Director, Foundation

CULTURE

ENA’s mission is to advance excellence in emergency nursing. Our mission comes to life in our values: Collaboration, Compassion, Philanthropy, Excellence, Learning, Inquiry, Diversity, and Integrity. Our values encourage personal and professional growth while enabling us to be the leading global emergency nursing resources. Our engaged workforce makes ENA an exceptional place to work.

ENA offers a flexible hybrid work schedule that allows employees the opportunity to work from the office two days a week and at home three days a week. Our headquarters is in Schaumburg, Illinois.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The Director of the ENA Foundation contributes to the success of ENA by ensuring the financial sustainability of the ENA Foundation through the development and execution of fundraising, stewardship, and annual giving strategies. The role will work closely with the Foundation Board of Trustees, Foundation committees and ENA Staff to create strategy to cultivate and steward donors and partners. The Director of the ENA Foundation is the principal contact for all foundation funders to ensure steady funding streams to meet ENA needs and budgeted goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Develops, implements, and evaluates outreach programs and key fundraising strategies to successfully support the mission of the ENA Foundation. Utilizes databases and CRM tools to track and manage donor activity.
2. Oversees the progress of established goals, benchmarks, and year-to-year variances of engagement and solicitation campaigns.
3. Oversees the annual appeal program, including memorial gifts, bequests, and the employee giving program for the purpose of increasing donor participation and revenue, while strengthening donor relationships.
4. Works closely with the Foundation Board of Trustees to help create and develop corporate support. Develops and maintains external relationships to facilitate opportunities for donation, including sponsorship.
5. Develops and oversees stewardship plan to maintain personal, regular communication with annual giving donors through effective communications, events and cultivation activities including donor recognition and individual donor societies.
6. Provides strategic oversight for sponsorship and fundraising events. Leads the strategy for the annual stewardship event during ENweek. and provides key connections for the ENA annual conference.
7. Develops annual budget in conjunction with the Finance team. Prepares regular, reconciled financial reports on individual, foundation, and corporate fundraising activities coordinated with the ENA Finance Department.
8. Builds and fosters collaborative relationships with the Foundation Trustees. Initiates and facilitates introductions of Trustees to appropriate parties and engages trustee presence on volunteer committees and attendance at sponsorship and fundraising events.
9. Empowers employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals. Delegates responsibility and expects accountability and regular feedback.
10. Collaborates with ENA Human Resources for the recruiting, onboarding, retention, professional development and performance management of the Foundation team.
11. Contributes to the workplace culture that is consistent with the association’s culture statement and emphasizes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
12. Displays a high level of accountability, taking responsibility for individual actions and the impact on the organization. Views oneself as a reflection of the organization by following through on commitments and accepting ownership.
13. Performs additional related duties as required or assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience with non-profit, philanthropic or corporate giving and managing donor contributions and recognition
• Donor Database experience

Desired:

• Project management experience
• Relevant Professional Certification
• Association experience

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrated commitment to the mission, values and work of a foundation and relevant personal leadership skills
• Knowledge of fundraising concepts, principles and practices, with emphasis on donor support
• Excellent collaborative communication and interpersonal skills, including negotiation skills
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to prioritize and multitask tasks by deadline
• Team oriented with ability to work independently
• Ability to exercise high level of discretion, creativity and independent judgment
• Ability to effectively manage organizational development and change by critical thinking, short and long-term planning, business and strategic planning skills
• Demonstrated influence with BODs, officers and other political leaders, leading to progress toward the mission and/or specific strategic initiatives
• Ability to assimilate and role model the association’s collaborative culture
• Computer proficiency in Microsoft Suite of Products

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Nature of work requires an ability to operate standard business office equipment. Requires ability to communicate verbally and in writing in an exchange of information; collect, compile and prepare work documents; set-up and maintain work files, participate in meetings. Use of the computer, with repetitive motion, is approximately 80%.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Majority of work is performed in a general office environment. Occasional travel may be required.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct and control the work of employees under his/her supervision. The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.