Executive Director, Principal Gifts — Remote Eligible

Cleveland Clinic; Cleveland (OH); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center seeking an Executive Director of Principal Gifts. The role focuses on securing philanthropic gifts at $5 million and above, cultivating high-capacity donors, and aligning donor interests with Cleveland Clinic priorities.

The Executive Director will direct vision and strategies for principal gifts, build donor relationships, and collaborate with development teams to design engaging solicitation and stewardship programs.

Qualifications

• Experience securing gifts at the principal level, preferably $5M+.
• Strong ability to manage a portfolio of high-capacity donors.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Directs the vision and implementation strategies for generating principal gift funds for Cleveland Clinic priorities.
• Manages a principal prospect portfolio focused on matching donor interests with Cleveland Clinic needs.
• Achieves significant dollar goals and leads initiatives for capital, programmatic, research, endowment and operating support.
• Establishes a program of personal visits with past, current and prospective high-level donors.
• Collaborates with development teams to plan engagement, solicitation and stewardship strategies for high-capacity donors.
• Engages central services teams to develop events, communications, and stewardship for principal gifts.
• Ensures donors are properly advised on financial options, projects and needs.
• Develops funding proposals to match donor interests with Cleveland Clinic priorities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center seeking an Executive Director of Principal Gifts. The role focuses on securing philanthropic gifts at $5 million and above, cultivating high-capacity donors, and aligning donor interests with Cleveland Clinic priorities.

The Executive Director will direct vision and strategies for principal gifts, build donor relationships, and collaborate with development teams to design engaging solicitation and stewardship programs.