Overlook Foundation - Corporations and Foundations Relations Officer

Reports to: Director of Corporations and Foundations Relations (DCFR)

Objective: To gain grant support from corporations and local and national foundations, support the philanthropic needs of Overlook Medical Center and Atlantic Health System.

Responsibilities:

Oversee a group of corporate and foundation accounts (existing donors) to cultivate, steward and solicit for new grants. Achieve an annual fundraising goal, and when appropriate a capital campaign fundraising goal, as determined in consultation with DCFR. Manage the corporations and foundations research process including a portfolio of prospects to cultivate for solicitation. Identify new grant-making organizations, matching prospects with hospital and system programs and physician-driven projects.  Ability to initiate and build relationships with prospective organizational donors, ranging from grant administrators to CEOs.                                          In consultation with the DCFR, review and write grant proposals and reports and assist with database management.  Organize and host site visits and meetings with donors to share the progress of a grant or to explore new partnership possibilities with donors and prospects. Assist DCFR in the preparation of an annual operating budget and keep expenses aligned with budget. Participate in system-wide organizational fundraising work team which will require assignments.  Participate in periodic strategic planning process and high reliability organizational training and projects as needed.  Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and networking skills with board members, hospital leadership and staff members, physicians, and foundation colleagues. 

Administration:

Work with the DCFR in establishing annual performance benchmarks to measure and evaluate your performance. Assist DCFR with administrative responsibilities for organizational donor group. Record and track all activity in the Foundation’s electronic database (Raiser’s Edge) and report progress as required. Prepare reports and correspondence packets to comply with grant requirements from corporate and foundation donors. Work with gift processing to ensure that grant acknowledgement letters are mailed promptly and reflected in database and Foundation file system and archives.