Writer Major Gifts

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia seeks an accomplished writer/editor to support the CHOP Foundation. Join a fast-paced fundraising team, focusing on major gifts proposals, stewardship pieces, and donor communications for individuals, corporations, and foundations.

You’ll collaborate with clinical and hospital staff to verify information, maintain a robust content library, and deliver high-quality materials that reflect CHOP's mission and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of writing/editing experience required.
• 5+ years in development or healthcare writing/editing preferred.
• Advanced writing/editing skills and strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Articulate CHOP and CHOP Foundation messaging through donor communications.
• Serve as principal writer/editor for major gifts proposals and stewardship reports.
• Develop Foundation collateral, vision documents, and boilerplate language.
• Liaise with clinical, research, and hospital staff to verify fundraising priorities.
• Interview stakeholders, donors, patients, and staff for materials.
• Maintain knowledge of Foundation messaging and ensure style consistency.
• Deliver high-quality writing in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Advanced writing

Editing

Communication skills

Time management

Organization

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Project management

Confidentiality

Independence

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Communications/English/Journaling preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.

At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care—and your career.

CHOP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or any other legally protected categories in any employment, training, or vendor decisions or programs.

CHOP recognizes the critical importance of a workforce rich in varied backgrounds and experiences and engages in ongoing efforts to achieve that through equally varied and non-discriminatory means.

A Brief Overview

This role serves as an integral member of the Foundation by collaborating with both internal and external partners and is part of a fast-paced, ambitious fundraising team charged with raising $165 million annually by 2027. This position will require highly skilled communicator who excels at collaborating with a diverse range of constituents. This role will also work closely with members of the Individual Giving and Corporate and Foundation teams, as well as clinical, physician, administrative, and other external partners, to develop a range of written donor-focused materials, both electronic and print, for internal and external audiences.

This role serves as a principal writer and editor primarily for gifts level proposals and personalized stewardship pieces for individuals, corporations, foundations, and other organizations. Additionally, this role will develop a wide range of other collateral, including but not limited to vision documents, white papers, project summaries, capital campaign related promotional materials, boilerplate language for key clinical areas, presentation materials, and other print or electronic pieces.

What you will do

• Articulate the mission and vision of CHOP and CHOP Foundation through clear, compelling written donor communications.
• Serve as principal writer and editor for a wide variety of print and electronic projects at the major gifts level, focusing primarily on proposals and personalized stewardship reports, but also including Foundation collateral, project summaries for a diverse array of fundraising goals, select donor correspondence, boilerplate language, visioning documents, and more
• Help to maintain and enhance the Foundation's content library
• Liaise with appropriate clinical, research and hospital support staff to obtain facts on fundraising priorities and to verify hospital content of final communications (stories, reports, proposals, etc.).
• Interview key stakeholders, donors, patients, hospital staff and physicians for various communication projects.
• Maintain high-level knowledge of Foundation and hospital messaging to ensure consistency in style and language across all communications materials.
• Demonstrate a consistent level of the highest quality of writing while accommodating the Foundation's fast-paced environment

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Bachelor's Degree in communications, English, journalism, or liberal arts related field Preferred

Experience Qualifications

• At least three (3) years of writing and/or editing experience Required
• At least five (5) years of writing and/or editing experience in a development or healthcare related environment Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced proficiency in writing and editing
• Advanced proficiency with office software (Microsoft) including email & calendar, word processing, notes, spreadsheet, presentation, collaboration, and storage software (Outlook, Word, OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive)
• Intermediate knowledge of writing styles including press (AP) styles
• Fundamental knowledge of fund-raising principles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong customer service skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong time management skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong relationship building skills
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professionalism
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to convey complex or technical information in an easy-to-understand manner
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change
• Ability to influence others to accomplish tasks outside of the direct span of control

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine. Learn more. EEO / VEVRAA Federal Contractor | Tobacco Statement

SALARY RANGE: $69,200.00 - $88,200.00 Annually Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly.

At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting. Click here for more information regarding CHOP's Compensation and Benefits.