
Michelle Riley-Brown, MHA, FACHE
President and CEO
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