Heartland Dental Foundation Program Manager - Remote Midwest

Heartland Dental Foundation Program Manager, Total Rewards

Heartland Dental is the nation's largest dental support organization, providing non-clinical administrative support services to more than 3,000 supported doctors across 39 states and the District of Columbia in over 1,800 dental offices. Each Heartland Dental support office is unique to the community and the patients they serve. Supported doctors are the leaders of their practice and retain clinical autonomy. All Heartland Dental supported Doctors are united by a common goal: delivering the highest quality dental care and experiences to the communities they serve.

Heartland Dental is looking for an independent and ambitious individual to be responsible for managing activities which will drive impact within the Heartland Dental Foundation, supporting the liaisons between Heartland Dental leadership and the Heartland Dental Foundation, the Heartland Dental Foundation Advisory Board, and the Southern Illinois Community Foundation (SICF – provides leadership and oversight over the Heartland Dental Foundation Funds).   

This position will have visibility with Heartland Dental Senior Leadership and the Heartland Dental Foundation Advisory Board.  We are looking for an individual who has strong organization skills and a passion for charitable fundraising and giving.  The Heartland Dental Foundation Program Manager will work closely with the Heartland Dental Foundation Steering Committee to continue to grow and mature the Heartland Dental Foundation.

The Heartland Dental Foundation assists Heartland Dental supported dentists, team members and support professionals who are experiencing economic hardship and are unable to afford housing, utilities and other basic living needs because of a qualified disaster, serious or life-threatening illness or injury, death or other catastrophic or extreme circumstances beyond the individual’s control.  More than $1,149,160 in financial assistance grants have been provided to numerous Heartland Dental team members since the Foundation’s inception in 2018.  The Heartland Dental Foundation operates through generous donations, with 100% of gifts going directly to those experiencing hardship.

Below is an overview of the duties and responsibilities you would take on in this role:

• Serve as the main Heartland Dental Foundation point of contact and partner/liaise with SICF to ensure implementation of the Foundation under the direction of the Heartland Dental Advisory Board, following Foundation regulatory requirements
• Assist the Foundation to establish and reach annual goals; advocate through employee onboarding specifically regarding payroll deductions
• Collaborate with SteerCo to help plan and facilitate strategic-planning efforts and both internal and external campaigns
• Lead evaluations and reflection activities to acknowledge past/future fundraising successes and opportunities
• Plan, direct, evaluate, and implement the Foundation’s response marketing programs for grateful recipients and donors in coordination with the Advisory board and SteerCo.
• Plan and facilitate regularly scheduled Foundation meetings (Advisory Board, SteerCo, etc.), take and publish minutes, track and drive action items
• Work with SteerCo/Advisory Board/PR Team to issue press releases in relation to Fundraising activities
• Partner with the Advisory Board/SteerCo to cultivate and engage external donors within the community/organization
• Drive Subcommittee action and provide input, thought partnership; including communication cadence and collateral both internally (distribute via communication channels and company events) and externally (donors, sponsors) promoting the Foundation and thanking contributors
• Monitor the external environment (best practices from other charitable organizations)
• Develop/distribute Foundation Board packs and monthly financials
• Obtain and distribute testimonials from past recipients
• Drive action from current and cultivate future Advisory Board members

Minimum Requirements:

• Must be within driving distance of ESO1.

• Required to travel to ESO1 for each Heartstart event.

• Bachelor’s degree in related field OR at least three years of administrative, initiatives, or program management or related experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with an emphasis on respectful and tactful communications
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and leadership skills; project management skills/experience a plus
• Comfortable organizing material and presenting to Sr. and Board-level individuals

Desired Requirements:

• Experience working in nonprofit or charitable foundation settings

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties of the position
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times

We put our people first at Heartland Dental, and that shows in our generous benefits package.

Company retains the sole discretion to change the duties of the position at any time.

We provide all employees and applicants for employment the protections of federal, state, and local laws affording equal opportunity in employment.