Executive Director

Hospice Help Foundation (HHF) is seeking a compassionate, strategic, and driven Executive Director to lead our mission to improve the comfort and quality of life for hospice patients and their families by providing urgent financial relief. We help patients and families with urgent needs that insurance and other safety nets don’t cover, because when time is short, every moment matters. 

About Hospice Help Foundation

Hospice Help Foundation (HHF) exists to ensure that no one’s final days are defined by poverty. We provide direct, compassionate assistance to low-income individuals in hospice care, covering the costs of basic needs and final wishes that insurance and safety nets don’t address. From paying utility bills so oxygen machines can run, to providing transportation so families can say goodbye, our work brings dignity, comfort, and peace to more than 1,000 patients and families each year across Southern New Hampshire and bordering Maine communities. We work quickly, compassionately, and without red tape because when time is short, every moment matters.

Position Overview

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for HHF’s staff, programs, fundraising, and mission execution. The ED will serve as the public face of the organization, deepen community partnerships, and ensure the ongoing excellence of our programs and services.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Management

• Ensure program excellence, rigorous evaluation, and consistent quality of operations, finance, fundraising, communications, and systems.
• Recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve strategic goals.
• Engage and inspire volunteers, board members, donors, and community partners.
• Support and maintain a strong Board of Directors; serve as ex-officio on committees; foster board involvement in strategic direction.
• Lead, mentor, and retain a small, dedicated team.
• Implement effective systems for tracking progress and measuring impact.
   

Fundraising & Communications

• Expand revenue-generating activities to sustain and grow HHF’s programs.
• Strengthen HHF’s brand and visibility through thoughtful communications and outreach.
• Build and steward relationships with donors, funders, and partners.
• Collaborate with the Board to shape HHF’s long-term vision and growth strategy.
• Identify and cultivate new partnerships and funding opportunities.
• Serve as a visible ambassador for HHF in local and regional communities.

Qualifications

• The ED will be thoroughly committed to Hospice Help Foundation’s mission. 

• All candidates should have proven leadership, coaching, and relationship management experience.

• Proven leadership experience in nonprofit management, preferably in health, hospice, social services, or related fields.

• Strong donor relations, marketing, public relations, and fundraising experience with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders and cultures.
  Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to execute tactically.

• Past success working with a Board of Directors, with the ability to cultivate existing board member relationships. Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to business planning.

• Passion, idealism, integrity, positive attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual salary of $70,000–$75,000
• Flexible work environment
• Opportunities to make a profound difference in the lives of individuals and families during their most vulnerable moments