Chief Advancement Officer

SUMMARY:

The Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) is a key member of Gracelight Community Health’s executive leadership team and is responsible for leading the organization’s advancement and external growth efforts. The CAO develops and executes an integrated strategy to secure philanthropic support while expanding revenue opportunities through government relations, community partnerships, outreach, and other external growth initiatives that strengthen patient access and support Gracelight’s long-term sustainability.

The CAO holds primary responsibility for fundraising performance and overall revenue growth, including major gifts, institutional giving, capital campaigns, and advancement-driven opportunities that enable Gracelight to expand services, invest in its workforce, and meet the needs of the communities it serves. Through this work, the CAO ensures that external growth and resource development efforts directly support patient care, health equity, and measurable community impact.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Leads the development and execution of Gracelight’s advancement and external growth strategy to generate philanthropic and other advancement-driven revenue in support of patient care, access, and community impact.
2. Holds primary responsibility for fundraising performance and revenue growth, including unrestricted operating support, major gifts, institutional giving, capital campaigns, and other advancement-related revenue opportunities aligned with organizational priorities.
3. Leads government relations efforts to support public funding opportunities, legislative engagement, and policy initiatives that advance Gracelight’s mission and long-term sustainability, in coordination with the Chief Executive Officer.
4. Develops and stewards strategic community and institutional partnerships that strengthen Gracelight’s visibility, expand referral pipelines, and support program growth and service expansion.
5. Oversees organizational marketing, communications, and brand strategy to support fundraising goals, partnership development, patient growth, and mission-aligned public visibility.
6. Builds, leads, and supports a high-performing advancement organization, including teams responsible for development, marketing, communications, partnerships, and external engagement.
7. Establishes systems, tools, and performance measures to track fundraising results, revenue opportunities, and advancement outcomes, and reports progress to executive leadership.
8. Works collaboratively with operational and clinical leadership to align external growth strategies with organizational capacity, service priorities, and community needs, without direct responsibility for enrollment or access operations.
9. Supports donor cultivation and stewardship efforts, including preparing and engaging executive leadership and the Board of Directors in major fundraising, capital, and strategic initiatives.
10. Represents Gracelight in donor, partner, and community settings as appropriate to advance revenue generation, partnerships, and mission visibility.
11. Perform other leadership duties as needed to support the mission and strategic growth of the organization.