Vice President, Philanthropy
Position Overview
Organization: Humber River Health Foundation
Title: Vice President, Philanthropy
Reports to: President & Chief Executive Officer
Team: Three
Location: Hybrid work model, currently minimum 3 days in office. When in office, on site at the Hospital: 1235 Wilson Avenue, Level 1, North York, Ontario.
Compensation: $180,000 – $220,000 + comprehensive benefits including HOOPP pension. Compensation will be determined commensurate with experience.
Is this you?
You are an entrepreneurial, highly motivated and results-driven major gifts fundraiser with a proven history of success. You bring a positive, can-do attitude to what you do, and you care deeply about healthcare and improving through philanthropy. You have a proven track- record of identifying and cultivating relationships with potential donors, securing significant gifts, and managing a portfolio of donors and prospects.
You are goal-oriented, strategic and creative with the ability to collaborate effectively. You are proactive and personable with a flair for seeking, building and fostering strong relationships. You are an excellent communicator and skilled storyteller with the ability to communicate complex ideas in a clear, concise way. You are cause-driven and caring with a passion for advancing innovative healthcare programs that have the ability alter the national landscape.
Do you have the top-flight success in major gifts, the zeal for business excellence, and a creative leadership style that inspires the very best of your team? The Vice President Philanthropy role demands clear-eyed objectivity, quick intelligence, the highest degree of organization, and tireless, flat-out commitment to results. You are collaborative and have a deep understanding of reputational dynamics in fundraising success. Outgoing and diligent, you listen, you work collegially, and you build stretch-targets, and then blow right past them.
If this sounds like you, please read on.
The Organization
Humber River Health is located within Toronto’s most diverse region. Over 20 different languages are spoken in their community—and they are ready to interpret them all. Their outreach programs and partnerships help connect with neighbors and support a healthy, thriving community.
Their state-of-the-art facility is enabling physicians and staff to deliver healthcare in new and innovative ways and is a model of efficiency for hospitals around the world. Everything Humber River Health does is designed to enhance not only outcomes but also the experiences of patients and their families.
Humber River Health has been designed with patient comfort and privacy as a top priority. They are proud that 80% of inpatient rooms are for single patients, with additional space to accommodate family members. Modern diagnostics equipment enables detailed, accurate patient diagnosis and treatment and our intuitive portals of care mean easy navigation and less walking within the building.
Mission
Inspire financial support for Humber River Health as it uses technology and innovation to light new ways in healthcare.
Vision
Create a lasting affinity with Humber River Health.
Values
Donor-Centered
Visionary
Inspirational
The Position
The Vice President, Philanthropy plays a critical role in driving the hospital’s fundraising efforts and ensuring the long-term sustainability of the organization. Our successful candidate will be strategic and visionary leader, with a bias to action and alongside the President & CEO, drive the revenue growth of the Foundation through the identification, cultivation and solicitation of major and transformational gifts. The Vice President will lead a team, engage the Board of Directors, and work to cultivate a robust pipeline of donors capable of making $500K to $1,000,000 contributions towards the hospital’s key priority areas. The Vice President will be a key architect of the foundation’s next phase of growth, ensuring long-term sustainability and impact.
The culture of Humber River Hospital Foundation is one based on the values of donor-centred, visionary, and inspirational. It is a place where people have a strong understanding of the value they bring to the whole organization. This unique and fulfilling environment will be most attractive to a candidate with a close affinity for the Foundation’s mission and vision. An able partner and collaborator, the successful Vice President will partner across the hospital and Foundation to achieve mutual success.
Key Responsibilities
Major Gifts, Research and Stewardship Portfolios
- Partner with the CEO and the Foundation leadership team to support development of the Foundation’s strategy and operational planning
- Partner with the President & CEO, philanthropy team, and executive volunteers on cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of major gifts
- Oversee and personally provide the required appropriate support, mentoring, coaching, and encouragement to Foundation Major Gifts Staff, Board member and executive volunteers
- In partnership with colleagues, create and integrate strategies to better reach diverse constituencies and communities to build major gifts relationships
- Partner with marketing and communications staff on the development and refinement of the case for support, proposals, and stewardship materials
People Leadership
- Consult, engage, and actively collaborate with fellow Foundation leadership Team members
- Provide leadership, direction, encouragement, and management to the MG and Planned Giving team, creating an environment of respect, accountability, motivation, professional growth, and high productivity
- Oversee recruitment, retention, development, and performance of staff members
- Encourage the commitment of staff to the mission, vision, and values of the Foundation
- Engage team members to work collaboratively towards the integration of programs and activities in support of the foundation and hospital’s collective goals
Executive Volunteer & Partner Engagement
- Develop and contribute to positive relationships with HRH Senior Leadership Team, CEO, Chief of Staff, as well as executive volunteers, physicians, clinicians, and hospital staff
- Lead the identification, recruitment, training, and support of leadership volunteers for the Major Gift programs
- With program leads, lead the identification of physicians, clinicians, and senior staff to act as Foundation ambassadors and to help develop and solicit Major Gift prospects (intra-professional team engagement)
- Foster and encourage heightened awareness of and engagement with the work of the Foundation across HRH
- Support activities, attitudes, and behaviours that further the culture of philanthropy within HRH
- Develop relationships with Foundation’s Board and key volunteers to secure their confidence, trust, and commitment
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years progressive fundraising experience, with a proven track record of securing $1M+ gifts
- Proven relationship management skills, with high EQ
- Ability to work collaboratively in a culture that values teamwork over self
- Collaborative mindset, strives to work effectively with cross-functional teams and understands the benefits
- Strong interpersonal skills, a superior ability to build and foster solid relationships, effectively manage complex protocols and expectations
- Ability to rise to new challenges and find creative solutions – resourceful and tenacious
- Strong presence, grit, poise, persuasiveness, and the appropriate confidence to earn credibility with senior management
Ideally will possess:
- Hospital/healthcare exposure and experience
- Raiser’s Edge Experience
- Experience working with volunteer boards and senior volunteers
- Campaign experience
- CFRE
Application Instructions
Humber River Health Foundation hires based on merit and is strongly committed to equality and diversity within its community and to a welcoming and inclusive workplace. Humber River Hospital Foundation especially welcomes applications from Indigenous persons, visible minority group members, women, persons with disabilities, people of all sexual orientations and genders, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.
Humber River Health Foundation have retained Preston Human Capital Group to conduct this search on their behalf. If you are looking for an outstanding challenge, working with one of the most well known and highly respected hospital foundations in Canada, then what are you waiting for? Apply now! Please include a cover letter and CV addressed to Lindsay Preston at lindsay@phcap.ca. Please note this posting closes Friday, August 29th at 5 p.m.. Only qualified respondents will be contacted. Thank you for your interest.