Individual Gifts Officer

About Us

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to its employees by providing competitive rates and compensation, a comprehensive employee benefits programs, attractive working conditions, and the chance to build and explore a career opportunity by offering professional development.

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Short Description

The Individual Gift Officer is responsible for raising private philanthropic gifts to support the patients, programs and research of Cooper University Health Care. The Individual Gift Officer will be responsible to work with assigned areas or institutes of CUHC operations to advance Cooper's vision and goals and will serve as the lead point of contact for fundraising for the assigned area.

• Serve as the primary relationship manager for major gift prospects and communicate with major donors on a regular basis.

• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and secure major gift commitments for assigned departments and divisions primarily from individual donors, grateful patients, and their family members, organizations, and selected physicians.

• Work closely with physicians, clinicians and administrative staff to identify and engage patients who may have an interest in supporting CUHC's patients, programs and services. Develop a comprehensive understanding of the research, teaching, and patient care components of assigned departments and divisions to effectively articulate the case for support for funding priorities.

• Work closely with the Senior Vice President to create and execute a strategic plan for major gifts fundraising that aligns with CUCH's strategic goals in the assigned areas of work.

• Team with marketing and others to develop materials for the fundraising, presentations and proposals.

• Collaborate with colleagues across the Foundation, marketing, academic and clinical leadership, and other key stakeholders to raise visibility and align fundraising efforts with institutional priorities.

Experience Required

• Three to five years of progressively responsible development experience, with a strong working knowledge of the principles and practices of major gift fundraising in an academic medical, healthcare environment or comparable complex organization.

• Proven ability to close gifts of $5,000+ and experience in cultivating relationships with physicians and clinicians, administrative leadership, patients and their families.

• Experience with initiating, organizing, and managing projects while interfacing successfully with colleagues in a collaborative approach.

• Outgoing personality and ability to initiate and enjoy direct communication with key constituencies; customer-service orientation.

• Excellent presentation, organizational, interpersonal, and writing skills.

• Solid working knowledge of fundraising databases, preferably Raisers' Edge

Education Requirements

Bachelors Degree Required.