Director of Development at Grider Support Services LLC – Buffalo, New York

Grider Support Services, LLC is a proud partner of Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) and is dedicated to providing high-quality patient-centered care to our community.

We are seeking a Director of Development.

📍 Location:462 Grider Street Buffalo, NY
🏥 Department: Reports to ECMC Foundation
🕒 Shift: Full-Time | Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Job Duties

• Develop and implement a development plan that balances short-term revenue goals with longterm sustainability.

• Support the pursuit of a diversified fundraising model that emphasizes major gifts and annual giving from community members.

• Establish performance metrics tracking and reporting for fundraising outcomes and donor engagement.

• Build and manage a portfolio of individuals families, and grateful patient prospects and donors.

• Design and execute personalized cultivation and solicitation strategies.

• Partner with physicians and hospital leaders in identifying and stewarding prospective donors.

• Oversee annual giving strategies including direct mail, digital campaigns, and employee giving.

• Expand donor base, building scalable programs for acquisition, renewal, and stewardship to support revenue growth while strengthening donor loyalty.

• Partner with Event Manager on signature fundraising events and peer-to-peer campaigns.

• Ensure events support donor pipeline development and increase visibility for the foundation.

• Prepare the Foundation for future capital or comprehensive campaigns by aligning donor pipelines with ECMC’s funding priorities.

• Establish relationships with various departments to determine organizational needs, fundable equipment/project and seek funding.

• Oversee donor communications, including impact reports, newsletters, and stewardship materials.

• Ensure timely, personalized acknowledgements and meaningful recognition of donors.

• Collaborate with Database Manager to maintain donor database integrity and generate performance dashboards.

• Work with the Executive Director and engage the Foundation board and volunteers as active fundraising partners through donor outreach and other fundraising efforts.

• Partner across ECMC departments to strengthen philanthropy’s visibility and alignment with the hospital’s mission.

Benefits: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. The hiring range is between $85,000 to $100,000* per year. Enjoy generous PTO, paid holidays, and top-tier medical coverage with low premiums and full deductible coverage through an HRA—plus dental, vision, life insurance, and great discounts!

Qualifications

Education

Experience:

Skills & Competencies:

• Experience managing modern, comprehensive development programs with strong knowledge of

donor stewardship best practices; familiarity with HIPAA-compliant fundraising desirable.

• Comfort using donor database platforms, preferably Raiser’s Edge.

• Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and leadership skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders with professionalism and

diplomacy.

• Commitment to ethical fundraising and the mission of nonprofit healthcare.

Grider Support Services, LLC. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Applicants and employees are considered for positions and are evaluated without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

* The pay range listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant at the time of posting. When determining pay, several factors will be considered including but not limited to location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, professional credentials, internal equity, and budget.