Title: Director, Planned Giving
Title: Director, Planned Giving
Location: Midtown
Org Unit: Planned Giving
Work Days: Monday-Friday
Weekly Hours: 35.00
Exemption Status: Exempt
Salary Range: $175,700.00 - $208,100.00
*As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int 1208-2018 - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices
Position Summary
Responsible for the development and implementation of a planned giving program and management of a select portfolio of principal gifts prospects/donors.
Job Responsibilities
- Identifies, cultivates, & solicits prospective donors for planned gifts. Maintains a portfolio of planned giving donors/prospects as well as select principal gift prospects. Staffs selected members of the Board of Fellows and senior administration/faculty.
- Manages Stimson Society (giving society for planned giving donors), including its Board of Fellows and Alumni co-chairs; Oversees communications to and tracking of Society members.
- Organizes and manages “Plan Well, Live Well” educational webinars.
- Prepares charitable gift calculations for prospects and donors. Supplies necessary information to donors' attorneys and financial advisors.
- Serves as a resource to colleagues and donors on charitable giving issues and tax law; advises attorneys, financial advisors, and other professionals on gift acceptance policies.
- Advises and partners with gift officers and alumni staff on strategies involving planned gifts, as well as on individual planned gift solicitations.
- Collaborates with the Director of Philanthropy Engagement on direct marketing approaches to planned giving prospects/donors.
- Conducts planned giving presentations to donors, alumni, faculty, staff, and other medical college constituencies.
- Liaises with Cornell University and NYP colleagues in the pursuit and management of planned gifts for Weill Cornell.
- Staffs and manages the activities of the WCM Planned Giving Advisory Council, which is comprised of volunteers who are legal and financial advisors.
- Supervises one Planned Giving Officer and one (shared) Development Associate.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in related field
Experience
- 7-10 years of experience and successful track record in planned giving.
- Proven record in closing planned gifts.
- Thorough knowledge of major gifts and planned giving concepts.
- Supervisory experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of and experience with all facets of the development field, especially major and/or capital fundraising.
- Comfort and ease working with mature donors.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and complex environment.
- Knowledge of, and experience with donor databases.
Licenses and Certifications
Working Conditions/Physical Demands
Weill Cornell Medicine is a comprehensive academic medical center that is committed to excellence in patient care, scientific discovery, and the education of future physicians and scientists in New York City and around the world. Our doctors and scientists - faculty from Weill Cornell Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and the Weill Cornell Physician Organization - are engaged in world-class clinical care and cutting-edge research that connect patients to the latest treatment innovations and prevention strategies. Located in the heart of the Upper East Side's scientific corridor, Weill Cornell Medicine's powerful network of collaborators extends to its parent university Cornell University; to Qatar, where an international campus offers a U.S. medical degree; and to programs in Tanzania, Haiti, Brazil, Austria and Turkey. Our medical practices serve communities throughout New York City, and our faculty provide comprehensive care at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Behavioral Health Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens. At Weill Cornell Medicine, we work together to treat each individual, not just their conditions or illnesses, as we strive to deliver the finest possible care for our patients - the center of everything we do. Weill Cornell Medicine is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Weill Cornell Medicine provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to protected status, including race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, or genetic information.
Nearest Major Market: Manhattan
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City