Boston Children’s Hospital Trust is delighted to welcome Kate MacKinnon as a Senior Officer, Principal and Major Gifts.

Kate most recently served as Assistant Director, Major Gifts at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  She began her development career in 2012 at Brigham and Women’s and previously held positions as Individual Giving Officer, Development Coordinator, and Development Associate before entering her most recent role.  Since 2013, Kate has served as Event Chair and Leadership Committee Member for Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston’s Friend’s Council.  Kate holds a B.A. in Strategic Communications from Elon University.

In her role at Boston Children’s Hospital Trust, Kate will report to Lisa Slater, Assistant Vice President of Principal and Major Gifts.  She will work as part of the Development and Campaign team to identify prospects, build a robust pipeline, develop cultivation and solicitation strategies, and solicit and close gifts in support of ambitious fundraising goals.

For more than 145 years, Boston Children’s Hospital (Children’s) has delivered the highest quality healthcare for children. Founded as a 20-bed hospital for poor urban children in 1869, Children’s is now a 400-bed academic medical center that sets the bar for pediatric care, educates tomorrow’s leaders in child health, enhances the health and well-being of children and families in the local community, and leads in research and discovery. The hospital’s impressive list of medical advances ranges from the first successful remission of leukemia (in 1947) to groundbreaking fetal heart surgery.