Director Philanthropy - Saint John's - Santa Monica, CA

Calling All Esteemed Leaders! Are you a philanthropy leader who excels in major gifts, planned giving, donor engagement, and fundraising strategy? Do you thrive in environments where relationship building, donor stewardship, volunteer engagement, and mission-driven philanthropy come together to support meaningful healthcare initiatives? If so, we invite you to explore this leadership opportunity with Saint John's Health Center Foundation.

The Role

The focus of the position is to secure major gifts of $50,000 or more and complete actions and initiatives that identify, cultivate, solicit and steward donors to create and sustain revenue growth. While not exclusively raising support for cancer initiatives, the primary clinical focus of this position is cancer related. The position will interact directly with clinical and administrative leadership in institutes and departments on the development of giving opportunities and partner with senior leaders and all members of the Saint John's Health Center team to develop strategic fundraising priorities and a pipeline of donor prospects. This work includes a systematic approach to the donor cycle.

What You'll Do

• Responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of major gift prospects and personally soliciting gifts from these individuals as an outright gift or a pledge of $50,000 over a maximum of five years.
• Participates in events that enable the Foundation to achieve the philanthropic goals identified by the Ministry. This may involve planning and execution on smaller, salon type, events.
• Provides supervision to a shared philanthropy coordinator resource for all activities around fundraising.
• Partners with all Philanthropy colleagues, providing support and guidance for various identified philanthropic initiatives.
• Actively seeks opportunities to create awareness of the ministry's charitable mission and its philanthropic goals.
• Maintain professional contact with community organizations, institutions, associations, and organizations that affect development programs in healthcare settings.

What You'll Bring

Education & Credentials

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university or college.
• Master's Degree (Preferred).
• Coursework/Training: Completion of fundraising training programs (Preferred).
• Upon hire: Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) (Preferred).

Experience & Expertise

• 8 years of experience in non-profit with major giving experience.
• Experience raising support for cancer related initiatives (preferred).
• 3 years of senior-level fundraising experience in a large, complex organization with proven success in closing six-figure gifts.
• 3 years of experience with a fundraising donor management software program (Raiser's Edge NXT preferred).
• 3 years of experience in the design of fundraising strategic plans in concert with organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated experience with prospect management and the use of donor management systems that resulted in developing a major gift prospect pipeline.
• Experience with health care philanthropy (Preferred).

Professional & Leadership Capabilities

• Advanced interpersonal skills.
• Analytical, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Excellent skills in communicating persuasively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to demonstrate a track record of success in securing major gifts.
• Computer literacy in Windows applications.

Why Join Us?

• Major Gift Fundraising: Lead efforts to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward major gift donors in support of Saint John's Health Center and its philanthropic priorities.
• Cancer-Focused Philanthropy: Partner with clinical and administrative leaders to advance giving opportunities that support cancer-related initiatives and other strategic priorities.
• Donor & Community Engagement: Build relationships with donors, community organizations, volunteer leaders, and internal stakeholders to strengthen fundraising performance and long-term donor engagement.
• Mission-Driven Impact: Help create and sustain philanthropic support that advances patient care, clinical programs, and the charitable mission of Providence.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

If you are a fundraising leader with experience in major gifts, donor engagement, strategic philanthropy, and healthcare fundraising, we encourage you to apply and help advance Providence's mission through meaningful philanthropic partnerships.

The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation and benefits.

PLEASE ADJUST ACCORDINGLY: At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further, we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve.  Therefore, leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which consists of three days onsite, two days remote and live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.