TheMajor Gifts Officer (MGO) is a highly independent role responsible foridentifying, cultivating, and securing major and principal gifts from individual donors to support Cincinnati Children's.This position requires exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to build strong relationships with grateful patients, local and national philanthropists, and internal stakeholders. The MGO will collaborate closely with Development leadership to align fundraising efforts with institutional priorities and achieve fundraising goals.
Salary range for this level: $ $74,297- $94,744
Key responsibilities include:
Developing and managing a portfolio of major gift and principal prospects
Crafting and executing strategic donor cultivation and solicitation plans
Closing major gifts and principal gifts
Building and maintaining strong relationships with donors, volunteers and internal partners
REPRESENTATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic Goals
TheMGOis responsible fordeveloping relationships and executing strategies that result in major gift and principal gift income. In this role, a major gift is defined as $50k+, anda principal gift is defined as $2M+ to CCHMC. This position willmaintaina portfolio of 100-125prospects,and his/her work is expected to result in $1million to $2millionannually with an emphasis on gifts of $100,000 and above.
Individual Giving Specific
Identify, assess, cultivate, solicit and close five, six and seven figure gifts from individuals and family foundations, including grateful patient families. Develops cultivation and solicitation strategies for each individual Establishes a program of face-to-face personal visits with past, current and prospective donors. Strategically move major gift prospects through the development cycle from qualification to cultivation to solicitation to closing to stewardship. Understands, identifies, suggests, and utilizes multiple giving vehicles for the donor. Uses RENXT and PowerBI systems to track progress and results. Meets monthly and yearly metrics with respect to prospect and donor meetings and interactions, solicitations, and dollars raised. Coordinates donor interests with the priorities of the organization and develops funding proposals to match interests with needs. In close collaboration with the Stewardship team, helps coordinate stewardship reports to communicate with donors concerning the use of their gifts.
External Communications
Major Gift Officers also fulfill an important, detail-oriented role, representing Cincinnati Children’s to donors, prospects, medical center leaders, volunteers and potentially, national resources as part of the overall effort to raise awareness of and generate support for Cincinnati Children’s both locally and nationally. Specific tasks may include preparing written and verbal presentations and proposals and delivering this information personally to potential funders, representing CCHMC at family foundation and not-for -profit board meetings, communicating on behalf of CCHMC in donor meetings, and at events. Responsible for written communications with donors, such as gift verification letters and emails, gift agreement drafts, stewardship reports and email messages to coordinate medical center donor visits with leadership. Helps lead, recruit and staff campaign and special project committees, and volunteers
Crossfunctional Project Management
Serves as leader and point person for major gift and grateful patient fundraising referrals and activities with priority clinical/research divisions with the hospital, developing funding opportunities and leading others with prospects interested in their areas of responsibility. Must remain current on legal and programmatic changes affecting development functions.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field
5+ years of work experience in a related job discipline with 3 yearsbeing professional fundraising experience withdemonstratedsuccess raising major or planned gifts from individual donors viaface-to-facesolicitation or from foundation
Preferred:
Experience in healthcare or an academic medical center, or similar complex organization
Primary Location
Vernon Manor
Schedule
Full time
Shift
Day (United States of America)
Department
Development
Employee Status
Regular
FTE
1
Weekly Hours
40
About Us
At Cincinnati Children’s, we come to work with one goal: to make children’s health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children’s.
Cincinnati Children's is:
Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years
Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding
Recognized as one of America’s Best Large Employers (2025) , America’s Best Employers for New Grads (2025)
One of the nation's America’s Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune
Consistently certified as great place to work
A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability
Magnet® designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
We Embrace Innovation—Together. We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That’s why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we’re creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future—for all of us.
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Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability
Cincinnati Children’s, a nonprofit academic medical center established in 1883, offers services from well-child care to treatment for the most rare and complex conditions. It is the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and trains more than 600 residents and clinical fellows each year. Cincinnati Children’s is a force in pediatric research and offers some of the best research-based education and training programs in the nation.
Cincinnati Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability
