Corporate Gifts Officer

luriechildrens; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is seeking a Corporate Gifts Officer to drive significant corporate revenue growth.

The role focuses on identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of a portfolio of corporate partners and prospects, with an individual fundraising goal of $1,000,000 and a team goal of $6M. Reporting to the Associate Director of Corporate Partnerships, you will manage existing partners, develop new opportunities, and coordinate with community

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least five years in corporate partnerships or healthcare fundraising.
• Proven track record of major gift solicitation and donor stewardship.
• Ability to build relationships with volunteers, donors, sponsors, and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage a robust corporate portfolio with a $1,000,000 annual fundraising goal within a $6M team target.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate partners and prospects.
• Develop proposals, sponsorship packages, and funding priorities with medical center stakeholders.
• Support community engagement and events teams to achieve sponsorship goals.
• Provide fundraising counsel to volunteers and committees; document activities in the CRM.

Skills

Donor relations

Fundraising

Prospect development

CRM stewardship

Strategic partnerships

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Blackbaud

Job description

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago provides superior pediatric care in a setting that offers the latest benefits and innovations in medical technology, research and family-friendly design. As the largest pediatric provider in the region with a 140-year legacy of excellence, kids and their families are at the center of all we do. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report.

Location

Olympia Center

Job Description

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 will