Director Philanthropy - Alaska

Agence PROvidence; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence Alaska seeks a Director of Philanthropy to direct major gift and planned giving efforts across its Alaska ministries. You will develop and manage donor strategies, cultivate relationships, and guide fundraising initiatives to meet revenue targets.

You will lead a team of philanthropy officers, oversee proposal quality, and collaborate with caregivers and volunteers to maximize donor engagement and impact across the region.

Qualifications

• Must have experience leading major gift programs and planned giving efforts.
• Proven ability to set fundraising targets and develop annual plans.
• Ability to mentor philanthropy staff and volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership of major and planned gifts programs for the Alaska Region.
• Develop single and multi-year fundraising targets in collaboration with regional staff.
• Prepare an annual major gift plan to achieve revenue targets with the Foundation.
• Ensure prospects are cultivated, solicited, and stewarded effectively.
• Support staff through recruitment, training, and coaching to maximize donor development.
• Ensure high-quality major gift materials and proposals aligned to donor messaging.

Skills

Major gifts

Planned giving

Donor engagement

Fundraising strategy

Leadership development

Job description

Description

Calling All Esteemed Leaders! Are you a philanthropy leader who excels in major gifts, planned giving, donor engagement, and fundraising strategy? Do you thrive in environments where relationship building, leadership development, volunteer engagement, and mission-driven philanthropy come together to support meaningful healthcare initiatives? If so, we invite you to explore this leadership opportunity with Providence.

The Role

Under the direction of the Region Chief Philanthropy Officer, the Director of Philanthropy directs the major gift (including planned gift) programs across all Alaskan ministries. Develops and manages activities across all Alaskan ministries that will directly result in prospect identification, engagement, and successful solicitations.

The Director guides major giving donor engagement strategies and maintains a portfolio of donors. The Director participates in the management of relevant board committees involving caregivers and volunteer leaders as appropriate. The Director cultivates caregiver and volunteer leadership support and utilizes their expertise to increase major giving to the Region.

What You'll Do

• Under the direction of the Region Chief Philanthropy Officer, provides strategic leadership of major and planned gifts programs for the Region.

• With support from the Region Chief Philanthropy Officer, develops single and multi-year fundraising targets.

• Prepares an annual major gift plan to achieve revenue targets in consultation with Foundation colleagues, with an emphasis on increasing major giving to the Foundation and ensures the quality and quantity of major gift activity in the Region.

• Using sophisticated fundraising methodologies, reports and measurements, ensures that prospects capable of major gifts are cultivated, solicited and stewarded in a meaningful, appropriate, and deliberate manner.

• Provides support and leadership to ensure the highest level of productivity for philanthropy officers, including recruitment, hiring, evaluating, training, and coaching, and providing a structure for collaborative, consistent, and supportive donor development as a team.

• Ensures that all major gift materials, proposals and applications are of the highest quality, effective, share a consistent message, and appropriate to the donor