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Executive Director & Chief Development Officer

NCPDP Foundation

Position Title

Executive Director & Chief Development Officer

Reports To

NCPDP Foundation Board of Trustees
Operationally aligned with the NCPDP President & CEO, as applicable

Position Classification

Full-Time, Exempt
Executive Leadership Role

Position Summary

The Executive Director & Chief Development Officer serves as the senior executive leader responsible for advancing the mission, visibility, financial sustainability, and strategic growth of the NCPDP Foundation. This role is intentionally designed to combine executive leadership of the Foundation with a strong chief development function to support the Foundation’s next chapter of growth as a private foundation.

The position is responsible for leading donor development, fundraising strategy, strategic partnerships, sponsorship cultivation, grant funding opportunities, and long-term revenue sustainability, while also overseeing the Foundation’s core Executive Director functions, including board support, governance coordination, grantmaking operations, financial oversight, compliance awareness, program execution, and stakeholder engagement.

The role requires a mission-driven, externally focused leader who can build relationships, cultivate donor confidence, expand funding opportunities, and position the Foundation as a credible and impactful contributor to public health, healthcare interoperability, standards-based innovation, patient safety, and improved access to care.

This role is weighted approximately 70% toward development, fundraising, donor cultivation, and strategic growth, and 30% toward Executive Director operations, governance, grantmaking, and administrative leadership.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

I. Development, Fundraising, and Strategic Growth — 70%

Donor Strategy and Relationship Development

Develop and execute a comprehensive donor development strategy that supports the Foundation’s long-term financial sustainability and growth. Cultivate, solicit, and steward corporate, organizational, and philanthropic donors. Build and maintain a structured donor pipeline, including prospective donors, current donors, lapsed donors, major gift prospects, planned giving opportunities, and strategic funding partners. Bring an extensive network of potential donors within the healthcare segment whose interests align with and support the Foundation’s mission. Create meaningful donor engagement opportunities that demonstrate the impact of Foundation-funded research, grants, initiatives, and public benefit outcomes.

Partner with Board members, donor committee leaders, and Foundation stakeholders to support warm introductions, donor outreach, and relationship expansion. Develop donor recognition strategies that are appropriate for a private foundation and aligned with the Foundation’s values, compliance expectations, and public benefit mission

Fundraising and Revenue Development

Lead the development and execution of fundraising campaigns, annual giving strategies, major donor initiatives, sponsorship opportunities, and special fundraising efforts. Identify and pursue funding opportunities that support research, innovation, healthcare interoperability, patient safety, public health, pharmacist care delivery, rural health, and standards-based healthcare transformation.

Develop compelling fundraising materials, case statements, donor proposals, impact summaries, presentations, and stewardship reports. Support fundraising events and donor engagement activities, including sponsorship strategy, event-based giving opportunities, and post-event donor follow-up. Establish fundraising goals, performance metrics, timelines, and reporting mechanisms to measure progress and accountability.

Strategic Partnerships and External Engagement

Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with healthcare organizations, technology companies, philanthropic entities, academic institutions, public health organizations, and other aligned stakeholders. Represent the Foundation externally in donor meetings, industry events, conferences, stakeholder briefings, and strategic partner discussions. Promote the Foundation’s value proposition as a funder and convener of research and innovation that advances healthcare interoperability, standards, patient safety, and access to care. Strengthen the Foundation’s visibility and credibility with donors, grantees, healthcare leaders, and public health stakeholders.

Growth Strategy and Sustainability

Develop a multi-year development plan to support the Foundation’s growth from an emerging next-phase model into a more sustainable, mature foundation structure. Work with the Board and leadership to assess future staffing, contractor, infrastructure, and operational needs tied to growth. Recommend strategies to expand unrestricted funding, endowment growth, donor-designated giving, sponsorships, and other appropriate funding sources. Support the development of financial models that align fundraising performance with grantmaking capacity, administrative needs, and long-term sustainability.

II. Executive Director Functions — 30%

Executive Leadership and Foundation Operations

Provide overall leadership and management of the Foundation’s day-to-day operations, consistent with Board-approved strategy, policies, and priorities. Ensure Foundation activities are aligned with mission, public benefit purpose, private foundation requirements, and strategic priorities. Coordinate staff, contractors, consultants, and external partners supporting Foundation operations, communications, grantmaking, fundraising, and administration. Develop annual operating plans, timelines, deliverables, and performance measures for Foundation activities. Ensure effective internal communication, documentation, and follow-through on Foundation initiatives.

Board Governance and Trustee Support

Serve as the primary executive liaison to the Foundation Board of Trustees. Support Board meetings, committee meetings, agendas, materials, minutes, action items, and follow-up. Provide regular updates to the Board regarding fundraising progress, donor activity, grantmaking, operations, financial performance, risk areas, and strategic opportunities. Partner with Board leadership to strengthen governance practices, committee structure, trustee engagement, donor participation, and succession planning. Support Board members in understanding their role in donor cultivation, ambassadorship, stewardship, and strategic growth.

Grantmaking and Program Oversight

Oversee the Foundation’s grantmaking processes, including grant cycles, application review support, award administration, grantee communications, reporting, and impact tracking. Ensure grantmaking activities are aligned with Foundation priorities, funding guidelines, compliance expectations, and Board-approved processes.

Support the development of grant priorities that advance standards-based research, interoperability, public health, patient safety, access to care, pharmacist care delivery, rural health, and healthcare innovation. Monitor grantee progress and ensure appropriate reporting, documentation, and evaluation of funded projects. Translate grant outcomes into donor-facing impact stories, Board updates, public summaries, and strategic communications.

Financial Stewardship and Budget Oversight

Work with the Board Treasurer, Finance Committee, NCPDP finance support, and external advisors as appropriate to develop and monitor the Foundation budget. Support financial reporting, forecasting, endowment tracking, grant funding projections, and administrative expense planning. Ensure responsible stewardship of Foundation assets and donor contributions. Assist in preparing financial information for Board review, audit support, tax filings, and other required reporting. Evaluate the financial impact of fundraising, grantmaking, staffing, events, and strategic initiatives.

Compliance, Risk, and Private Foundation Awareness

Maintain awareness of private foundation rules, charitable purpose requirements, grantmaking limitations, donor restrictions, expenditure responsibility requirements, conflicts of interest, and related compliance considerations. Coordinate with legal, tax, audit, and compliance advisors as needed. Ensure Foundation practices are consistent with applicable policies, nonprofit standards, donor intent, and Board-approved direction. Identify and elevate potential compliance, reputational, financial, or governance risks to Board leadership.

Communications and Impact Reporting

Work with communications support to develop Foundation messaging, donor communications, grant impact summaries, annual reports, quarterly updates, website content, and public-facing materials. Ensuring communications reflect the Foundation’s mission, public benefit focus, private foundation status, and alignment with healthcare improvement.

Develop clear and compelling stories that demonstrate how Foundation-funded work advances research, interoperability, patient safety, access, and innovation.

Leadership Expectations

The Executive Director & Chief Development Officer is expected to be both an operator and a builder. The successful candidate must be able to manage the Foundation’s current operational responsibilities while actively building the donor base, funding strategy, external relationships, and infrastructure needed for long-term sustainability. This role requires a leader who is comfortable working with a Board, engaging senior industry executives, cultivating donors, managing grantmaking processes, and translating complex healthcare and standards-related work into a compelling public benefit case for support.

The ideal candidate will bring executive presence, strong relationship-building skills, fundraising discipline, operational follow-through, sound judgment, and a commitment to advancing healthcare through research, innovation, interoperability, and standards-based solutions.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in nonprofit management, healthcare administration, business, public health, philanthropy, public policy, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 – 7 years of progressively responsible leadership experience in nonprofit, foundation, healthcare, association, philanthropy, fundraising, development, or mission-driven executive leadership.
• Demonstrated experience in fundraising, donor cultivation, sponsorship development, major gifts, corporate partnerships, or philanthropic revenue development.
• Experience working with a Board of Trustees, Board committees, or senior volunteer leadership.
• Strong financial acumen, including budget oversight, financial reporting, forecasting, and resource planning.
• Experience developing and executing strategic plans, operating plans, fundraising plans, or organizational growth strategies.
• Possess deep relationships across the healthcare ecosystem that can translate into donor cultivation opportunities.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and relationship management skills.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with private foundations, public charities, healthcare foundations, or association-affiliated foundations.
• Knowledge of healthcare interoperability, health information technology, pharmacy, standards development, public health, patient safety, or healthcare policy.
• Experience managing grantmaking programs, research funding, restricted funds, endowments, or donor-designated funds.
• Experience developing donor impact reports, grant summaries, sponsorship proposals, and executive-level Board materials.
• Familiarity with nonprofit compliance, charitable giving rules, conflict-of-interest considerations, and private foundation restrictions.
• Experience working in a lean or emerging organization where the executive must balance strategy, execution, relationship management, and operational detail.
• Experience leading event strategy, planning, and execution

Core Competencies

• Fundraising and donor cultivation
• Strategic partnership development
• Executive leadership and judgment
• Board governance and trustee engagement
• Financial stewardship
• Grantmaking and program oversight
• Healthcare and public benefit orientation
• Relationship management
• Public speaking and executive communication
• Operational discipline and accountability
• Strategic planning and execution
• Compliance awareness and risk management
• Mission-centered leadership

Performance Measures

Performance may be evaluated based on the following areas:

• Achievement of annual fundraising and donor development goals
• Growth in donor pipeline, major gift prospects, sponsorships, and strategic partnerships
• Quality and timeliness of Board reporting and governance support
• Effective management of grantmaking cycles and grantee reporting
• Financial stewardship and budget accountability
• Development of donor-facing impact reporting and public benefit messaging
• Strengthening of Foundation visibility and stakeholder engagement
• Progress toward long-term sustainability and infrastructure goals
• Compliance with Foundation policies, private foundation requirements, and Board direction
• Ability to work collaboratively with Board members, staff, donors, grantees, and external partners

Work Environment and Travel

This role may require participation in Board meetings, donor meetings, industry events, conferences, fundraising events, and stakeholder engagements. Travel up to fifteen percent (15%) may be required to support donor cultivation, partnership development, Foundation events, and external visibility.

The role may be structured as office-based, hybrid, or remote depending on organizational needs, Board direction, and candidate qualifications.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive and professional work environment. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, organizational need, and alignment with the Foundation’s mission and strategic priorities.