OCTOBER 21, 2010 THE CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY
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Girl Scout Council of
Greater New York City
Chief Executive Officer
Gardner-Webb University, located in Boiling Springs, North
Carolina, seeks a seasoned development professional to lead
University Advancement. The Vice President for Advancement
manages all advancement and fundraising activities, including
the capital campaign, annual fund, grants development, alumni
relations, public relations, and marketing. Along with the
President and other staff, faculty, volunteer leadership, the Vice
President for Advancement will aggressively seek out and ask
donor prospects to support the University in its stated goals and
values. The Vice President for Advancement will support the
President’s fund-raising activities, create institutional strategy
for development, help set fundraising priorities and goals,
evaluate and equip the development staff, and manage a personal
portfolio of major gift prospects.
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Requires seven years of advancement and fund-raising experience,
the ability to represent Gardner-Webb in public settings, and the
demonstrated ability to lead a successful fundraising campaign. A
bachelor’s degree is required, with an advanced degree preferred.
Candidates should possess passion for Gardner-Webb’s mission
(expressed in its motto, “For God and Humanity”) and be
capable of demonstrating Gardner-Webb’s tradition of Christian
values in their personal and professional lives. Candidates should
have a proven record of fund-raising success.
The Girl Scout Council of Greater New
York City offers vital, often life-changing,
leadership, growth, and community
volunteer experiences to girls, many of whom have limited access to
enrichment activities of any kind. With a budget of $5 million and a
staff of 50+, the Council services approximately 23,000 girls annually,
about 50% of whom live at or below the poverty line. In order to
increase membership and serve more girls, the Council must continue
to develop its programs and build organizational capacity for delivering
them. As a result, the Girl Scout Council of Greater New York seeks
a visionary leader with the energy, commitment and executive level
experience to take the organization to the next level. The CEO will work
closely with the board to define the organization’s strategic vision and
lead and inspire the staff to implement it at the highest possible level.
The CEO will: further develop organizational structures and internal
systems to ensure that the Council operates efficiently and effectively;
oversee the development and evaluation of programs; oversee finance
and budgeting; serve as the public face of the organization, raising
awareness of the Girl Scouts’ mission and work, building relationships
with a broad base of constituencies and increasing funding across all
giving areas.
Gardner-Webb University, a private, Christian, Baptist-related
university, provides outstanding undergraduate and graduate
education that is strongly grounded in the liberal arts while
offering opportunities to prepare for various professions.
Fostering meaningful intellectual thought, critical analysis, and
spiritual challenge within a diverse community of learning,
Gardner-Webb is dedicated to higher education that integrates
scholarship with Christian life. By embracing faith and intellectual
freedom, balancing conviction with compassion, and inspiring a
love of learning, service, and leadership, Gardner-Webb prepares
its graduates to make significant contributions for God and
humanity in an ever-changing global community.
The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of C-level suite leadership
experience; proven ability to lead organizational change, development
and capacity building; strong managerial skills with the ability to attract
and retain a high performance team; excellent relationship building
skills both internally and externally; a track record of successful
business development or fund raising; strong financial management
skills; and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously,
delegate effectively, and achieve stated goals. Personally, s/he should
be an intelligent, straightforward person who performs at the highest
possible level and inspires others to do so as well.
College degree and relevant experience required.
Corporate experience is a plus.
For a complete position description, please visit
http://www.pbrsearch.com/activesearches.html
or contact Pamela Bol Riess at
pamela@pbrsearch.com
Gardner-Webb will announce the public phase of its
comprehensive campaign in mid-November 2010, with record-
breaking funding levels already secured. This is an exceptional
opportunity for a strong advancement leader to capitalize on
momentum and institutional excitement.
Vice President
of Development
Please send your résumé and formal letter of interest, along with
three references to:
Gardner-Webb University
President’s Office - Vice President for Advancement Search
P.O. Box 997
Boiling Springs, North Carolina 28017
Or email your materials in PDF format to:
vpadvsearch@gardner-webb.edu
The Visiting Nurse Service of New
York (VNSNY) seeks a Vice President
of Development to lead, manage and
implement a comprehensive fundraising
program focusing on major gifts. As a key
member of the leadership team, the Vice
President of Development will collaborate with the CEO, the Board
and other organization leaders to develop key fundraising strategies
for VNSNY and a development plan for continuous growth.
Gardner-Webb University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visit our Web site at www.gardner-webb.edu
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
OF THE
OFFICE OF PHILANTHROPY
Detroit, Michigan
Henry Ford Health System (HFHS), one of the nation’s leading
and most respected health care providers, seeks an
aspirational and seasoned Senior Vice President (SVP) for the
Office of Philanthropy to provide strategic vision and leadership
for its comprehensive fundraising efforts.
Founded in 1915 by auto pioneer Henry Ford, the SVP will be
joining a premier health care system dedicated to offering a
seamless array of acute, primary, tertiary, quaternary and
preventive care backed by excellence in research and
education. HFHS recorded $3.9 billion in revenue in 2009 while
providing more than $173 million in uncompensated medical
care. Lead by President and Chief Executive Officer Nancy
Schlichting, and governed by a 24-member board of trustees,
the system also boasts more than 150 volunteer leaders across
its five hospitals in Detroit, Macomb, Warren, West Bloomfield
and Wyandotte. HFHS has over 23,000 employees who provide
care to over 3. 3 million patient contacts and perform more than
81,000 ambulatory surgery procedures each year. Over
102,000 patients are admitted to Henry Ford Hospitals annually.
HFHS is currently in the middle of their ENVISION campaign.
Launched in 2007 with a target of $250 million, the seven-year
campaign focuses on renovating and expanding the flagship
Henry Ford Hospital, constructing a new 300-bed West
Bloomfield Hospital in Oakland County, and enriching the
System’s nationally recognized Centers of Excellence.
Reporting to President Schlichting, the SVP will be responsible
for setting the overall strategic direction of fundraising. S/he will
oversee annual, major donor, and corporate and foundation
fundraising; ensure ongoing annual operating support
throughout the current and future campaigns; personally
manage a prospect portfolio including the organization’s most
significant donors; work directly with the Boards of Trustees;
and provide strategic and motivational guidance to the
development staff and volunteer leadership. The successful
candidate will possess at least 10 years of experience in
development, ideally in a campaign environment, as well as
strong managerial, strategic planning and motivational skills.
S/he should have demonstrated success working in a complex
organization, preferably within a research-driven or medical
environment, and have a track record of designing and
executing comprehensive fundraising efforts on both regional
and national levels.
Henry Ford Health System has retained Mr. Jack Gorman, of
the Boston-based national executive search firm Isaacson,
Miller, to conduct the search. Interested candidates are
encouraged to apply, in confidence, via electronic mail to:
Tahsin I. Alam, Senior Associate, at hfhs@imsearch.com.
Henry Ford Health System is committed to the hiring, advancement
and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color,
national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion,
weight/height, marital status, familial status, veteran status or any
other characteristic protected by law.
VNSNY is the largest not-for-profit home health care organization
in the nation, employing over 14,000 highly trained healthcare
professionals in the New York metropolitan area. VNSNY offers
a wide range of healthcare services, including post hospital care,
rehabilitation therapy, maternity and pediatric care, family counseling,
geriatric care, social work services, mental health counseling, end of
life care, and managed long-term care. A comprehensive array of
home and community based programs enables VNSNY to meet the
diverse health and personal care needs of its patients, improve their
quality of life and reduce the number and length of hospitalizations.
The ideal candidate must possess at least 7-10 years of fund-
raising and leadership experience in a large, complex, not-for-profit
organization; a demonstrated track record of soliciting and closing
major gifts; and exceptional management, communication, strategic
and analytical skills.
Chief Financial Officer
Cross International Alliance, consisting of two non-profit
corporations, Cross International, Inc. (CI) and Cross International
Catholic Outreach, Inc. (CICO), is seeking a Chief Financial Officer.
Cross seeks a dynamic and professional leader with a minimum
of ten years’ experience in a highly productive and progressive
financial department within the nonprofit sector. The candidate
must be a committed Christian able to work effectively in an inter-
denominational religious organization.
Skills and Qualifications
The successful candidate will have strong business acumen in
planning, finance, and budgeting, as well as, knowledge of federal
and state financial regulations governing nonprofits. He or she will
also have the ability to analyze and interpret financial data and
prepare financial reports, statements and/or projections, develop
and implement strategic business and operating plans, provide
audit process oversight and work as an effective team leader. It is
imperative that this individual have an active faith life and fully
support the mission of Cross International.
A Bachelor’s Degree is required; MBA and/or CPA with non-profit
certification is preferred, with a minimum of 10 years’ experience
in financial reporting, budgeting, auditing, fund accounting and
management.
Please send qualified résumés to hr@crossinternational.org
To Apply: VNSNY has retained the services of Cavan Executive
Search to conduct this search. Inquiries, nominations, applications
may be directed in confidence to:
Cavan Executive Search
48 Wall Street, 25th Floor
New York, New York 10005
info@cavansearch.com
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INDEX OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN DISPLAY ADS
Accounting and finance
53, 55
Administrative/other 53
Annual fund 52, 53
Arts administration 54
Capital campaigns 53, 55
Community outreach 53
Corporate and foundation
relations 52, 53
Donor relations 53
Executive 53-55
Fund raising/other 52,
53, 55
Fund-raising
administration 52-55
Grant administration
53, 55
Grant making 53
Grant seeking 52, 53
Major gifts 52, 53
Managing volunteers 52
Membership 53
Planned giving 53
Program administration
and management 53, 55
Programs/other 52, 55
Prospect research 53
Public relations and
communications 53, 54
Sales and marketing 53
Jobs by field
Academic centers 52, 53
