Where You’ll Work

We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

Job Summary and Responsibilities

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Job SummaryThe Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado Foundation (CHICF) has launched a major initiative to maximizephilanthropic opportunities in Colorado. This initiative seeks to engage major philanthropists in Coloradoand throughout the country to transform health care and create healthier communities. The organization'sphilanthropy initiatives are managed by the CHI Colorado Foundation (CHICF), which is organized intotwo regions or groups – Mountain/North Denver and South State. Each of these regional groups arebuilding and maximizing a team-based approach to fundraising. One critical aspect of this work isStewardship, a comprehensive and integrated donor relations program that fosters a culture ofappreciation, recognition, accountability, and ongoing engagement of donors, thereby strengtheningphilanthropic support of our mission and vision within these communities. We are seeking the rightPhilanthropy Officer to join our team at an exciting point in our evolution as a fundraising team. This roleis primarily focused on sales – that is, getting out and talking to prospects about the IMPACT ofORGANIZATION, and generating results from those conversations. This is the farthest thing from a deskjob! In fact, we want someone in this role who feels like their seat's always on fire – they HAVE to be outof the office as much as possible telling the story!The Major Gifts Officer is responsible for a sales portfolio, and for delivering on an annual, campaign andlegacy fundraising goals.

Job Requirements

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

Education Requirements

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required

Minimum Experience Requirements5+ years of professional or direct experience.An action-obsessed person who is a phenomenal relationship builder. He or she can't go to bed withaction items still on their list!A strategic organizer – rather than being too focused on all the detail, he or she concentrates on outliningthe strategy and most critical details needed to work each prospect or opportunity, from initial preparationand phone call to the final follow-through.This person is methodical without letting process slow them down.