Principal Gifts Strategy & Projects Lead

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave policy

Annual bonus opportunity

Retirement plan + employer match

Premium Medical and Dental coverage

Employer-paid life insurance

Stipend for home office

Job summary

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health seeks an experienced Assistant Director, Principal Gifts to partner with Stanford Medicine and the hospital. You will manage complex solicitations, advance donor strategy, and ensure program priorities are executed with accuracy.

You will help drive revenue projections, lead board-facing work, and coordinate cross-team projects across a high-volume portfolio in a hybrid Palo Alto environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Outstanding organizational and project management skills with precision.
• Experience in development fundraising, philanthropy, or nonprofit environments.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines while juggling priorities.
• Strong writing and communications abilities.
• Discretion with confidential donor and financial information.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic project management for complex donor solicitations and priorities.
• Support portfolio strategy, board materials, and AVP/Director needs.
• Maintain accurate revenue projections, pipeline, and metrics.
• Coordinate cross-team communications and meeting logistics.
• Assist with data systems, SharePoint, and Monday.com upkeep.
• Back up PG/TG colleagues as needed.

Skills

Project management

Fundraising

Donor engagement

Strategic thinking

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SharePoint

Monday.com

Fundraising CRM

Data analytics tools

Job description

Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health seeks an experienced Assistant Director, Principal Gifts to partner with Stanford Medicine and the hospital. You will manage complex solicitations, advance donor strategy, and ensure program priorities are executed with accuracy.

You will help drive revenue projections, lead board-facing work, and coordinate cross-team projects across a high-volume portfolio in a hybrid Palo Alto environment.