This is a new development position at City of Hope.  The Senior Advisor will build and implement a strategic principal gifts program, defined as gifts of $2.5 million and above.  S/he will manage and expand the portfolio of principal gift prospects and develop individualized plans for their cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.  S/he will build partnerships with institutional leaders, colleagues and volunteers to maximize principal gift fundraising within a major campaign environment.  This position is located in downtown Los Angeles.

City of Hope is an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer and other life-threatening diseases. An NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, it is located on an attractively landscaped 112-acre campus in Duarte, California, about 25 miles northeast of Los Angeles.  It includes the state-of-the-art Helford Clinical Research Hospital, the Beckman Research Institute, and its Graduate School of Biological Sciences.  City of Hope is ranked as one of America’s Best Hospitals in cancer and urology by US News and World Report.  It will celebrate its 100th anniversary year in 2013.  To learn more about City of Hope please see: www.cityofhope.org  

The search will continue until the position is filled, ideally by summer/fall 2008. Confidential inquiries and requests for a detailed Position Specification should be directed to our search consultant, E. Kay Dawson, JD, by email (preferred) at: kaydawson@comcast.net, or by telephone at 503.292.4889.