Philanthropy Officer, Major Gifts - FT Days

The Philanthropy Officer, Major Gifts is responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual major gift prospects and donors. This role plays a key part in managing outreach to PIH Health Foundation supporters through personalized communication, including phone calls, letters, and emails; and remain attentive to planned giving opportunities.

In addition, this position will manage the PIH Health Foundation’s Circle of Excellence donor giving program, ensuring a high level of stewardship and engagement for members through personalized communications, recognition, and exclusive events.

This role requires participation in PIH Health and community events to support donor engagement, as well as collaboration with external consultants when needed.

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Downey Hospital, PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, PIH Health Whittier Hospital, 37 outpatient medical office buildings, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, digestive health, orthopedics, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is nationally recognized for excellence in patient care and patient experience, and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has identified PIH Health as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Required Skills

The ideal candidate for Philanthropy Officer, Major Gifts should bring strong skills, demonstrated expertise, and enthusiasm in the following areas:

• • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey the organization’s mission and program goals.
  • Proven success in cultivating donor relationships and soliciting gifts of $25,000 or more.
  • Expertise in donor research and prospect identification.
  • Ability to create and interpret financial and narrative reports, including spreadsheets and graphs.
  • Experience developing and managing project plans and timelines.
  • Background in major and/or planned giving; knowledge of the hospital fundraising landscape is strongly preferred.
  • Comfortable working independently while being a collaborative team member.
  • Strong relationship-building skills with donors, community leaders, and stakeholders.
  • Exceptional organizational, leadership, and interpersonal abilities.
  • Self-motivated with a strong sense of initiative and follow-through.
  • Displays sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Outlook) and donor management systems such as Blackbaud’s Raiser's Edge and/or Maestro.

Required Experience

Required:

• A minimum of five (5) years of progressive experience in major gift solicitation and/or planned giving within a hospital, healthcare organization, or similar nonprofit setting, demonstrating increased levels of responsibility and leadership.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.