Chief Executive Officer

The Norfolk General Hospital Foundation seeks an accomplished, thoughtful, and strategic leader. The Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the alignment of strategy, planning, evaluation, policy development, communications, fiscal management, and personnel to ensure the achievement of Foundation goals and outcomes. The incoming Chief Executive Officer will ensure a Foundation culture of integrity, accountability, responsibility and results and will have a passion for rural healthcare. This is an exciting opportunity for a high performing, charismatic and visionary executive.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Foundation Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer of the Norfolk General Hospital Foundation is the senior leader responsible for driving the Foundation’s mission, vision, and strategic growth. The CEO will be a dynamic fundraiser and community leader with proven success in cultivating transformational gifts, building strong donor relationships, and inspiring broad community support. This entails the development and maintenance of ongoing fund development programs of an aggressive nature, and includes fostering public awareness of the Foundation. The incumbent will work to promote the fundraising goals of the Hospital to patients, members of the public and the larger community. The Chief Executive Officer will inspire donors and stewarding key relationships with donors. The individual will lead successful fundraising strategies as well as identify new and diverse revenue streams.

The ideal candidate is experienced in major gifts, giving circles, legacy giving, and event-based fundraising, while also deeply community-minded and skilled at building meaningful connections. This is a unique opportunity for a visionary leader who thrives on achieving ambitious goals and believes in the power of philanthropy to transform health care.

Duties & Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Foundation.

Build, nurture, and steward strong relationships with major gift donors, planned giving donors, and giving circle participants.

Develop and lead innovative fundraising strategies that align with the Hospital’s priorities and the Foundation’s goals.

Oversee the planning and execution of signature events, marketing campaigns, and sponsorship initiatives to maximize revenue and community engagement.

Ensure the effective stewardship of sponsors and event partners, building long-term mutually beneficial relationships.

Serve as the chief ambassador for the Foundation within the community, fostering strong relationships with individuals, corporations, service clubs, and community partners.

Partner with the Board of Directors to set ambitious fundraising goals and ensure accountability in meeting them.

Liaise with the NGH CEO and management team to ensure a strong partnership between the two organizations and to understand the capital fund raising requirements of the hospital

Inspire, coach, and manage a dedicated staff team to achieve high performance and professional growth.

Ensure sound financial management, transparency, and accountability.

Oversee marketing, communications, and donor recognition programs that demonstrate impact and inspire giving.

Support the operational management while developing standard operating procedures and effective ways to store and communicate data

Prepares and monitors policies and procedures, financial goals and program activities for the Foundation, and attends meetings and reports regularly to the Foundation Board on same. Attends Board Committee meetings.

Plans and advises the Foundation Board of Directors in areas of policy, administration, fundraising, public relations and recruiting needs for the Board.

Participates with the Board of Directors in achievement of the Foundation’s Vision and Strategic Plan, directing and overseeing short and long term goals.

Endeavors to diversify funding sources and expand the scope of Foundation operations, (i.e. annual fund development program, special mailings, sponsorship programs, planned giving, etc.) as the Foundation’s needs and activities mature.

Cultivates relationships with key donors, and ensures that donor recognition programs are effective.

Establishes, develops and maintains communication and appropriate relationships

Identifies, cultivates and recruits key volunteer leadership candidates for the Foundation Board.

Ensures the timely and targeted communication of the significant accomplishments of the Foundation through public media and other communication vehicles.

Assess the current development program to ensure achievement of Foundation revenue goals in support of Norfolk General Hospital mission and capital needs

Set goals, objectives and plans to implement strategies for cultivation and solicitation that will lead to closing gifts

Chief Executive Officer

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