Sep 9th, 2024
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
About the Organization
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.
At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care—and your career.
Job Description
Seeking Breakthrough Makers
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.
At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care—and your career.
CHOP’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
CHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.
We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.
A Brief Overview
As part of the Individual Giving team, the Annual Giving Officer's primary responsibility is to identify, qualify, cultivate and solicit annual giving donors with the capacity to give $1,500 or more annually to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and potentially move them towards major outright and planned gifts. He/she will work with colleagues to create and implement plans for prospect management and donor stewardship. This position reports to the Senior Associate Director, Annual Giving.
What you will do
-Maintain a portfolio of 150 prospects
-Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward annual gifts from prospects/donors/patients treated at CHOP
-Engage physicians, nurses, board members, CHOP senior leadership and others within the process as needed
-Conduct a minimum of 120 face-to-face visits yearly, 40-50 being annual giving solicitations
-Design and implement cultivation and stewardship activities leading up to those solicitations
-Work closely with colleagues in major and planned giving to develop a pipeline of donors and support the donor continuum
-Maintain donor/constituent records in Development’s constituent relationship management system
-Stewardship
-Personally acknowledge gifts from assigned donors
-Coordinate additional acknowledgements.
-Assist the entire department on reaching financial goals, which will require occasional nights and weekends.
Education Qualifications
-Bachelor's Degree Required
Experience Qualifications
-At least three (3) years experience in development, sales, or related field Required
-Fundraising experience in university or academic medicine Preferred
Skills and Abilities
-Working knowledge of computers including Microsoft Office a requirement.
-Knowledge of SalesForce preferred.
-A sincere appreciation for people and how they are each uniquely motivated.
-Poised and engaging, empathetic communications style based on natural warmth and enthusiasm.
-Fast-paced and results oriented with the ability to work in a timely manner with multiple deadlines and competing requirements.
-Strong written, presentation, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to relate well to individuals from diverse backgrounds.
-Demonstration of good judgement, professionalism and the highest standards of ethical conduct.
To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine.
Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.
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