Functional Accountabilities

Development

• Assist in the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of prospects and donors.
• Participate in in-person/virtual visits with donors and prospects under the direction of management; may be involved in direct solicitation and have fundraising goals.
• Host tours to prospective donors and prospects to demonstrate the need for fundraising and steward previous giving.
• Manage post-meeting and event donor stewardship and data clean-up.

Critical Thinking

• Draft strategic fundraising materials, briefings, and presentations based on independently gathered information.
• Anticipate and respond to needs and requests from donors and the team; is proactive in assisting and follows up until needs are met.
• Evaluate the data generated from Raiser’s Edge and online fundraising platforms for accuracy and then independently follows through to correct errors and analyze fundraising trends.
• Coordinate sections of large projects or entire small projects, independently.

Planning and Organizing

• Provide project management support to ensure deadlines are met, input is gathered from appropriate staff, and approvals are obtained.
• Provide project management for proposals, stewardship reports, donor communications, business plans, briefings, presentations, agendas, minutes, etc.
• Assist in entering and tracking donor information in Raiser’s Edge to inform strategies and tactics.
• Provide high-quality writing and editing assistance on proposals, reports, and correspondence.

Benefits That Support You

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

Why Join Us

• Nationally Recognized Excellence – Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children’s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
• Leading Pediatric Care – One of the largest and most comprehensive children’s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.
• Innovation & Research – A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
• Mission-Driven Culture – Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams.

Additional Information

• The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position.
• Children’s National is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.
• The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here and the pay transparency policy is available here.
• Children’s National Hospital is committed to providing a “drug-free” work environment. Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children's National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with their policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.