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Vice President of Strategic Giving

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Vice President of Strategic Giving

Boston Children’s Hospital Trust

Boston, Massachusetts

Lindauer was honored to bring this search to a successful conclusion in partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital Trust. Read the announcement about Jenny Liu becoming VP of Strategic Giving for BCHT.

Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) stands as a leading children’s hospital worldwide, with an unrivaled pediatric research program. Under the visionary leadership of Dr. Kevin Churchwell as President and CEO and Dr. Nancy Andrews as Chief Scientific Officer, BCH is poised for transformative growth. Boston Children’s Hospital Trust (BCHT), established in 1997, serves as the philanthropic arm of BCH, excelling in fundraising through collaboration with a dedicated staff, a powerful Trust Board, and clinical and scientific faculty leaders. The Trust’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion fosters a supportive and engaged workplace, enabling remarkable revenue growth of approximately $200 million annually.

The Opportunity

BCHT is seeking a Vice President of Strategic Giving (VP) to build and implement the organization’s first transformational giving program. The VP will play a central role in coordinating Hospital stakeholders to create and support opportunities that leverage pediatric health for the world. Reporting directly to the President of BCHT, this professional will serve on the Trust’s executive leadership team and work in partnership with the Vice President for Development and Campaign and other senior leaders in major gifts.

The importance of this position was on full display during a 2019 campaign that raised over $1.5 billion and demonstrated the potential for transformational giving at BCHT. Building on this foundation, the VP will develop a formal transformative gift strategy, utilizing their personal and professional networks to implement innovative ideas. Successful candidates will have experience in high-performing fundraising programs within sophisticated, matrixed institutions. While academic medicine fundraising experience is preferred, the ability to excel in a complex, fast-paced organization is vital. BCHT’s results-oriented culture and dedicated staff require a candidate with equal drive, commitment, joy, and a proven track record of closing eight- and nine-figure gifts.

Boston Children’s Hospital Trust

Past searches and placements for Boston Children’s Hospital Trust

  • Senior Director, Principal and Major Gifts
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  • Senior Director, Prospect Development and Research
  • Director of Principal and Major Gifts, New York Metro Region
  • Assistant Vice President of Gift Planning
  • Director of Stewardship
  • Director of Foundation Relations
  • Director of Development and Campaign Communications
  • Senior Foundation Relations Officer
  • Director, Principal and Major Gifts
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    An innovative and deeply committed thought partner for organizations across a range of sectors, Faith Montgomery equips nonprofit leaders to realize their visions in the world. She synthesizes the many variables of an executive search into a shared reality with her clients, providing vital support and guidance that helps them prepare for new leadership eras. Faith has served clients in education, healthcare, the arts, social justice, and policy with her strategic expertise in how to leverage evolving workplace dynamics and engage teams to unlock their full potential.

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    Before joining Lindauer, Faith was Vice President of Operations at Columbus Advisors Group, LLC, where she developed organizational infrastructure and protocol, and Vice President of Development at Easter Seals Massachusetts, where she led major gifts, corporate and foundation relations, annual fund, and special events, raising millions annually to support people with disabilities.

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    Faith holds a BA in Communications/Business from the University of Missouri-Columbia and an MA in Interpersonal Communications from Purdue University.

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    Prior to joining Lindauer, Alex spent three years at UNC Asheville in a variety of roles within University Advancement and the Chancellor’s Office. Most recently as Executive Assistant to the Chancellor and Chief of Staff, Alex worked with the University leadership and the Board of Trustees to carry out major strategic initiatives including a comprehensive fundraising campaign, institutional revitalization plan, and campus master plan. As Assistant Director of Donor Relations, she was charged with thinking creatively to improve stewardship and create long-term, sustainable solutions for Donor Relations. Among the results were the creation of more customized donor experiences, an implementation of the divisions first-ever major donor satisfaction survey, and the creation of a six-month campaign feasibility/readiness study comprised of 20 virtual focus group sessions with 250 donors and community members.

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