ABOUT THE FOUNDATION
The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, in partnership with Stanford Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, unlocks philanthropy to transform health for children and families in Northern California - and around the world. Through fundraising and grantmaking, the Foundation drives scientific research, innovation, and policy change that will improve care, advance cures, and reform healthcare systems for this and future generations.
MAIN FOCUS: Support Community Fundraising and Direct Marketing team members on various programs, including the Champions program, in-kind donations, Summer Scamper, digital fundraising, and vendor-managed direct appeals.
LOCATION: Hybrid Position – the candidate will work an average of eight (8) days per month in our Palo Alto, CA office; the successful candidate will be based in the Bay Area.
WHAT YOU'LL DO...
As the Temporary Development Associate, 80% of your time will support the Community Fundraising team. You will support community events and peer-to-peer fundraising aimed at generating philanthropic support for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford and the child health programs at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The primary function of your role is to increase community involvement in the Champions third-party fundraiser programs, in-kind donations, and annual events like Summer Scamper.
20% of your time will be dedicated to support the Direct and Digital Marketing Program. You’ll be responsible for general administrative support for the team, as well as helping to coordinate in-house mailings and stewardship efforts. You will spend time on analytical projects learning and using Raiser’s Edge and Excel.
This position will report to the Senior Executive Development Administrator, with a dotted line to the Senior Director, Annual Giving and Direct Marketing.
This is a 4.5-month full-time temporary position.
The compensation range for this role is $29-$34 per hour.
YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR...
Champions Program
- Support the Community Fundraising team with community outreach efforts and 3rd party fundraisers.
- Work with the Digital Fundraising team to maintain the Champions website, online fundraising pages, and provide digital support; leverage Champions events as a tool to promote philanthropy and the hospital through blog posts, social media, and new opportunities.
- Edit collateral to fit the needs of Community Fundraising programs and update materials to comply with brand guidelines.
- Write and edit content about the Champions programs and individual campaigns/fundraisers in the form of blog posts, social media posts, and newsletter segments.
- Assist in gift-in-kind donation acceptances, deliveries, and data tracking.
- Provide general customer service support to donors and fundraisers as needed.
- Track ongoing fundraisers and work alongside Community Fundraising team to provide appropriate stewardship.
- Assist with monitoring Community Fundraising email inboxes and preparation for weekly Community Fundraising team meetings.
- Assist with Monday.com project board maintenance.
- Flexibility to support events on evenings and weekends as needed.
Summer Scamper
- Assist Summer Scamper Event Director with general requests related to executing a large-scale community engagement and fundraising event. These include but are not limited to peer-to-peer fundraising, volunteer engagement, event logistics, and event and fundraising communications.
- Provide general customer service support to donors and participants as needed.
- Participate in recruitment and registration efforts.
- Assist with registration and donation website technical support.
- Help generate registration and revenue reports for internal records and updates.
Direct Marketing and Digital Fundraising
- Managed shared Foundation inbox and respond or route emails for reply ASAP.
- Support vendor-managed direct appeal program and in-house mailings.
- Generate reports using donor database/ constituent relationship management system (Raiser’s Edge) and Excel.
- Support Assistant Director, Annual Giving & Direct Marketing in all in-house mailings, including managing mail materials, list review, schedules, and merge/ print/ assembly.
- Generate reports on a recurring basis to support digital fundraising and annual giving pipeline development. Circulate to colleagues for analysis and/or action.
Collaboration and Teamwork
- Develop knowledge of hospital programs to effectively communicate with supporters.
- Assist Children’s Fund team with prospecting, stakeholder event support, and stewardship events on an as needed basis.
- Work cooperatively and strategically with all relevant internal teams to ensure the success of events and to bolster our fundraising efforts.
- Function as a member of a team by accepting additional responsibilities and assisting others as necessary.
- Recommend new approaches, procedures, and processes to effect continual improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of department and services performed.
- Regular and predictable attendance is required.
YOU MUST HAVE...
- Associate or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience.
- 2+ years directly related work experience.
- Access to reliable transportation.
- Effective interpersonal communications skills.
- Excellent relationship building skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- A genuine interest in working in a nonprofit environment, a strong desire to work in a development environment.
YOU'LL BE SUCCESSFUL IF...
- You have strong organizational and project management skills: Proven ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple priorities, and maintain attention to detail.
- You’re adaptable, flexible, and a fast learner: Demonstrated openness and receptiveness to new ideas. Possess a high tolerance for shifting priorities in a complex and expanding department.
- Writing and Editing: Strong writing and editing skills with a mastery of grammar, spelling, and content structure, as well as a demonstrated skill in organizing and visually displaying information and data in the appropriate format for the document.
- You have strong relationship building skills: Personal and interpersonal skills with the proven ability to collaborate, motivate, engage, and work closely with internal and external stakeholders.
Working at the Foundation
WE’RE DYNAMIC…
The Foundation is a dynamic organization in a rapidly changing industry. Therefore, the responsibilities associated with this position will evolve and grow in accordance with LPFCH's business needs and growth plans. More specifically, the incumbent may be required to perform additional and/or different responsibilities based on the future growth plans for the Foundation.
WE STRIVE TO EMBODY OUR CULTURAL TOUCHSTONES
- Mission-first - We can never lose sight of why we exist and exercise profound commitment to advancing child and maternal health.
- Good of the whole - We share responsibility for overall results, think of what’s best for the team and organization, and act as responsible stewards of resources.
- Bold and bendy - We’re unapologetically ambitious for our mission, creative, and take risks by trying new things.
- Sweat the big stuff - We’re clear on our priorities, calibrating effort and resources to audience and impact; the higher the return, the greater the investment.
- Make it happen - We’re focused on outcomes and prepared with ideas and solutions for every challenge.
- Community matters - We prioritize listening to and supporting each other, not just as colleagues, but as people with varied experiences and perspectives.
EVERYONE BELONGS HERE
Our Foundation values the unique qualities each of us brings to our team and community. We take pride in cultivating a workplace where every voice is heard and each of us has the opportunity to achieve our fullest potential—so that together, we can make meaningful impact on the health outcomes for children and their families.
We are guided by the following principles:
- Uphold integrity and professionalism in all our actions.
- Foster a welcoming and supportive culture.
- Embrace unique perspectives and contributions.
- Interact with compassion, openness, and an eagerness to learn.
The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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