Annual Giving Officer - Foundation

PeaceHealth; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

PeaceHealth is seeking an Annual Giving Officer to grow the foundation's philanthropic base through a comprehensive annual and mid-level giving program. The role manages a tiered portfolio of donors giving $1,000–$10,000 and uses personalized cultivation, solicitation and stewardship to strengthen donor relationships.

Responsibilities include developing multichannel appeals, analyzing donor data with PeaceHealth analytics and AI tools, and collaborating with philanthropy teams to coordinate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Fundraising or related field.
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field.
• Bachelor's Degree in Communications or related field.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nonprofit Management or related field.
• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or related field.

Responsibilities

• Grow annual and mid-level giving through donor acquisition, retention and upgrades.
• Develop a tiered donor portfolio and execute cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• Identify and qualify current and prospective donors, focusing on upgrades.
• Facilitate warm handoffs to major gift officers when appropriate.
• Design multichannel fundraising appeals to engage targeted audiences.
• Analyze donor data using PeaceHealth analytics and AI tools to refine campaigns.
• Collaborate with philanthropy teams to coordinate donor strategies across campaigns.
• Document donor interactions and maintain accurate records in fundraising software.
• Maintain knowledge of best practices in annual, mid-level and recurring giving.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Donor relations

Donor stewardship

Written communication

Verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Planned giving knowledge

Mission alignment

Travel required

Self-motivation

Education

Fundraising

Business Administration

Communications

Nonprofit Management

Marketing

Tools

Digital analytics tools

Predictive modeling

Marketing automation

AI-enabled tools

Job description

Description

PeaceHealth is seeking a Annual Giving Officer - Foundation for a Full Time, 1.00 FTE, Day position. The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $34.74 – $52.12. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

Job Summary

Frontline fundraiser responsible for growing PeaceHealth's base of philanthropic support through a comprehensive annual and mid-level giving program focused on donor acquisition, retention and upgrades. The officer manages a tiered portfolio that includes recurring donors and leadership and mid-level donors giving $1,000–$10,000. Through personalized cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, the Annual Giving Officer deepens donor relationships, qualifies prospects and advances qualified donors through the pipeline in partnership with the portfolio analyst and major gift officers.

Essential Functions

• Develops and implements strategies to acquire grateful patient donors, grow annual and mid-level giving, and build the pipeline for major and planned gifts.
• Manages a tiered portfolio that includes recurring donors and leadership and mid-level donors giving $1,000–$10,000. Develops and executes personalized cultivation, solicitation, acknowledgment and stewardship strategies to engage, retain and upgrade donors.
• Identifies and qualifies current and prospective donors, with particular focus on donors giving below $1,000 who may be ready to increase their support and prospects with major or planned gift potential.
• Follows up on grateful patient and family referrals and facilitates warm handoffs to major gift officers when appropriate.
• Designs, coordinates and evaluates multichannel fundraising appeals—including direct mail, email, video and telephone outreach—to engage targeted audiences and increase philanthropic support.
• Analyzes donor acquisition and engagement data and performance metrics using PeaceHealth-approved analytics and AI-enabled tools. Applies insights to identify opportunities, refine audience segments and guide targeted strategies that acquire new donors, re-engage lapsed donors, and retain and upgrade existing donors.
• Collaborates with Philanthropy teams to coordinate donor acquisition, engagement and solicitation strategies across campaigns, events and direct outreach.
• Documents donor interactions, strategies and next steps in fundraising software. Enters timely and accurate activity reports and maintains the integrity of donor records.
• Maintains knowledge of best practices in annual, mid-level and recurring giving, healthcare fundraising, donor discovery and emerging fundraising technology.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree Required: Fundraising or
• Bachelor's Degree Required: Business Administration or
• Bachelor's Degree Required: Communications or
• Bachelor's Degree Required: Nonprofit Management or
• Bachelor's Degree Required: Marketing or related field

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years Required: of development experience in annual giving or
• Required: in identifying, cultivating and soliciting prospects and donors, preferably within healthcare, academic medicine or higher education. and
• Required: Ability to utilize digital analytics tools, predictive modeling, marketing automation, audience segmentation, social media research and approved AI-enabled tools.

Credentials

• Preferred: Certified Fund Raising Executive

Skills

• Ability and willingness to travel as required. (Required)
• Ability to build donor relationships and secure individual gifts, with strong follow-through and stewardship. (Required)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences. (Required)
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively engage donors, volunteers, physicians, leaders, caregivers and community members. (Required)
• Demonstrated initiative and self-motivation, with the ability to independently prioritize and manage a high volume of activity while meeting deadlines and competing demands. (Required)
• Ability to collaborate effectively as part of a team and adapt to changing priorities and organizational needs. (Required)
• Working knowledge of planned giving concepts and the ability to explain basic planned giving vehicles and opportunities. (Required)
• Ability to embrace the fundraising ethics of compassion and PeaceHealth Mission (Required)

Department / Location Specific Notes

Working Conditions

Lifting

• Consistently operates computer and other office equipment.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Sedentary work.

Environmental Conditions

• Predominantly operates in an office environment.
• Some time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.

Mental/Visual

• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer-paid life and disability insurance with additional buyup coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.