Director of Philanthropy

Director Of Philanthropy

Join Intermountain Healtha trailblazer in the world of healthcare, dedicated to the bold mission of Helping People Live the Healthiest Lives Possible.

Intermountain Health is redefining what exceptional, forward-thinking, and compassionate care looks like. As a dynamic force in healthcare innovation, we are committed to delivering proactive, evidence-based, and affordable care in welcoming, healing environments that span a vast and diverse geography.

Intermountain Health serves the vibrant communities of the Intermountain Westcovering Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Kansas. As an integrated, not-for-profit system, we operate 33 hospitals and 385 clinics, powered by more than 64,000 dedicated employees and a Medical Group of over 3,800 expert physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

We lead the way in healthcare excellence through our innovative subsidiaries: Castell, Tellica, Classic Air Medical, and SelectHealthour renowned non-profit health plan, supporting over a million members across four states.

Step into a career with Intermountain Health, where your impact echoes across communities, your ideas fuel transformation, and your purpose aligns with a legacy of care, compassion, and progress.

Intermountain Foundation is a subsidiary of Intermountain whose sole purpose is to generate philanthropy in support of Intermountain's mission. Over the past decade, the Foundation has experienced remarkable growth with increased total funds raised year over year, using increasingly more sophisticated methods of prospect and donor engagement; the result has been top honors from the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy as a North American 'High Performer' for 8 consecutive years.

The Foundation is in the final stages of its first-ever system-wide campaign Primary Promise exceeding an ambitious $600M+ goal. Primarily focused in Utah (Intermountain's Canyons Region), this campaign intends to Create the Nation's Model Health System for Children. For donors, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a lasting legacy that will impact the lives of children and families for decades.

As the Foundation and community celebrate the success of Primary Promise, their focus is now expanding to other strategic priorities aimed at helping people live the healthiest lives possible. These include Women's Health, Cancer, Rural Health, Behavioral Health, and Cardiovascular initiatives.

Spanning the dynamic heart of the Canyons Region, the North Market boasts five of Intermountain Health's most celebrated and high-performing hospitals: Bear River, Cassia, Layton, Logan, and McKay-Dee. Each of these institutions stands as a beacon of innovation, compassion, and community impactdelivering exceptional care and shaping the future of healthcare across the region.

Together, they form a powerhouse network where groundbreaking ideas flourish and every initiative is charged with energy, purpose, and the unwavering drive to improve lives.

Job Essentials

• Develops and implements major, planned and blended gift strategies for self and major gift team for achieving annual philanthropy revenue targets.
• Collaborates with the Executive Director, local hospital administrators and leaders, physicians, board members, and staff to achieve high-level donor-prospect engagement and common fundraising objectives.
• Using Foundation metrics and performance measurements, manages a personal portfolio of major-gift prospects to achieve annual performance and financial targets. Ensures implementation of portfolio management for assigned development officers.
• Using Foundation metrics and performance measurements, manages a team of gift officers to achieve annual performance and financial targets.
• Develops and manages a comprehensive fundraising program with emphasis on major and planned gift support from area individuals, families, foundations, organizations and corporations including a systematic process of identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• In consultations with the Foundation Executive Director, ensures the development of local gift proposals and agreements, consistent with Foundation policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Regularly participates in Major Gift Team meetings and provides development strategies to other teammates.
• Oversees the implementation and management of special funding initiatives at their local hospitals. Serves as a respected member of facility leadership team as an enthusiastic extension and representative of Intermountain Foundation.
• Recruits, retains, develops, and mentors a team of Gift Officers and Lead Annual Giving Officers to ensure achievement of local and system-level fundraising targets.
• Provides day-to-day supervision of Foundation staff who may sit locally, but report to the Foundation's Central Office. Provides direction and resources to inspire and continually strengthen the Foundation Board in their quest to carry out Intermountain's mission.
• Collaborates with Intermountain's Governance Office to achieve optimal engagement and management of local Philanthropy Boards, consistent with established roles and responsibilities.
• Develops appropriate case statements for research, capital, project, and program funding priorities.
• Manages resources to accomplish appropriate funds-raised-to-expense ratio.
• Collaborates with the Foundation Vice President and Executive Directors to manage a locally assigned budget.
• Collaborates with the Foundation Vice President and Executive Directors to establish funding priorities consistent with Intermountain's priorities. Adheres to continual improvement, facilitating and championing change as we go and grow.
• Serves as a public speaker on behalf of Intermountain Healthcare as requested.
• Actively engages in the community.
• Pursues continued professional development through the Association of Healthcare Philanthropy, and other industry groups to enhance and increase fundraising skills, and to stay abreast of industry trends and best practices, related taxes, and other regulatory developments.
• Serves as a subject matter expert and resource to others on issues related to healthcare philanthropy.

Skills

• Fundraising
• Philanthropy
• Leadership
• Prioritization
• People Management
• Funding
• Organizing
• Researching
• Long Term Planning
• Business

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in non-profit management, philanthropy studies, public administration, public relations, communications, marketing, English, business, or other related degree. Education must be obtained through an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.
• Six years of experience as an accomplished fundraising professional with demonstrated success in achieving financial goals and performance standards through major and planned gifts using metrics and measurement tools.
• Experience successfully leading teams or projects.
• Effective and motivating interpersonal skills, including relationship building and communication, in-person, over the phone, and via email with diverse groups of people (e.g., volunteers, civic and business leaders, board members, patients and their families, hospital staff).
• Demonstrated success in organizing and effectively utilizing volunteer leadership (e.g., boards, committees) in effective foundation or fundraising practices.
• Strong project planning and management skills, demonstrating detail orientation, timeliness, and ability to work under pressure.
• Advanced writing skills that produce clear, accurate, and persuasive communications (e.g., proposal materials, letters, presentations).
• Effective public speaking and presentation skills.
• Success in collaborating with colleagues in a complex matrix organization.
• Experience using common software programs such as Raiser's Edge, donor records systems, Internet research tools, and social media applications.
• A commitment to Intermountain's inspiring spirit and strong values and the traditions that have built its reputation and its mission.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business or related field.
• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) certification as CFRE and/or FAHP.
• Fundraising experience in a healthcare environment.
• Demonstrated history of increased responsibility and progression in the fundraising profession.
• A demonstrated history of activity and awareness with local community needs and dynamics.

With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid out based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals.

Location: Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital

Work City: Ogden

Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

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