Associate Vice President, Development

Connecticut Children's

. Identify, cultivate and solicit prospects capable of making major gifts to Connecticut Children’s.

Posted 9/21/2026full-timeHartford • Connecticut • United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in major gift fundraising, relationship management, and strategic donor engagement, particularly within the context of children's hospitals or academic medical centers. Proficient in utilizing Salesforce for maintaining donor records and tracking fundraising activities.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Major Gift FundraisingDonor Relationship ManagementSalesforce ProficiencyExceptional Written CommunicationTeam Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Fundraising StrategyProposal WritingDonor ResearchGoal AchievementEvent Participation

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsAttention to DetailJudgment and DiscretionTime Management

Tools & Technologies

SalesforceCRM Systems

Industry Keywords

Children's Hospital FundraisingAcademic Medical CenterMajor GiftsDonor EngagementStewardship

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify, cultivate and solicit prospects capable of making major gifts to Connecticut Children’s.
Develop and maintain a portfolio of 150–175 high-quality, long-term relationships with past and potential donors.
Build donor and prospect relationships through personal contact and coordination with Medical Center faculty, staff, volunteers and Foundation colleagues.
Achieve annual activity and outcome goals, including personal visits, major gift proposals, major gifts closed and dollars raised.
Engage and support Board Members, Executive Management Team members and Faculty leaders in donor relationships.
Research donors to assess capacity, inclination and interests, then define and implement major-gift strategies.
Maintain detailed relationship records in Salesforce.
Serve as Foundation liaison to volunteer leadership groups, departments and programs.
Identify and analyze potential donors in alignment with capital and programmatic priorities.
Write correspondence, proposals and briefings and submit them on agreed timelines.
Establish and achieve visitation and solicitation goals.
Facilitate acknowledgement, recognition and stewardship of gift commitments.
Participate in cultivation, solicitation and recognition events.
Perform additional Development-related activities as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
Minimum seven years’ experience with a successful track record in fundraising, including at least two years of experience with leadership gifts.
Direct experience in fundraising for a children’s hospital or academic medical center preferred.
Ability to work independently and prioritize and complete multiple tasks and projects concurrently.
Attention to detail and ability to meet tight deadlines.
Exceptional judgment and discretion when handling confidential financial and personal information.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Superb interpersonal skills and ability to develop relationships with a broad range of personalities.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
Knowledge of Salesforce or a similar CRM is helpful.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work arrangement
Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm schedule