Director, Advancement Services

Advserv; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Retirement Savings Plan 403b

Discounted Medical Plans

Free Parking

Job summary

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System seeks a Director of Advancement Services to lead prospect research, data governance, and donor stewardship initiatives.

The role oversees a data team, ensures accurate gift processing, and delivers timely reports to support fundraising priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; five years of related experience including database management.
• Masters degree preferred; experience with fundraising databases and budgets is a plus.
• Proficiency with Office tools (Excel/Access) and Raiser's Edge or similar systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops, manages, and implements a comprehensive approach for researching, identifying and qualifying prospects for the Foundation.
• Oversees data management, reporting and integrity, including gift recording/receipting system.
• Supervises a team dedicated to data support, maintenance, integrity and reporting.
• Provides research profiles, functionality, and guidance to front-line fundraisers’ pipeline of prospects; supports staff with the constituent database system.
• Prepares monthly and quarterly reports for the Foundation and accounting/finance as required.

Skills

Prospect research

Donor qualification

Move management

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Masters Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Access

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge

Job description

Outstanding healthcare is the foundation of a strong community. Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation supports Sarasota Memorial Health Care System's mission of providing healthcare services that excel in caring, quality and innovation. From helping to purchase the most technologically advanced medical equipment to funding SMH staff training and certifications that enable them to perform the most advanced medical procedures, the Healthcare Foundation provides critical resources that help SMH maintain its ranking as one of the nation’s top hospitals.

The Director of Advancement Services develops, manages, and implements a comprehensive and systematic approach for researching, identifying and qualifying prospects for the Foundation. Oversees data management, reporting and integrity, including gift recording/ receipting system. Supervises a team dedicated to data support, maintenance, integrity and reporting. Provides research profiles, research functionality, and guidance in developing each front-line fundraiser’s pipeline of prospects, as well as develops expertise in available technology and provides support for the department’s staff and all users of the Foundation’s constituent database system. Prepares and provides monthly and quarterly reports for the Foundation and accounting/finance as required. In this role, the leader sets the tone and models positive leadership behavior, while ensuring department and division projects and responsibilities are completed successfully in support of organizational goals.

Required Qualifications

• Require Bachelor's degree in related field.
• Require five (5) years of related experience, to include database management

Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer proficiency in applicable computer software, including Microsoft Office Suite, Excel and Access,
• Prefer experience with Blackbaud’s Raiser's Edge or other fundraising/constituent management database.
• Prefer in depth knowledge of database management with the ability to build, manage and improve database content, retrieve data, and prepare reports.
• Prefer experience in health care, higher education, or non-profit organizations.
• Prefer understanding of accounting principles, and ability to develop budgets, action plans and schedules.
• Prefer excellent research skills and knowledge the fundamentals of fundraising, including prospect research, donor qualification, moves management, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• Prefer excellent listening and communication skills, both oral and written. Prefer ability to interact appropriately with a wide variety of personality types.

Preferred Education

• Masters Degree

Location of position

1515 S. Osprey Ave., Suite B4, Sarasota, FL 34239. This is a full-time position and is not remote or hybrid. It is required to be "in office". Out of area candidates would be expected to relocate.

Salary and benefits

Salary range $105,000 - $155,000, plus Sarasota Memorial Hospital employee full benefits and retirement plans, along with an incentive bonus plan. Relocation support may be available to out-of-area candidates.

Application deadlines

We are seeking to fill this position as soon as possible. Interested candidates are asked to submit their materials promptly. Position will remain open until it is filled.

Total Rewards Package

• Paid Time Off (start earning PTO on day one of employment)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Discounted Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision Benefit Plans for Full & Part-Time Employees
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care and Dependent Care) - Pre-Tax Dollars
• Life Insurance
• Competitive rates
• Bonuses offered
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403b
• Sarasota Campus - Discounted Child Care, Before and After School Program, and Summer Camp!
• Bereavement Leave
• Free Parking

Reputation. Community. Impact. Growth.

• 5- Star Quality Rating- SMH- Sarasota is the only hospital in Florida to earn the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' highest rating every year since its inception.
• 50 Best Hospitals- SMH ranked among U.S. News & World Report's 50 Best Hospitals in two specialties, Rehabilitation and Obstetrics/Gynecology in 2023-2024, and among the nation's top 10% high performers in 18 other medical specialties, procedures and conditions.
• World's Best Hospitals- SMH- Sarasota has made Newsweek's prestigious list six years in a row, since the global rankings began in 2019.
• "A" for Patient Safety- SMH- Sarasota has earned straight A's since it began participating in the Leapfrog Group's hospital safety survey in 2016.
• Magnet Hospital- SMH has been recognized as a Magnet hospital for the past 20 years by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a continuous achievement for nursing excellence shared by less than 1% of hospitals nationwide.
• America's Best Employer/Workplace- SMH topped Forbe's list of America's Best Employers, ranking among the top 20% of large employers across all industries in 2024, and #1 healthcare employer in Florida in 2023. The health system also earned a 5-star rating in Newsweek's 2024 list of "America's Greatest Workplaces for Women."

Sarasota Memorial Hospital was recently recognized again by ranking #1 Hospital in the Region by the U.S. News's Best Hospital report by scoring a Perfect 10! Not only that, but SMH was also designated at a national "standout" hospital for earning top ratings in all evaluated conditions and procedures - an accomplishment achieved by less than 1% of the 4000+ hospitals. Our system has also earned Magnet recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), as well as these additional accolades: Gallup Great Workplace 2018; recipient of an "A" grade for Patient Safety. Sarasota Memorial Hospital is Magnet designated and the only provider of Level II trauma services, obstetrical services, and Level III neonatal intensive care in Sarasota County.

Every day, our patients at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System receive a first-class experience in care from a team on a mission to deliver the highest level of care in America. In the process of rising to that challenge, one by one, our people are finding their purpose and feeling their impact. Now it is your turn to see yourself here.