Philanthropy Officer, Athens and Central Ohio - Foundation - Salary (71471)

In an environment of continuous quality improvement, the Philanthropy Officer is responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing discovery and major gift activity working closely with Foundation's Executive Director, Board of Trustees, health system administrators, and other caregivers to execute a culture of philanthropy and deepen the community's relationship with Memorial Health Foundation and Memorial Health System. This position will build a portfolio of major gift and leadership annual gift donors and prospects through discovery work of donors, grateful patients and community members. Carefully plans cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship, while ensuring sound prospect management by participating in regular, ongoing, gift-management meetings. The Philanthropy Officer works strategically with the Executive Director to define and implement best practices through an understanding of KPIs, metrics and data-driven processes. Exhibits the MHS Standards of Excellence and exercises strict confidentiality at all times.

Job Functions:

1. Keenly focused on discovery work to identify and qualify donors, grateful patients and community members as major gift and leadership annual giving prospects.
2. Growing a portfolio to include 150 to 200 individuals, corporations and foundations.
3. Collaborates with the Executive Director, health system administrators and leaders, physicians, board members, and staff to achieve high-level donor-prospect engagement and common fundraising objectives.
4. Using Foundation metrics and performance measurements, manages a personal portfolio of major-gift and leadership annual giving prospects to achieve annual performance and financial targets.
5. Regularly participates in Major Gift Team meetings and provides development strategies to other teammates.
6. Actively engages in the community and serves as a public speaker on behalf of Memorial Health Foundation and Memorial Health System as requested.
7. Pursues continued professional development through the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy, and other industry groups to enhance and increase fundraising skills, and to stay abreast of industry trends and best practices, related taxes, and other regulatory developments.
8. Assumes all other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Athens and Central Ohio Additional Functions:

1. Work collaboratively with the Grants Officer to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward foundations in Athens and Central Ohio, especially the Columbus region.