Corporate Gifts Officer

Olympia Center

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is actively planning for its next comprehensive fundraising campaign. The Corporate Gifts Officer is responsible for driving significant corporate revenue growth through the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of a dynamic portfolio of corporate partners and prospects. With an individual fundraising goal of $1,000,000 toward a team goal of $6M, this role requires a motivated, entrepreneurial relationship-builder who can develop creative engagement opportunities and translate corporate partnerships into meaningful, long-term philanthropic investment.

 

Reporting to the Associate Director of Corporate Partnerships, the Corporate Gifts Officer will manage a robust portfolio of existing partners while proactively identifying new opportunities aligned with Lurie Children’s strategic priorities. This role also serves as a key partner to the community engagement and events teams, supporting corporate event sponsorship goals as one component of a broader partnership strategy. The Corporate Gifts Officer will help position Lurie Children’s as the charity of choice for corporate Chicago.

 

Essential Job Functions:

 

• Manage a corporate portfolio with the goal of meeting an individual fundraising target of $1,000,000 annually and supporting the team's broader $6M revenue goal, overseeing all aspects of the prospect lifecycle — identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship — across corporate partners, vendor companies, employee giving campaigns, grant applications, and in-kind opportunities.
• Identify and develop new business opportunities that generate philanthropic support, sponsorship revenue, and strategic partnerships aligned with Lurie Children’s priorities.
• Partner with medical center stakeholders to develop compelling proposals, partnership opportunities, sponsorship packages, and funding priorities while managing timelines and deadlines.
• Serve as a key liaison to the community engagement and events teams, supporting corporate event sponsorship goals and using events as an entry point to cultivate longer-term corporate partnerships.
• Provide fundraising counsel and strategic support to volunteer leaders and/or medical center event committees, including identifying corporate prospects, leveraging networks, and developing solicitation strategies.
• Develop, build, and maintain effective working relationships with volunteers, prospects, donors, sponsors, board members, and internal stakeholders; identify meaningful engagement opportunities that advance organizational goals.
• Partner with Foundation colleagues to develop written communications, proposals, sponsorship materials, and stewardship reports that effectively present opportunities to support Lurie Children’s.
• Drive strategy pertaining to the donors and corporations in the assigned portfolio, including timely and accurate documentation of contacts and conversations in the fundraising CRM.
• Represent Lurie Children’s at fundraising events, sponsorship activations, donor meetings, and networking events.
• Other job functions as assigned.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Education:

 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. A high level of personal and professional integrity, an ability to inspire confidence and cooperation.
• Minimum of five years of experience in corporate partnerships and giving, preferably in an academic medical center or healthcare setting.
• A proven track record of successful gift solicitation with evidence of substantial fundraising accomplishments.
• Discretion with confidential materials required and demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with a broad spectrum of people: staff, volunteers and corporate leaders.
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.
•  Ability to work independently in a deadline-oriented team environment required and ability to serve as a strong and effective advocate for Lurie Children’s with prospective donors and the community; an organized, focused and goal-oriented personality coupled with a high level of initiative, energy, and capacity for work.
• Experience with Blackbaud or other fundraising CRM platforms helpful.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills as well as creativity and resourcefulness.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills as well as creativity, resourcefulness, and an entrepreneurial approach to building corporate partnerships.
• Ability and willingness to travel.
  

Education

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Pay Range

$70,720.00-$115,627.20 Salary

At Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following link to learn more about our benefits.

Benefit Statement

For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes:

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Employer paid group term life and disability

Employer contribution toward Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave

403(b) with a 5% employer match

Various voluntary benefits:

• Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability
• Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage
• Tuition assistance
• Student loan servicing and support
• Adoption benefits
• Backup Childcare and Eldercare
• Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
• Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
• Discount purchasing program