Overview
Vice President, Center Philanthropy Jobs in Urbana, USA at Carle Inclusion Connection Group
Position: Vice President, Center for Philanthropy
The Vice President, Carle Health Center for Philanthropy is the executive leader responsible for advancing a comprehensive, system-wide fundraising enterprise in support of Carle Health’s strategic growth, clinical excellence, research innovation, and patient-centered care.
This role provides vision, strategy, and operational leadership for a system-wide healthcare philanthropy program, including campaign planning and execution, major and principal gift development, foundation governance, and integration of auxiliary and volunteer services, to support the mission, vision, and strategic priorities of the health system. The VP serves as a key architect of enterprise campaign strategy and partners with system executives, physicians, and board leadership to secure transformational philanthropic investment.
The position plays a critical role in building a sustainable culture of philanthropy across a complex healthcare system and ensuring that donor engagement strengthens community trust and enhances patient experience.
Onsite Office Location
: can be flexible within the four regions; position requires a strong, visible presence across the system and within the communities served.
Qualifications
Certifications:
- Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) or similar credential (preferred)
Education:
Work Experience:
- Healthcare Philanthropy Leadership – 10 years, or
- Large-scale nonprofit fundraising – 10 years, and
- Demonstrated success leading comprehensive campaigns, and
- Experience in a complex, multi-entity organization
- Proven ability to secure principal and major gifts
- Strong governance and board partnership experience
Preferred:
- Healthcare system fundraising experience
- Oversight of volunteer or auxiliary programs
- Experience in campaign feasibility and capital planning
Core Leadership
Competencies:
- Executive presence and influence
- Results-driven accountability
- Mission alignment and ethical stewardship
Salary Range
: $300,000 to $420,000/year
Responsibilities Enterprise Campaign Leadership
- Design and lead comprehensive system-wide fundraising campaign: feasibility, planning, execution, & stewardship
- Align campaign priorities with system strategy, capital initiatives, clinical expansion, research, community health initiatives, and workforce development goals
- Partner with leadership to translate strategic priorities into compelling philanthropic opportunities
- Personally manage relationships with principal and transformational gift prospects
- Drive campaign performance through data-informed strategy, pipeline management, and accountability systems
- Ensure campaign messaging reflects system impact, patient outcomes, and community benefit
Health System Philanthropy Strategy
- Develop and execute a long-term philanthropic growth strategy across multiple hospitals, service lines, and regions
- Integrate philanthropy into system planning, capital strategy, and service line development
- Lead major gifts, planned to give, corporate partnerships, employee giving, and foundation grants
- Strengthen physician engagement in philanthropy as ambassadors and partners
- Establish system-wide donor stewardship and impact reporting standards
Foundation Governance & Financial Stewardship
- Provide executive oversight of the foundation board and affiliated boards and councils
- Guide board governance, fundraising performance, and fiduciary accountability
- Guide board member recruitment, orientation, and development
- Ensure compliance with healthcare and nonprofit regulations
- Partner with Accounting and Treasury on financial management, endowments, and investment stewardship
- Maintain transparent reporting and donor accountability
Auxiliary & Volunteer Integration
- Provide strategic oversight of auxiliary organizations across the system
- Align volunteer and auxiliary services with patient experience, hospitality, staff appreciation, & community engagement goals
Title: Vice President, Center Philanthropy
Company: Carle Inclusion Connection Group
Location: Urbana, USA
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