Job Summary

Responsible for the cultivation and solicitation of national, state, regional, and local foundations and corporate entities. Plans, coordinates, and implements appropriate foundation and corporate fundraising activities for all Geisinger entities.Administratively reports to the Vice President of Philanthropy.

Job Duties

• Plans, implements, and supervises identification, cultivation, solicitation, and acknowledgement of prospective foundations and corporate entities.

• Plans, implements, and coordinates a gift program with foundations and corporations. Works with staff and other Geisinger departments and programs to identify gift prospects. Cultivates prospective donors through a variety of informational methods, including face-to-face visits, phone, and letter correspondence, interactions at stewardship events, etc. Coordinates and supervises the presentation of foundation and corporate gift proposals. Recommends appropriate recognition and stewardship.

• The Senior Director is responsible for the engagement, cultivation and solicitation of potential donors to support the mission of Geisinger.

• Develop and execute fundraising strategies in alignment with the priorities of Geisinger to maximize philanthropic results. Identify, engage, cultivate and solicit prospective donors to Geisinger. Working with the Sr. Director of Stewardship and Donor Engagement, appropriately steward assigned donors.

• Meet or exceed annual visitation, solicitation and attainment goals as defined in collaboration with VP of Philanthropy. Engage Administrative Leadership, Physician Staff and Volunteer Leaders (Board) in support of the mission and vision of Geisinger. Actively participate in development activities.  

• Develops and completes ongoing benchmarks for the Geisinger Health Foundation corporate gifts and foundation program.

• Design, implement, and manage a comprehensive proactive development plan focused on expanding and enhancing corporate and foundation relationships by directing and coordinating activities related to obtaining corporate and foundation monetary support.

• Work closely with Foundation staff, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine staff, Geisinger physicians, and leadership to create opportunities to build awareness among corporate and foundation constituencies in order to build and significantly expand positive fund-raising relationships.

• Develop highly competitive proposals for corporate and foundation prospects and leverage diverse corporate and foundation goals and preferences in conjunction with Geisinger Foundation fundraising priorities.

• Performs other duties as assigned, including serving on committees as needed.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details

Travel required within Geisinger footprint as business needs require.

Employee Value Proposition: Opportunity to offer corporations and foundations a meaningful way to support their community health.

Education

Bachelor's Degree- (Required)

Experience

Minimum of 7 years-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s)

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.

We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status.