Director of Philanthropy Job Opening at American Heart Association in New York, NY

Director of Philanthropy

Tracking Code
1081-415

Job Description

Join the American Heart Association and take your career on a Mission - to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

The Founders Affiliate of the American Heart Association is recruiting to fill Director of Philanthropy in our NYC office. Under the direction of the Regional Vice President Philanthropy and Foundation Relations, the Director of Philanthropy will work collaboratively with our special events team to help identify, cultivate and solicit major gift donors primarily in the New York tri-state area of the American Heart Association's Founders Affiliate. The Director will develop, coordinate and implement cultivation and stewardship plans that raise funds for the organization by implementing an aggressive strategy for enhancing private support, identifying appropriate high net-worth individuals and family foundations, cultivating partnership relationships, providing AHA mission information, seeking funding for strategically focused initiatives, and closing high impact five, six, and seven figure gifts.The Director of Philanthropy is held accountable to specific donor activities, moves and dollar goals for individual donors and family foundations.

The American Heart Association's fund raising model relies on extensive volunteer involvement therefore, the Director must build a network of meaningful volunteer partnerships to advance the mission of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Provide timely direction, framework and resources to staff and volunteer partners while at the same time relying on their expertise, abilities and willingness to leverage their networks to drive the goals of the organization. Share meaningful opportunities for staff and volunteer partners so they can utilize their passion to further the mission of the organization. Give recognition to volunteers for their efforts to help ensure their success and drive satisfaction. Hold each other accountable, both volunteers and staff, while being accessible and build collaborative staff-volunteer partnerships. Create a collaborative environment where staff from various functions work together to achieve results across health, revenue and volunteerism goals for the organization.

Major Duties:

• To work in a collaborative manner with special events staff, volunteers, and executive directors in designated territories in order to build and maintain a minimum portfolio of 50 - 70 active major gift donors. Responsible for developing strategies and income goals for all portfolio donors. Must meet or exceed the expected level of donor moves and activities expected of this position, update strategy and cultivation plans regularly, and present agreed-upon number of five-, six- and seven-figure individual outright gift asks by June 30, 2013 with an agreed-upon yield rate.
• .Manage all aspects of a new major donor recruitment initiative in New York City, called Cor Vitae Major Donor Society, including stewarding, cultivating, renewing and acquiring members; managing membership data and lists; staffing acquisition and cultivation events for donors making gifts of $500 or more The director will also work with Volunteer Recruitment Committees to recruit top-tier Cor Vitae Chairmen and Councils in key areas.
• Participate in appropriate AHA activities, meetings and events including board meetings in key markets, affiliate and key market donor strategy meetings, and fundraising events.
• Make sure all reports, key documents and databases are updated in a timely manner.
• Quickly achieve and maintain content mastery of American Heart Association programs, funding priorities, goals and organizational history.
• Manage special projects as assigned.

Please review the experience section below to see if you meet the qualifications for this position.

Attracting talented, committed employees means offering a competitive benefits package, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do! Benefits include comprehensive health benefits, retirement plan with generous employer contributions, 12 paid holidays per year, paid time off, flexible spending accounts, and a Start! Fit-Friendly work environment.

To apply for this position or to see other opportunities with the American Heart Association please visit www.heart.org/careers. We no longer accept mailed, faxed or e-mailed resumes. Please apply for positions directly through our website. Only those candidates deemed most qualified by the hiring manager will be contacted to interview.

The American Heart Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer and works to prohibit discrimination and to assure fair and uniform treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of Human Resources administration without regard to political or religious opinions or affiliations, membership or non-membership in employee organizations, age, sex, disability, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or any other non-merit factor.

Non-smoking environment - EOE

Required Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Superior written and verbal communication skills.
2. Proven leadership in team-building and collaborative partnerships.
3. Intellectual depth, maturity, wisdom, humor and collaborative skills. Excellent ability to garner trust and confidence in donors, volunteers and staff.
4. Good research, planning, analytical and organizations skills and strong follow-through required. Knowledge of database applications, word processing, Excel, e-mail applications and fundraising software.
5. Knowledge of the principles of strategic planning, budgeting, and managing work.
6. Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple, complex projects in varying stages of development under time pressure.
7. Must have the ability to lift at least 20 lbs from the ground to waist level with or without reasonable accommodation.
8. Ability and willingness to travel as position demands.
9. Ability to work outside standard hours as needed, including occasional evenings and weekends.
10. Ability to use Microsoft products, computer software, run reports and maintain accurate data.
11. Satisfactory background checks.

Required Experience

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university required, advanced degree preferred. College coursework combined with related experience may be substituted for a degree. Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1 years' experience equates to 1 full time year of higher education.

Experience: 4 years of work experience in a not-for-profit organization (6 years preferred) with 3-5 years proven success working in a professional capacity within a Major Gifts function.

Supervisory Responsibilities: none

Job Location
New York, New York, United States

Position Type
Full-Time/Regular