Director of Strategic Philanthropy

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the newly restructured development operations.

• Reassess and direct the institutional fundraising strategy, engagement with major donors, and external philanthropic initiatives.

• Foster partnerships with high-value foundations and identify strategic funding opportunities.

• Develop a new approach for the organization’s philanthropic efforts.

• Provide guidance to the President/CEO and senior leadership regarding organizational positioning, philanthropic trends, revenue forecasting, and strategic decisions.

• Create and implement a multi-year institutional fundraising strategy that emphasizes foundation support, major gifts, priority funders, and philanthropic trends.

• Adjust fundraising tactics in response to changes in philanthropic trends, donor priorities, and organizational requirements.

• Manage the development, submission, and tracking of grant proposals, concept notes, reports, and funding applications.

• Cultivate and utilize relationships with Board members and senior-level philanthropic partners, institutional funders, and potential major donors.

• Implement stewardship practices and maintain regular donor reporting.

• Lead, mentor, and manage development activities while collaborating with staff and external consultants.

• Establish workflows and operational structures.

• Counsel the President, Board of Directors, and executive leadership on fundraising progress, revenue risks, philanthropic trends, and strategic positioning.

• Collaborate across programmatic, finance, and operations divisions to align priorities, budgets, deliverables, and donor expectations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of progressive leadership experience in fundraising and development within nonprofit or mission-driven environments, primarily focusing on foundations.

• Profound understanding of philanthropic trends and changing foundation priorities.

• Established connections with foundation program officers.

• Proven history of securing major gifts, foundation grants, and managing seven-figure institutional funding portfolios.

• Expertise in developing, executing, and scaling multi-year revenue generation strategies and capital campaigns.

• Experience in crafting relationship-building strategies tailored to the unique needs of individual donors.

• Strategic insight to identify when organizational strategies require adjustment and to advise senior leadership on suitable responses based on research and experience.

• Outstanding relationship-building, executive communication, and written presentation skills complemented by high emotional intelligence.

• Background in managing development staff, collaborating with board members, and acting as a trusted advisor to executive leadership.

• Experience in establishing workflows and operational processes for fundraising and development operations.

• Experience in fundraising for policy, research, or advocacy nonprofits and/or think tanks.

• Commitment to the organization’s mission and dedication to enhancing social and economic impact in the United States.

• Familiarity with donor databases and CRMs, such as Salesforce, as well as prospect research tools.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive annual salary based on qualifications and experience.

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits.

• Paid time off and sick leave.