System Director of Regional Outreach, Norton Children's Foundation

The System Director of Regional Outreach plays a critical leadership role in advancing the philanthropic mission of Norton Childrens Foundation by building and sustaining transformational relationships with donors across an assigned region. This role requires an experienced results-driven fundraising executive who thrives in a dynamic, strategy-focused environment and is motivated by meaningful impact on pediatric health care.

Reporting to Foundation leadership, the System Director partners closely with executive stakeholders and advancement colleagues to design and execute a comprehensive regional major gifts strategy. The position manages a high-level portfolio of leadership and major gift donors, with a focus on long-term relationship building, donor engagement, and philanthropic alignment with institutional priorities.

The Norton Childrens Hospital Foundation raises funds to support programs, equipment, facilities, clinical research, advocacy, and education for Norton Childrens Hospital, the only freestanding pediatric hospital in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. This nationally focused role requires frequent travel within the region and offers the opportunity to work with one of the countrys top-ranked childrens hospitals.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Foundation executive leadership to develop, implement, and measure regional fundraising strategies aligned with system-wide objectives.
• Manage and grow a portfolio of leadership and major gift donors, identifying and advancing opportunities for gifts of $25,000+ and beyond.
• Build trusted relationships with donors and prospective donors by aligning their philanthropic goals with Norton Childrens Hospital priorities.
• Design and execute strategic, personalized donor engagement plans encompassing identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Serve as a central contributor to the Foundations major gifts strategy, collaborating across advancement functions to maximize donor impact.

About Norton Childrens Hospital

Norton Childrens Hospital is Kentucky and Southern Indianas only full-service, freestanding pediatric hospital with pediatric and adolescent specialists and subspecialists representing more than 35 areas of focused clinical care. Located in downtown Louisville, the 300-bed childrens hospital is the regions only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and provides a complete range of care and support services just for kids, including pediatric sedation, child life and expressive therapy, spine and orthopedic care, solid organ transplant, bone marrow transplant, diagnostic and pediatric radiology, and emergency psychiatric services.

In addition, Norton Childrens Hospital includes an accredited Level 4 epilepsy center, 24-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 17-bed cardiac intensive care unit, pediatric cancer care center and one of the nations largest Level IV neonatal intensive care units. Each year, Norton Childrens Hospital cares for thousands of children who receive inpatient care, outpatient care or services in the emergency department. Norton Childrens Hospital medical facilities reach and services include:

• More than 215,000 pediatric patients and over 1 million patient visits each year
• Service coverage across all 120 counties in Kentucky and more than 35 counties in Indiana
• Care for patients from more than 35 additional states

Norton Childrens Hospital is ranked No. 1 in Kentucky for 20242025 by U.S. News & World Report and ranks among the nations top 50 pediatric hospitals in seven specialties, including cancer, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, behavioral health, pulmonology, urology, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology.

In 2025, Norton Childrens announced plans for a new 150-acre pediatric health campus in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, which would include the regions second full-service childrens hospital. More information is available at Norton Childrens.com/Hospital.

Required:

• Minimum of five years of experience in major gift fundraising, including direct solicitation of gifts $25,000 and above
• Bachelors degree

Desired:

• Seven or more years of major gifts experience
• Masters degree
• Certified Fund-Raising Executive (CFRE) credential

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