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We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

A Brief Overview
The Associate Director Foundation Relations is part of the larger Foundation Relations (FR) team at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and solicits gifts and grants from regional and national foundations and corporate foundations for Hospital-wide priorities. This requires stewarding existing institutional donors, identifying new prospects, and working on behalf CHOP in deepening relationship and engagement with donors.

She/He is also responsible for building trusted relationships with doctors, clinical staff, executives, trustees, and other constituents. She/He will be a dynamic communicator and have confident writing and editorial skills which will aid in preparing compelling proposals and translating content for lay audiences. This fundraising position will support the focus on helping to grow the corporate pipeline for FR and the successful candidate will have experience in foundation giving and strategy development. As a frontline fundraiser for CHOP, this individual will also act as an ambassador for CHOP be able to work collaboratively with gift officers and other CHOP Foundation staff.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain new and existing corporate and foundation relationships for the Hospital with strong long-term potential for partnership by professionally managing a portfolio of prospects in all aspects of the development cycle.
• Advance corporate foundation philanthropic partnerships, with focus on growing existing relationships and establishing new corporate foundation donors for CHOP
• Maintain a portfolio of 50+ active donors and prospects with strong giving potential and varying levels of capacity with a focus on gifts/grants of $50,000 or more. Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward large grants ($100,000) in support of institutional priorities.
• Identify prospects that have the capability to make a leadership commitment to the Hospital, and develop a comprehensive strategy to solicit.
• Collaborate and strategize with doctors and hospital staff
• Submit grant applications, gift proposals (i.e. grant-writing), and stewardship reports
• Arrange meetings, tours or visits with prospects to identify interests within CHOP
• Build and maintain relationships with corporate supporters through appropriate stewardship (i.e. recognition events, hospital campus tours, speaking engagements)
• Develop and strengthen relationship between Development and hospital physicians and staff, creating more opportunities for support for CHOP.
• Develop compelling research-based proposals for prospects in collaboration with the CHOP Research Institute.
• Prepare proposals, grant agreements, and presentation materials; create and implement proactive stewardship plans for partners, including but not limited to, writing and designing tailored articles for newsletters, websites, press releases, social media and other outlets for recognition when necessary.
• Assist the Director Foundation Relations in annual strategic planning on ongoing strategic engagement of donors and CHOP's Corporate Council activities.
• May supervise and manage staff as directed

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required

Experience Qualifications

• At least five (5) years fundraising, healthcare and/or combined corporate experience Required
• Grant-writing experience Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Working knowledge of computers including Microsoft Office a requirement. Knowledge of Raiser's Edge preferred.
• Strong writing and communication skills preferred

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, professionals working onsite—at any CHOP location, for any portion of time—must be vaccinated for COVID-19. Learn more.

CHOP also requires employees who work in patient care buildings to receive an annual influenza vaccine. Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.

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