Director of Donor Relations

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Employment status Regular Full-Time, Salaried, Exempt

Hours per week 40 Hours

Reports to Chief Development Officer

Our Mission

Siloam Health’s mission is to share the love of Christ by serving those in need through health care. Our patients come from more than 80 countries and speak over 50 languages.

Siloam’s approach to medical care provides a unique, interdisciplinary model of whole-person health care that addresses the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual determinants of health.

Our staff is anchored by a multicultural primary care team that serves alongside roughly 300 volunteer interpreters, doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical specialists each year to provide comprehensive health care to Nashville’s most vulnerable.

What We Offer

Siloam Health is committed to caring for staff in the same excellent manner as we care for patients by providing the following benefits to our full-time staff :

• 100% Employer paid medical and dental insurance
• 100% Employer paid life and disability
• Simple IRA with employer match up to 3%
• HSA with up to $1,300 match by employer or FSA
• Low-cost vision insurance
• 3 weeks of PTO in the first year
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Flexible schedule
• Diverse team and patient population
• Mission leave
• Extended Illness Benefit

What You'll Do

The Director of Donor Relations contributes to Siloam Health’s mission by serving as a lead staff for the cultivation of present and prospective major donors.

He / she enjoys setting and meeting ambitious goals by deepening and widening vital donor relationships and speaking on behalf of and sharing the mission of Siloam Health in public settings.

Additionally, this person will be responsible for working collaboratively across the development department and the organization to achieve high levels of fundraising and donor cultivation success.

Key components to this role are strategic relationship-building and leading Siloam’s major gift cultivation process while also motivating and training staff / board / volunteers.

The Director of Donor Relations is a member of the development team and works closely with the Board Chair, Chief Development Officer, and CEO.

• Manage and grow a major gifts program with the goal of raising $2MM+ annually
• Create and implement donor-centric cultivation plans
• Make direct, face-to-face solicitations, and equip / assist the board and staff for success with their own solicitations (e.

g., provide portfolio development support, strategic counsel, and assistance with donor communications)

• Manage a portfolio of 100+ individual donors
• Manage the systems and software to track and cultivate donors and prospects, including, but not limited to, Siloam’s donor database
• Working with the Chief Development Officer to oversee the growth of Siloam’s planned giving program including prospecting and solicitation efforts.
• Manage the systems and software necessary to track progress according to specific metrics
• Create pre- and post-event strategies for major donors
• Acknowledge and thank major donors through public and private recognition

Who We Are Looking For

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Successful track record working with boards, volunteers and donors to secure gifts of $5,000+

Qualifications

• Passionate about Christian ministry to the underserved and in full agreement with Siloam’s mission and core values
• Comfortable working with and on behalf of persons from different cultures and faith backgrounds
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Energized by building and maintaining relationships
• Experienced / comfortable working with databases and MS Office suite
• Proven ability to work effectively with a team
• Adherence to OSHA and confidentiality requirements
• Schedule flexibility with the ability to work occasional nights and weekends

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