Major Gifts Officer

UPMC Senior Communities • $50K — $500K+*
Pittsburgh, PA 15237In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Communications, marketing, sales, business or related field required.
  • 5 - 8 years of experience in a non-profit setting preferred; or equivalent skills in sales or marketing from a for-profit background.
  • Experience in a healthcare environment preferred; specifically, working in an academic medical center is desirable.
  • Proven track record in securing major gifts through effective identification, cultivation, and solicitation.
  • Familiarity with Raiser’s Edge donor tracking software is preferred.
  • CFRE certification is advantageous but not mandatory.
  • Strong interpersonal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across various groups.

Responsibilities

  • Represent the Children's Hospital Foundation, cultivating relationships that generate significant philanthropic support.
  • Create tailored strategies for prospects and donors to foster deeper philanthropic engagement.
  • Collaborate openly with various stakeholders, ensuring high-quality service and support.
  • Build trusting relationships with clinical and research faculty to facilitate fundraising initiatives.
  • Maintain accurate relationship records in Raiser’s Edge, adhering to HIPAA guidelines.
  • Manage the timely acceptance, acknowledgment, and recognition of gifts received.
  • Exemplify the hospital's core values, ensuring alignment with mission-driven work.

Benefits

  • Flexible scheduling with potential for regional travel to meet donors.
  • Professional development opportunities in fundraising and donor relations.
  • Engaged and collaborative work environment fostering teamwork.
  • Support of the hospital's mission with an emphasis on long-term impact in community health.
Full Job Description
As we emerge from a historic campaign and look toward the future, we are seeking a strategic and relationship-driven Major Gift Officer to help shape the next chapter of philanthropic growth. This role will build and manage a portfolio of high-capacity donors, deepen meaningful engagement, and identify new opportunities to advance our mission. The ideal candidate is energized by building momentum, expanding a strong donor pipeline, and helping position our organization for long-term impact and success.

Some Regional Travel may be required, depending on donor meetings

This position is a front-line fundraising role focused primarily on building relationships with individuals and raising funds for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. For a Major Gifts Officer, gift size ranges from $50,000 to the $1 million level.

Responsibilities:

  • Represent the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation in building relationships with individuals that will generate significant philanthropic support for strategic initiatives to advance the Hospital's mission.
  • Develop tailored prospect and donor-specific strategies and tactics to advance the philanthropic relationship and giving potential.
  • Operate collaboratively and openly with a high attention to detail to provide excellent service to prospects, donors, medical and nursing staff and research faculty, Foundation and Hospital leadership.
  • Develop strong working relationships of trust and confidence with clinical and research faculty.
  • Log all relationship information in the Raisers Edge database in compliance with the Hospital's HIPPA policies.
  • Assure the prompt gift acceptance, deposit, acknowledgement and recognition of gifts.
  • Demonstrate through behavior hospital's core values of integrity, care, balance, excellence, stewardship, and teamwork - (see institution's Performance Excellence Program information).
  • Assume additional responsibilities as assigned by the reporting manager as they may arise.
  • Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Communications, marketing, sales, business or related field required.
  • 5 - 8 years of experience in a non-profit setting preferred; or experience in sales, marketing and communication in the for-profit environment.
  • Experience in a health care setting preferred; experience in an academic medical center desired.
  • A track record of securing major gifts from identification through cultivation and solicitation preferred.
  • Knowledge of Raiser's Edge donor tracking software preferred.
  • Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) credential preferred.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, written communication skills and the ability to work with many different people such as donors, volunteers, trustees and staff.
  • Must be very organized, analytical and able to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
  • Must be knowledgeable about and capable of articulating verbally and in writing the Hospital's mission, vision and priorities.
    Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
  • Act 31 / Act 33 / Act 34 / Act 73 with renewal

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