Job Description

Job Description:

The Essentia Health Foundation provides philanthropic support to Essentia Health facilities throughout Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. Through collaborative relationships with donors and partners, we fund vital programs and services that transform lives. We are called to make a healthy difference in people’s lives and our goal is to ensure that every person in the rural communities we serve has access to local, comprehensive health care.In partnership with the Foundation Leadership team, the Annual Giving & Philanthropic Communications program director is responsible for planning and implementing a comprehensive annual giving program and management of our communications platforms. This role includes system wide activity, as well as localized and regional efforts as called up on by the role and foundation activity. This position involves leading year-round solicitations and campaigns to diverse constituents that help fill the major gift pipeline with newly identified donors, as well as maintaining a positive net financial return on a consistent annual basis. Additionally, this role is responsible for our Foundation’s communication strategy and implementation for all messages coming out of the foundation, ensuring consistency and brand uniformity.

Education Qualifications:

Key Responsibilities:

Annual Giving

• Coordinate and collaborate with leadership and research to plan, develop and fulfill direct mail and digital communication effort, focusing on both acquisition and renewal.
• Collaborate with leadership to plan, develop, implement and program manage annual giving levels for use to retain and steward current donors.
• Manage and oversee the Employee Giving Campaign including all messaging to employees.
• Analyze and present plans updates and results of comprehensive fundraising for Annual Giving to leadership and boards.
• Manage vendors to quality and cost standards using targeted goals and budgets for work assignments.
• Other duties as assigned

Philanthropic Communications

• Create and manage the social media program for the Foundation.
• Develop an approach to building a story-bank that support multiple channel deployment of foundation messaging. 
• Maintain the Essentia Health Foundation website and other pages connecting to our primary website. 
• Oversee the development of cases for support and other ad hoc communication to support local affiliate funding priorities whether via appeal, event or other solicitation.
• Collaborate with leadership to drive an overarching communication strategy for the Foundation including a developing a messaging plan by channel (web, print, social), 
• Ensure standard protocols for brand usage and communication messaging are employed, including reviewing and sometimes writing key philanthropic communications for the Foundation.
• Other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum three (3) years working with non-profit organizations in the philanthropic field
• One (1) year of prior experience and demonstrated competency working within Razor’s Edge
• Knowledge of computer systems management, analysis, security and development; as well as database logic and terminology, data processing, software implementation and procedure development

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a fundraising environment

Employee Benefits at Essentia Health: At Essentia Health, we’re committed to supporting your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options to fit your needs. We offer a 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you plan for the future, and we invest in your professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs. To help you thrive both at work and at home, we provide flexible scheduling, generous time off, and wellness resources focused on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Please note that benefit eligibility may vary. For full details, refer to your benefit summary or contact our HR Service Center at (218) 576-0000.

Job Location: Building D - Miller Dwan Medical Center - EH Duluth

Shift Rotation: Hybrid - Day Rotation (United States of America)

Shift Start/End: /

Hours Per Pay Period: 80

Compensation Range: $76315 - $114483 / year

Union:

FTE: 1

Weekends:

Call Obligations:

Sign On Bonus:

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Relocation package, Flexible hours, Shift work, Weekend work,

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