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Medical Fundraising

Medical Fundraisers identify, assess, cultivate, solicit and steward major gift prospects and donors of Penn State Health; responsible for the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of individual major gift prospects and donors to the Penn State Health System; typically has a primary focused prospect group of referrals across multiple institutional departments and divisions; develop strategies for individual prospective donors, including the coordination of physician interaction with prospects; coordinate department and division-based special events and coordinate the preparation of major gift proposals; develop an understanding of the educational, research, clinical and financial needs and goals.

• Identify, assess, cultivate, solicit, and steward Hershey Medical Center faculty, senior health system, college of medicine leadership, and current and potential donors in the support of funding priorities
• Direct and prepare various types of communications to major gift/planned gift prospects and donors, including proposals, cultivation, and stewardship materials
• Identify and qualify prospects through various sources and partners
• Formulate, recommend, and implement prospect engagement, solicitation and stewardship strategies, primarily major gift, and associated timelines based on needs and goals of primary departments
• Schedule appointments for face-to-face, phone and virtual meetings
• Work closely with chair, faculty, clinicians, staff, volunteers, and senior leadership on strategy initiatives to engage and steward donors and prospects
• Oversee and/or coordinate donor related special events
• Maintain internal records and reports of contact for all assigned prospects and other constituents
• Work with volunteers to further fundraising efforts either within or outside of the committee structure
• May serve on community boards/committees to further engage in the community
• May oversee lower-level staff

Level:

– Principal Professional

Base Description:

– Completes activities, tasks, and/or projects of a functional nature.

Level Summary:

– Displays mastery of defined skill areas/applications, principles, theories and practices. Evaluates and enhances existing practices. Recognizes emerging trends in area of expertise. Works independently on complex or strategic assignments. Directs and delegates appropriate tasks to others. Implements strategies to ensure achievement of initiatives. Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and deliver to broad audiences. Identifies and implements innovative solutions to important, highly complex strategic and/or operational issues.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Indirect supervisor for other full–time employees
– May serve as direct supervisor for part–time, student, and/or temporary workers, volunteers, or a full–time employee

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Validates and pays invoices
– Monitors and tracks budgets and funding
– May plan and forecast budgets

Problem Solving:

– Encounters complex and novel problems
– Applies policies, practices, specialized knowledge, and skills to resolve problems
– Understands benefits, limitations, and impact of potential solutions
– Anticipates potential problems and recommends possible solutions within general guidelines

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices as guidelines as well as working knowledge to determine specific work methods
– Carries out work activities independently, with supervisor available to resolve problems
– Reviews work of others to verify technical soundness

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and area leads across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 14
• Minimum – $97,100.00
• MidPoint – $121,400.00
• Maximum – $145,700.00