Senior Philanthropy Manager

🕒 6 days ago

🌽 Illinois – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote

💵 $100k - $130k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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MPN Research Foundation

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2 - 10 employees

Founded 1999

🤝 Non-profit

🏥 Healthcare

🔬 Science

Non-profit • Healthcare • Science

MPN Research Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds and advances original research into myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) — the blood cancers essential thrombocythemia (ET), polycythemia vera (PV), and myelofibrosis (MF). Founded in 1999 as the first organization dedicated to MPNs, the Foundation leads collaborative, patient-centered efforts including the MPN Progression Registry, tissue banking, clinical trial engagement, patient-focused drug development, and convening researchers, clinicians, patients, and biopharma partners to accelerate scientific progress toward better treatments and a cure.

📋 Description

• Manage and actively grow an existing portfolio of high-net-worth donors, ensuring both strong retention and increased annual commitments. • Identify, cultivate, and secure new major donors through strategic research, outreach, and personalized cultivation plans. • Partner closely with the leadership team, marketing, operations and Board of Directors to secure high-impact contributions. • Maintain the comprehensive major-donor forecast and pipeline, ensuring accuracy, strategic clarity, and board-ready reporting. • Develop data-informed strategies to prioritize prospects, deepen engagement, and forecast revenue. • Serve as the internal analytics expert, leveraging data to inform outreach strategy, predict donor behavior, and identify growth opportunities. • Act as the Salesforce expert for the philanthropy function - building dashboards, optimizing workflows, maintaining data hygiene, and ensuring accurate reporting. • Utilize wealth-screening platforms and prospect-research tools to identify, segment, and evaluate donor capacity and affinity. • Lead the creation and continuous improvement of systems, processes, and analytic tools to increase fundraising efficiency. • Develop individualized cultivation and stewardship plans for top donors and prospects. • Coordinate with team members to ensure meaningful, timely, and coordinated donor engagement. • Advocate for increased philanthropic investment in the organization’s mission, moving donors toward higher levels of impact. • Cultivate and manage relationships with donors interested in legacy and planned giving. • Work with legal and financial advisors to structure and secure planned giving commitments. • Use donor-management, analytics, and wealth-screening tools to track donor profiles, giving histories, and engagement patterns. • Leverage propensity-to-give data to optimize outreach, qualify prospects, and prioritize portfolios. • Analyze trends to identify opportunities for stewardship, upgrades, and new donor acquisition. • Cultivate philanthropic leadership among Board members, encouraging meaningful participation in giving and fundraising. • Serve as a thought leader on philanthropy, guiding staff and Board leadership on trends, strategy, and best practices. • Develop and actively grow a portfolio of corporate partners and sponsors, ensuring strong retention, increased annual support, and long-term strategic mission-aligned relationships.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven track record in philanthropy and major donor engagement within the non-profit sector. • Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent; advanced degree preferred. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and inspire stakeholders. • Technical proficiency in relevant research methodologies and development tools. • Strong analytical skills and ability to leverage data to inform fundraising strategies. • Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on driving innovation and impact. • Experience in developing and implementing systems and processes to enhance fundraising efficiency. • Chicago based preferred, but not required. • Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. • Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and execute tasks effectively in unstructured or ambiguous situations. • Passion for the mission of the MPN Research Foundation and a commitment to making a difference in the lives of those affected by MPNs. • Familiarity with marketing principles and strategies is a plus. • Ability to straddle the team environment and individual tasks to achieve common goals.