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Essentia Health · 14 hours ago

Program Director - Major Giving | Duluth

Duluth, MN

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$76K/yr - $114K/yr

5+ years exp

Essentia Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Program Director for Major Giving. The role involves managing a portfolio of major and legacy gift prospects, developing donor engagement strategies, and collaborating with various teams to enhance fundraising efforts for the foundation.

Health CareHospitalNon Profit

Responsibilities

Manage a portfolio of community, employee, board member, and grateful patient giving prospects while designing and leading exciting fundraising programs that capitalize on current and emerging opportunities for support through major and legacy gifts for assigned Foundations supporting Essentia Health hospitals and clinics

Develops strategies for effective donor engagement and stewardship to support operational funding priorities and will work closely with key operational and administrative leaders

Identifies, cultivates, and solicits prospective donors for major and legacy gifts; tracks and monitors donor analytics; determines which prospects and donors to target to ensure mission-focused relationship building

Follows up, as appropriate with each prospect, or donor

Leverages relationships with colleagues to identify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors

Interacts with all clinical and administrative teams and leadership as needed to understand and promote fundraising priorities and opportunities

Works collaboratively with other foundation leaders throughout the system to create and identify best practices

Expands and manages a legacy giving portfolio and program, while staying updated on trends of legacy giving

Participates in and contributes to managing the EHF Legacy Society by planning special events aimed to steward existing and cultivate new Legacy Society members

Collaborates with EHF development team to prepare charitable gift annuity illustrations for prospects and donors

Supplies necessary information to donors' attorneys and financial advisors

Collaborates with EHF development team to create marketing material, e-newsletter and website and participates in all aspects of direct mail appeals, and events

Partners with Essentia Health Legal Counsel and Finance Offices regarding policy issues involving planned gifts

Analyzes program results and effectiveness of major and legacy giving program; develops reports and materials for presentation to boards, recommends annual goals and budget projections