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At Children’s Cancer Research Fund we’re committed to supporting the best and brightest individuals in the fight against childhood cancer. Fueled by compassion since opening our doors in 1981, our team has revolutionized the way childhood cancer is treated worldwide.
With a career at CCRF, you can feel good knowing that your work is advancing childhood cancer treatments and giving hope to patients and families.
Development Officer, Partnerships
The Development Officer, Partnerships is a frontline fundraiser responsible for identifying, cultivating, soliciting, stewarding, and growing corporate, foundation, community, and organizational partnerships that advance CCRF’s mission and revenue goals.
Reporting to the Director of Development, Partnerships, this role manages a portfolio of current and prospective partners and is responsible for building meaningful relationships that result in sponsorships, grants, employee engagement opportunities, cause marketing initiatives, and other strategic partnerships.
This is a hybrid position. Employees are expected to work on-site at CCRF’s offices a minimum of 40% of the time.
Development Coordinator
Join a collaborative and passionate development team dedicated to advancing our mission through meaningful donor relationships and strategic fundraising efforts. The Development Coordinator provides essential administrative, operational, and project management support for donor stewardship, constituent engagement, fundraising communications, and development operations.
Reporting to the Director of Development, Partnerships, this position will have dotted line reporting to Director of Development, Individual Giving and support the full development team.
This position is hybrid REQUIRING, minimally, 2 days a week in the Bloomington office.
Campaign & Planned Giving Manager
The Campaign & Planned Giving Manager is a key member of the Development team, responsible for advancing the organization’s mission to fuel transformational research to bring better treatments and cures to children with cancer. This position is responsible for managing the operational and administrative aspects of fundraising campaigns while overseeing the administration and supporting growth of the organization’s planned giving program.
Working collaboratively with frontline fundraisers, marketing & communications, finance, and external partners, this individual ensures fundraising campaigns are executed efficiently, planned gifts are properly documented and stewarded, and donors receive exceptional service throughout their philanthropic journey.
This position combines strong project management skills, donor-centric communication, and attention to detail to support sustainable fundraising growth.
This is a hybrid position. Employees are expected to work on-site at CCRF’s Bloomington location approximately 40% of the time, with the remainder of work performed remotely.
Major Gifts Officer
Reporting to the Director of Development, Individual Giving, the Major Gift Officer is a frontline fundraiser who is responsible for guiding donors through the full relationship continuum, from identification and cultivation to solicitation and stewardship. The role will manage a portfolio of approximately 120 to 150 individuals with the capacity to make outright and planned gift commitments of $10,000+. The role carries responsibility for securing $1M+ annually from their portfolio once fully established (within ~2 years.) The Major Gift Officer will represent CCRF with individuals and families to generate transformational philanthropic support for childhood cancer research.
The Major Gift Officer will work closely with the individual giving team, research impact team, board of directors, and volunteers. This position requires a sophisticated fundraiser who can translate complex science for donors, build meaningful relationships with supporters nationally, and work across departments to ensure fundraising initiatives are successful.
If a Twin Cities–based candidate is hired, they will be required to work out of our Minneapolis office two days per week.