Executive Director of Advancement

Community Memorial Hospital, Inc.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Memorial Hospital, Inc. is seeking a senior advancement leader to drive philanthropic growth and donor engagement across the hospital and foundation.

You will cultivate major gifts, steward partnerships with corporations and community leaders, and align fundraising programs with CMH's strategic priorities.

This role reports to the Senior Leadership Team and requires strategic vision, ethical fundraising, and the ability to translate hospital needs into compelling cases for support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, communications, public relations, nonprofit management, healthcare administration, liberal arts, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of fundraising experience; senior-level fund development preferred.
• Demonstrated success with donor cultivation and stewardship, major gifts, annual giving, grants, sponsorships, campaigns, or philanthropic revenue generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead CMH's advancement strategy with donor relations, stewardship, and philanthropic growth as the central priorities.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward individual, corporate, planned, annual, and campaign gifts aligned with hospital needs and strategic initiatives.
• Build and manage a strong donor and prospect pipeline, including meaningful engagement with major donors and community leaders.
• Develop an organized stewardship and recognition program that communicates gratitude, impact, and ongoing connection to CMH.
• Serve as primary liaison to the Community Memorial Hospital Foundation Board and partner with board members on donor engagement and fundraising priorities.
• Identify and pursue grant and strategic funding opportunities in collaboration with hospital leaders, ensuring funding proposals align with organizational priorities.
• Strengthen relationships with community organizations and regional stakeholders to advance CMH's visibility and mission.

Skills

Donor relations

Fundraising strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Community Memorial
Hamilton, NY 13346, USA

• Pay or shift range: $150,000 USD to $170,000 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

• Lead CMH's advancement strategy with donor relations, stewardship, and philanthropic growth as the central priorities.


• Cultivate, solicit, and steward individual, corporate, planned, annual, and campaign gifts aligned with hospital needs and strategic initiatives.


• Build and manage a strong donor and prospect pipeline, including meaningful engagement with major donors, high-capacity prospects, community leaders, and volunteers.


• Develop an organized stewardship and recognition program that communicates gratitude, impact, and ongoing connection to CMH.


• Serve as primary liaison to the Community Memorial Hospital Foundation Board and partner with board members, trustees, volunteers, and leadership on donor engagement and fundraising priorities.


• Identify and pursue grant and strategic funding opportunities in collaboration with hospital leaders, ensuring funding proposals align with organizational priorities.


• Strengthen relationships with community organizations, businesses, civic groups, educational partners, and regional stakeholders to advance CMH's visibility and mission.


• Guide advancement-related communications, including donor messaging, impact reporting, campaign materials, recognition pieces, public relations opportunities, and community-facing stories.


• Partner with marketing and communications staff and outside vendors to ensure hospital messaging is consistent, mission-aligned, and supportive of donor and community engagement goals.


• Establish annual goals, budgets, metrics, and reports for advancement, philanthropy, donor engagement, community relations, and related marketing and communications activity.


• Promote a culture of philanthropy across CMH by engaging physicians, staff, leaders, board members, and volunteers in shared ownership of donor and community relationships.


• Maintain confidentiality, ethical fundraising practices, and compliance with applicable policies, regulations, and professional standards.


• Serve as a member of the Senior Leadership Team and represent CMH professionally with donors, partners, media, and the broader community.


• Translate hospital priorities into compelling opportunities for philanthropic support, community partnership, and public understanding.


• Use strong judgment, organization, follow-through, and relationship skills to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced healthcare environment.


• Perform evening, weekend, and local travel responsibilities as needed for donor, Foundation, board, community, and hospital events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, communications, public relations, nonprofit management, public administration, healthcare administration, liberal arts, or a related field, or equivalent experience.


• Five or more years of progressively responsible experience in fundraising, advancement, foundation management, nonprofit development, healthcare administration, communications, or related leadership work preferred; senior-level fund development experience required.


• Demonstrated success with donor cultivation and stewardship, major gifts, annual giving, special events, grants, sponsorships, campaigns, or philanthropic revenue generation.


• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation, organizational, and follow-through skills.


• Experience working with donors, boards, volunteers, community stakeholders, leaders, and staff; healthcare philanthropy, rural healthcare, hospital foundation management, capital campaign experience, CFRE, AHP, or AFP affiliation preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strategic fundraising, donor cultivation, stewardship, relationship-building, and community engagement expertise.


• Ability to create donor-focused communications and translate clinical, operational, and community needs into compelling cases for support.


• Comfort using data, budgets, donor information, and performance metrics to evaluate progress and report outcomes.


• Ability to inspire donors, volunteers, trustees, staff, and community partners around CMH's mission and long-term sustainability.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors or better in Business Administration or related field.

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