MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER - ASPIRUS HEALTH FOUNDATION

Compassion. Accountability. Collaboration. Foresight. Joy.

These are the Aspirus Core Values; and we are looking for the BEST around to join us as we demonstrate those values Every. Single. Day.

Aspirus Health in Wausau, WI. is seeking a Major Gifts Officer - Aspirus Health Foundation to join our team!

The full-time Major Gifts Officer (MGO) is responsible for systematically identifying, qualifying, and managing a pool of 100-150 leadership giving prospects, and successfully soliciting major and/or planned gifts. The MGO will collaborate with other members of the development team, the Vice President of System Philanthropy, Board of Directors, and system leadership to support Aspirus Health in its efforts to provide high quality healthcare in the communities it serves.

HOURS: Full-Time 1.0 FTE, 80 hours biweekly

Experience/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Five to seven years progressive work experience related to frontline major or planned giving fundraising.
• Demonstrated experience in cultivating and soliciting prospects capable of five- and six-figure gifts.
• Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) preferred.
• Proven track record of building donor engagement, closing gifts in the five-, six- and seven- figure range and upgrading donors. Healthcare fundraising experience preferred.
• Experience in planned giving and major gift capital campaigns preferred.
• Creativity and an ability to inspire performance and donor engagement.
• Ability to identify gift opportunities that match donor interests and support system needs, develop written proposals and other donor communications.
• A high degree of professionalism and a level of ethics in all activities and the ability to maintain client and donor confidentiality.
• Some travel and valid Wisconsin driver's license is required.
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Proficiency in donor database utilization (ie Bloomerang, Donor Perfect or Raiser's Edge) highly preferred.
• Strong customer relations and excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable with public speaking.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships with team members, internal customers, high-level staff, and external supporters.
• This position is an on-site role. Candidates must be available to work some evenings and weekends as needed.
• Annual competencies as required by Aspirus and/or various regulatory agencies based on entity and/or job position.

Employee Benefits

• Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time status.
• PTO accrual from day one!
• Generous retirement plan with match available.
• Wellness program for employees and their families.

Aspirus Wausau Hospital is the flagship of the Aspirus system that serves patients in 14 counties across northern and central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is a licensed private/not-for-profit facility with 325 beds and staffed by 350 physicians in 35 specialties. Aspirus Wausau Hospital is a Level II trauma center that provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services as a regional referral center. Specialty referral service emphasis exists in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics and cancer. The hospital has an average daily inpatient census of 220 with approximately 15,000 admissions per year. Outpatient visits exceed 50,000 and there are also more than 24,000 annual emergency department visits. To learn more about Wausau click the following link: Wausau, Wisconsin

Best known for its world-class cardiovascular program, Aspirus Wausau Hospital also provides leading edge cancer, trauma, women's health, and spine and neurological care.

Our Mission: We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.

Our Vision: Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.

As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.

Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 19 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.

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