Officer III, Major Gifts

Salary Range: $74,297.60 - $115.169.60

The Major Gifts Officer (MGO) is a highly independent role responsible for identifying, cultivating, and securing major and principal gifts from individual donors to support Cincinnati Children's. This position requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with grateful patients, local and national philanthropists, and internal stakeholders. The MGO will collaborate closely with Development leadership to align fundraising efforts with institutional priorities and achieve fundraising goals.  

Key responsibilities include:  

• Developing and managing a portfolio of major gift and principal prospects  
• Crafting and executing strategic donor cultivation and solicitation plans  
• Closing major gifts and principal gifts  
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with donors, volunteers and internal partners 

REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES  

Strategic Goals  

The MGO is responsible for developing relationships and executing strategies that result in major gift and principal gift income. In this role, a major gift is defined as $100,000+ and a principal gift is defined as $2,000,000 + to CCHMC. This position will maintain a portfolio of 100-125 prospects and his/her work is expected to result in $1.5 million to $3 million annually with an emphasis on gifts of $100,000 and above.  

Individual Giving Specific  

Identify, assess, cultivate, solicit and close six and seven figure gifts from individuals and family foundations, including grateful patient families. Develops cultivation and solicitation strategies for each individual. Establishes a program of face-to-face personal visits with past, current and prospective donors. Strategically move major gift prospects through the development cycle from qualification to cultivation to solicitation to closing to stewardship. Understands, identifies, suggests, and utilizes multiple giving vehicles for the donor. Uses RENXT and PowerBI systems to track progress and results. Meets monthly and yearly metrics with respect to prospect and donor meetings and interactions , solicitations, and dollars raised. Coordinates donor interests with the priorities of the organization and develops funding proposals to match interests with needs. In close collaboration with the Stewardship team, helps coordinate stewardship reports to communicate with donors concerning the use of their gifts.  

External Communications  

Major Gift Officers also fulfill an important, detail-oriented role, representing Cincinnati Children’s to donors, prospects, medical center leaders, volunteers and potentially, national resources as part of the overall effort to raise awareness of and generate support for Cincinnati Children’s both locally and nationally. Specific tasks may include preparing written and verbal presentations and proposals and delivering this information personally to potential funders, representing CCHMC at family foundation and not-for -profit board meetings, communicating on behalf of CCHMC in donor meetings, and at events. Responsible for written communications with donors, such as gift verification letters and emails, gift agreement drafts, stewardship reports and email messages to coordinate medical center donor visits with leadership..  

Cross-functional Project Management 

Serves as leader and point person for major gift and grateful patient fundraising referrals and activities with priority clinical/research divisions with the hospital, developing funding opportunities and leading others with prospects interested in their areas of responsibility. Must remain current on legal and programmatic changes affecting development functions. 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field 
• 3-5 years experience 

Preferred:

• Experience in healthcare or an academic medical center, or similar complex organization.