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Inside Higher Ed · 21 hours ago

Philanthropy Executive Director

positionLexington, KY
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
money$108K/yr - $184K/yr
date9+ years exp

Inside Higher Ed is inviting applications for the position of Philanthropy Executive Director for the Departments, Centers, and Institutes Team. This senior leadership role offers an opportunity to shape transformational philanthropic investment across UK HealthCare’s impactful clinical and academic areas, while managing major gift donors to advance the organization’s mission of exceptional patient care and innovative research.

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Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership for philanthropy across assigned clinical departments and programs
Build and manage a robust portfolio of high-capacity donors and prospects, leading efforts to cultivate, solicit, and close major and principal gifts
Translate medical, clinical, and research priorities into compelling philanthropic opportunities
Maintain a visible presence across UK HealthCare’s hospitals and clinics, fostering strong relationships with physicians, administrators, and academic leaders
Serve on the UK Philanthropy–Health senior leadership team, providing counsel on fundraising strategy and institutional priorities
Lead and mentor a team of five development professionals, including four major gift officers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence
Partner with campus and hospital leadership to advance key initiatives that strengthen grateful patient engagement and academic medicine fundraising

Qualification

Major gift fundraisingStrategic leadershipRelationship-buildingPhilanthropic messagingTeam managementPersuasive writingCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

BA
9 yrs

Preferred

The ideal candidate will be a strong, collaborative leader with a proven record of success in building and sustaining relationships that foster major gift giving
This position requires an individual who understands person-to-person relationships and has the ability to convincingly articulate the vision and priorities of the University and match them to the interests of prospective donors
Familiarity with planned giving, charitable gift arrangements as well as demonstrated experience in marketing, philanthropic messaging and persuasive writing is also desirable
This person will have experience managing and developing a fundraising team in the environment in which accountability-based metrics are used as benchmarks for performance

Company

Inside Higher Ed

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Inside Higher Ed is the online source for news, opinion, and jobs related to higher education.
dateFounded in 2004
location
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.insidehighered.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2022-01-10Acquired
2006-08-31Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Stephanie Shweiki
Director, Foundation Partnerships
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