When you join UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation (Foundation), you join a team of committed, innovative, and collaborative colleagues who believe deeply in the mission of saving children’s lives. You also see firsthand the direct and meaningful impact of your work through interactions with patient families and the medical staff. Ours is a culture full of hard work, combined with fun and humor, and we model the UPMC values. We lift each other up, encourage one another, and celebrate important accomplishments and milestones together.
The Foundation strives to provide and promote year-long opportunities for both professional growth and social networking. From offering workplace yoga and book clubs to professional development workshops, staff retreats, summer gatherings, and celebrations, our team enjoys spending time together and is united by a shared purpose – to make a difference in the lives of children and their families.
We welcome people from all diverse backgrounds who possess unique experiences, and we strive to be an inclusive and accepting workplace. If you believe in the mission of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and want to be part of a team that is accomplishing great things together, consider becoming part of the Foundation!
UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation student program offers the opportunity to gain an understanding, over the course of 12 weeks, of the various functions of a robust fundraising and development workplace including donor prospecting and retention strategies, events planning, non-profit writing, patient family coordination, and donor stewardship among others.
Students will work on a specific project or projects, while also being exposed to the various departments within the Foundation and their responsibilities. Our program offers a stepping stone into the world of nonprofit fundraising and provides critical hands-on training and experience for students who seek to enter the field, helping to develop the next generation of development and nonprofit professionals.
