Director of Major Gifts, Neuroscience

Rush University Medical Center; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago seeks a Director of Development, Major Gifts to lead fundraising plans securing gifts of $100,000 and above within the Neurosciences major gifts team. You will maintain a major gift pipeline and engage physicians to drive referrals and donor engagement.

The role reports to the Senior Director, Major Gifts and collaborates with major gifts officers, prospect management, stewardship, and annual giving teams to advance Rush's mission and campaign goals.

Qualifications

• Five or more years in development or related field.
• Proven success in building donor relationships.
• Face-to-face cultivation/solicitation experience.
• Ability to articulate Rush's mission and the campaign vision.
• Initiative and sound judgment to move programs and prospects forward.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as necessary.
• Professional demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, cultivate, solicit and steward a portfolio of 100-125 major giving prospects.
• Carry an individual fundraising goal in the range of $1M to $3M.
• Build a portfolio of grateful patient prospects and identify their philanthropic interests at Rush by building strong working relationships with physicians throughout the Neurosciences program and other areas as assigned.
• Develop and implement strategies for cultivation and solicitation of these prospects incorporating input from research, volunteers, medical staff, and colleagues, including prospect assignment and strategy sessions.
• Maintain a strong understanding of key clinical and research programs throughout the Neurosciences program.
• Be able to articulate related fundraising goals and objectives to prospects.
• In collaboration with management, develop fundraising plans for specific programs in accordance with performance targets.
• Inform senior medical and administrative management of Rush and related practices of these plans, eliciting their comments and support for the philanthropy program and their involvement in the fundraising process.
• Prepare major gift proposals, reports, acknowledgement letters, qualification lead letters, and other materials as needed, in collaboration with the major gifts team writer and with the donor relations team.
• Time management and collaboration across departments to move donors forward.

Skills

Major gifts

Donor relations

Solicitation

Proposal writing

Communication skills

Time management

Collaboration

Mission articulation

Education

Baccalaureate degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago seeks a Director of Development, Major Gifts to lead fundraising plans securing gifts of $100,000 and above within the Neurosciences major gifts team. You will maintain a major gift pipeline and engage physicians to drive referrals and donor engagement.

The role reports to the Senior Director, Major Gifts and collaborates with major gifts officers, prospect management, stewardship, and annual giving teams to advance Rush's mission and campaign goals.