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We’re hunting for a Director of Principal Gifts, someone who’s ready to be part of the best ranked children’s hospital in Texas, and among the best in the nation. In this position, you will lead the long-term strategy, vision, and execution of the principal gifts fundraising program to drive transformational support for the organization's top priorities. To manage a portfolio of assigned, qualified prospects and donors, to ensure their retention as continuing donors to the organization, with the goal of securing at least $10M annually. To guide and advance a team of fundraising professionals who manage principal gift-level prospects to ensure successful cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of key prospects to achieve principal gift fundraising goal. To cultivate and identify state, national, and international philanthropists whose funding interests align with those of the company.
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Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Lead and execute strategy for Principal Gifts program.
• Lead principal gift fundraising activity and determine best strategies and programming to achieve annual team goal.
• Determine and lead execution of overall program strategy for key cultivation and solicitation initiatives.
• Take active leadership role in advancing principal prospect giving strategies/proposals.
• Create metrics for principal gift and mid-level fundraising programs to drive performance of team.
• Manage key relationships with internal leaders/relationship managers.
• Develop and advance Principal Gift team members.
• Raise at least $10 million annually in gifts and commitments.
• Lead collaborative engagement with other teams in the department to help drive and support processes and programs that impact the Office of Philanthropy’s ability to effectively secure, retain and grow funds from donors.
• Record and manage donor/prospect data, activity, management, and movement in fundraising technology system.
Skills & Requirements
• Required bachelor's degree
• Required 15 years of fundraising experience and 5 years of leadership experience with a preferred 10 years of major and Principal Gift Fundraising experience
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