Lindauer Forms Alliance with Cedars-Sinai to Grow Development Team
October 14, 2026 – Lindauer and Cedars-Sinai, one of the largest non-profit academic medical centers in the U.S., have form an alliance in an effort to expand its development team and build the infrastructure needed to sustain that growth.
In preparation for an ambitious new philanthropic campaign and to help Cedars-Sinai respond to the evolving needs of the communities it serves, the development team is investing in the people, programs, and capabilities needed to build on increasingly strong fundraising results, Lindauer explained. This expansion will increase fundraising capacity, diversify and expand the donor base, strengthen the grateful patient program, and build the talent infrastructure needed to recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team.
To advance the new campaign, Cedars-Sinai has launched a multi-search initiative with Lindauer, marking the first phase to expand the Development team. The initial searches focus on executive fundraising positions as well as new roles that strengthen how the department hires, trains, and retains talent. In the coming months, this phase will be followed by searches for leadership and frontline fundraising positions.
To start Lindauer is recruiting for the following positions: executive director, major gifts; program manager of talent, training, and culture (development); program manager, hiring and onboarding (development); and project coordinator, office of the vice president of development.
Since its beginning in 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the healthcare needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, continually setting new standards for quality and innovation in patient care, research, teaching, and community service. Today, Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the United States, with 915 licensed beds, 2,993 physicians, more than 4,700 nurses, and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff.
Lindauer serves higher and secondary education, hospitals, academic research centers, think tanks, research facilities, and foundations, as well as advocacy, public service, social justice and other mission-driven non-profits. The firm has led searches for The Aspen Institute, Auburn University, Franklin & Marshall College, Brown University, Bryn Mawr College, Princeton University, MIT Sloan, Dickinson College, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Columbia University, University of Illinois, Room to Read and Educate Girls, among others.
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Deb Taft leads Lindauer with over 25 years of executive and senior-level experience across the non-profit sector, from education to healthcare/academic medicine to the youth service and voluntary sectors. Her expertise includes governance, strategic planning, fundraising, program and staff management, strategic marketing, analytics, and constituent engagement, as well as talent recruitment, retention, and development.
C-SPAN Development Officer Search
Lindauer recently assisted in the recruitment of Adele Hixon-Day as the first chief development officer of C-SPAN. The search was led by Lindauer vice president Maureen Huminik, senior vice president Bob Giannino, and senior consultant Taylor Beard. “Adele joins C-SPAN at a pivotal moment,” said C-SPAN CEO Sam Feist. “For decades, the cable and satellite, and recently the streaming industry, has made C-SPAN’s unique public service possible, and that support remains vitally important. At the same time, we need to broaden the community of individuals and organizations invested in C-SPAN and its future. Adele as the experience, energy, and vision to help us build that next chapter.”
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Ms. Hixon-Day is an experienced non-profit executive with more than 15 years of experience in fundraising, development and organizational leadership, including service as a chief advancement officer at the Smithsonian Institution and as vice president of development at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Throughout her career, she has built and led development programs, cultivated philanthropic partnerships, and helped organizations expand the resources available to advance their missions.
As chief development officer, Ms. Hixon-Day will lead C-SPAN’s philanthropic strategy, building relationships with foundations, major donors, and individual supporters who share C-SPAN’s commitment to providing Americans direct, unfiltered, and nonpartisan access to their government and the political process.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
