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Lee Health · Fort Myers, FL

Director Of Development - Lee Health Foundation

TypeFull time
ScheduleDays
Experience5+ yrs
EducationBachelor's
PostedAug 3
✓You’ll need
Certifications
CFRE accreditation preferred.
Education
✓Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
Qualifications
✓Minimum 5 years of progressive fundraising experience, including major gift solicitation.
✓Valid Florida’s driver’s license.
✓Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with high-net-worth donors, physicians, and community leaders.
✓Ability to communicate complex medical or programmatic priorities in a compelling donor-centered way.
✓High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
✓Ability to travel locally and regionally.
✓Experience fundraising in healthcare, academic medicine, or complex nonprofit environments.
✓Familiarity with grateful patient fundraising and physician engagement models.
✓Experience supporting a campaign or capital fundraising initiative.
✓Knowledge of planned giving vehicles and philanthropic tax strategies.
✓US:FL:Fort Myers
experience with six- and seven-figure gifts preferred.
Proficiency in donor CRM systems (Raiser’s Edge or similar preferred).
Lee Health
Public · Fort Myers, FL · 3 hospitals
554open roles
34administration roles open in FL
624beds
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Pay for this position
$31.15 – $42.04/hr
Florida administration paymedian $21.64 – $30.19
$16/hrFloor 44% above the Florida median floor$58/hr
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✓You’ll need
Certifications
CFRE accreditation preferred.
Education
✓Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.
Qualifications
✓Minimum 5 years of progressive fundraising experience, including major gift solicitation.
✓Valid Florida’s driver’s license.
✓Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with high-net-worth donors, physicians, and community leaders.
✓Ability to communicate complex medical or programmatic priorities in a compelling donor-centered way.
✓High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
✓Ability to travel locally and regionally.
✓Experience fundraising in healthcare, academic medicine, or complex nonprofit environments.
✓Familiarity with grateful patient fundraising and physician engagement models.
✓Experience supporting a campaign or capital fundraising initiative.
✓Knowledge of planned giving vehicles and philanthropic tax strategies.
✓US:FL:Fort Myers
experience with six- and seven-figure gifts preferred.
Proficiency in donor CRM systems (Raiser’s Edge or similar preferred).
Lee Health
Public · Fort Myers, FL · 3 hospitals
554open roles
34administration roles open in FL
624beds
All 554 Lee Health jobsLee Health pay scales
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Responsible for designing and executing a strategic, metrics-driven fundraising program to advance the mission, programs, and priorities for the specific department they will be working with. This position manages a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors, focusing on measurable outcomes in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding philanthropic investments at the major and principal gift level. The Director of Development works closely with physician leadership, administrators, grateful patients, and community partners to translate the department’s specific priorities into compelling opportunities for philanthropic support, tracking progress against established goals and metrics to ensure maximum impact.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree preferred.

Minimum 5 years of progressive fundraising experience, including major gift solicitation. Certification: CFRE accreditation preferred. License: Valid Florida’s driver’s license.

Other: Demonstrated success securing $25,000+ gifts; experience with six- and seven-figure gifts preferred. Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with high-net-worth donors, physicians, and community leaders. Ability to communicate complex medical or programmatic priorities in a compelling donor-centered way.

High level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality. Proficiency in donor CRM systems (Raiser’s Edge or similar preferred). Ability to travel locally and regionally.

Experience fundraising in healthcare, academic medicine, or complex nonprofit environments. Familiarity with grateful patient fundraising and physician engagement models. Experience supporting a campaign or capital fundraising initiative.

Knowledge of planned giving vehicles and philanthropic tax strategies. US:FL:Fort Myers

About the role

This position manages a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors, focusing on measurable outcomes in identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding philanthropic investments at the major and principal gift level.