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Bryant Group Selected to Recruit the Next Vice President of Philanthropy for the Confluence Health Foundation

Dallas-based executive search and talent development firm Bryant Group has been selected to recruit the next Vice President of Philanthropy for the Confluence Health Foundation. Chris Bingley, president, and Sarah Hempen, vice president of search, are spearheading the assignment for the search firm.

The vice president of Philanthropy will lead the philanthropic effort for Confluence Health, which includes two hospital campuses and a medical clinics group.

“I look forward to recruiting a partner in philanthropy and community development for our next vice president of philanthropy at the Confluence Health Foundation,” said Dr. Andrew Jones, CEO of Confluence Health. “We are looking for a strategic visionary who has the experience and skills to expand our philanthropic efforts and base to ensure Confluence Health continues to serve our North Central Washington communities at the highest levels,” said Steve Neher, Confluence Health Foundation board of trustees president.

Reporting to the chief executive officer of Confluence Health and the Confluence Health Foundation trustees, the vice president of philanthropy has direct responsibility for working with boards, managing a high-level donor portfolio and generating financial resources in support of key initiatives. The successful candidate will actively engage senior leadership, board members, clinicians and other key stakeholders in the philanthropic process.

Key qualifications include:

• Proven ability to create, guide and lead vision.
• Exhibited ability to effectively create a fundraising strategic plan and operation.
• Ability to deliver financial results for areas of accountability.
• Proven success in asking for and closing major gifts and building and maintaining long-term relationships with major donors, foundations and corporations.
• Proven leadership ability to effectively manage and supervise staff and boards in complex and matrix structured organizations.
• Passion for excellence in healthcare and the overall health of people in the local community.

Based in Wenatchee, Washington, the Confluence Health Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Confluence Health, an independent regional healthcare system serving more than 250,000 patients in Chelan, Douglas, Grant and Okanogan counties. As the largest medical provider between Seattle and Spokane, Confluence Health is the primary source of healthcare for residents of North Central Washington, providing the region with superior healthcare close to home.

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Bryant Group, based in Irving, Texas, and with associates located across the United States, specializes in executive search and leadership consulting for higher education, healthcare and nonprofits with an emphasis on advancement leaders and other executives. In 1988, Bryant Group founder, Chris Bryant, started one of the country’s first search firms specializing in philanthropy recruitment. Now under the leadership of CEO Sally Bryant, the woman-owned firm focuses on advancing great leadership. Bryant Group has impacted more than 10,000 leaders and served more than 270 organizations.