Eastern Connecticut Health Network, Manchester, Connecticut
Major Gifts Officer for ECHN Community HealthCare Foundation

Eastern Connecticut Health Network Community HealthCare Foundation , based in Manchester, CT, seeks a Major Gifts Officer to lead an organized and effective program of major donor prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship strategies.

ECHN is a not-for-profit community-based healthcare system that serves residents of eastern Connecticut, offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient services, from wellness to hospital care, from prevention to early detection, from newborn care to geriatric care. ECHN includes: Manchester Memorial Hospital; Rockville General Hospital; Woodlake at Tolland, a rehabilitation facility; Women’s Center for Wellness, located in South Windsor; and Glastonbury Wellness Center, where both fitness and medical services are provided. Through a variety of partnerships and affiliations, ECHN is able to offer first class health services to the communities it serves. ECHN has 2,400 employees.

ECHN Community HealthCare Foundation is building a dynamic team of development officers and is currently in a growth cycle. Donations in 2007 totaled over $3-million. The staff currently numbers six, plus two key positions that are currently vacant. The Major Gifts Officer is a key position which offers significant opportunities for growth and advancement. The successful candidate could move into a Director’s role within five years if strategic goals for major gifts and planned giving are realized.

This is a new Foundation position reporting to the Vice President of Development and the successful candidate will work with other Foundation staff, administrative and medical personnel and trustees to build and expand a coordinated, full-service major gifts and planned giving program. The Major Gifts Officer will be assigned a portfolio of rated major gift prospects that require immediate cultivation, leading to solicitations at levels of $25,000 and above. The Foundation has a list of projects requiring immediate support totaling $1.9-million with one-third of that amount currently committed.

The Major Gifts Officer will be responsible for the overall development and implementation of a Major Gifts and Planned Giving plan for the Foundation. Areas of responsibility include donor identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship; volunteer management; program development, planning and evaluation; policy recommendation and administration; personnel and fiscal management; and public relations.

The ideal candidate will have 5-years of major gifts fundraising experience and is required to have a Bachelor’s degree. 

A competitive salary and benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate. If interested, please send a letter of introduction and resume via e-mail to Michael Valentine (mcvalentine@mac.com), Search Consultant with Donovan Slone & Guthrie, Inc. We ask that you submit your resume by July 25.