Mission and Accountability

Mayo Clinic’s Cure.Connect.Transform. vision and strategy reflects Mayo’s distinctive strengths in innovation and excellence, and is expected to secure Mayo’s role as the premier global healthcare provider.  The Department of Development is instrumental in this journey aligning the philanthropic strategy and approach toward funding institutional top priorities.  The Chief Development Officer (CDO), in partnership with his/her physician partner is accountable for:

• Directing Mayo Clinic’s philanthropic program, with principal responsibility for the development and execution of the most effective fundraising strategies in healthcare philanthropy.
• Leading and managing the Department of Development.
• In partnership with the Executive Dean for Development, engaging, educating, and advising Mayo Clinic leadership on fund raising strategies, policy, key issues.
• Developing, executing and advancing Development’s unified strategic vision and operational plan aligned with institutional strategic directives.
• Engaging Mayo Clinic leaders to cultivate, solicit and steward philanthropic benefactors and prospective benefactors as deemed appropriate to their leadership position and/or expertise.
• Inspiring strategic philanthropy that accelerates Mayo Clinic’s discovery of the next generation in diagnosis, treatment, cure and prevention for people around the world.
• Ensuring the Department of Development becomes the unequivocal leader of seamless human-plus-digital philanthropic engagement, in a manner that anticipates benefactor and prospective benefactor needs, which align with their broader Mayo Clinic journeys.
• Realizing an expanded model of revenue generation that enables a broader definition of philanthropy and generates multifaceted value in support of Mayo Clinic’s mission.

The CDO reports to the Chief Administrative Officer and is the administrative partner to the Executive Dean, Department of Development.  The CDO works collaboratively with Mayo Administration colleagues, physician colleagues, and allied health staff and nurtures a culture of agility, empowerment, innovation and transparency within the Department of Development.              

The CDO serves as a member of leadership groups within Mayo Clinic, including the Development Committee of the Board of Trustees with the  Executive Dean for Development; Board of Trustees ex-officio, Mayo Clinic Executive Operating Team, and Mayo Clinic Administrative Team.  

 Outcomes Expected

Achieve fund raising goal as defined on an annual basis, including achieving the annual fundraising goal, campaign goal (if applicable), cost-to-raise a dollar, and adherence to the annual department budget. Philanthropic dollars secured meet the financial metrics, i.e. operating, non-operating and capital goals as defined on an annual basis. Demonstrated growth of the pipeline to ensure annual fundraising goals can be achieved through benefactor and prospective benefactor pipelines.

Organizational Requirements

• The primary work location will be Rochester, MN
• Significant travel required to Mayo Clinic’s sites and other business related venues

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