Teach For America · 2 days ago
Managing Director, Development
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$112K/yr - $145K/yr
7+ years expTeach For America is dedicated to ensuring that all children have access to an equitable and excellent education. The Managing Director, Development will cultivate and manage a portfolio of donors, develop strategies for fundraising, and work closely with the Executive Director to maximize contributions from local donors.
CharityEducationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Set vision, strategy, and plan for cultivating a portfolio of donors, incorporating input from the SMD, Development and Executive Director with the goal of maximizing revenue to the organization as a whole
Manage, cultivate, steward, and solicit (when appropriate) a portfolio of donors
Work in close partnership with the local Executive Director to build the relationships necessary to advance fundraising efforts, including local advisory board members
Consistently maintain donor, prospect, and fundraising activity information in our customer relationship management system (currently SalesForce) and leverage this information in tracking progress, monitoring gaps, and adjusting strategy and approach
Steward team and organizational initiatives
Qualification
Required
At least 7+ years of related experience in development and fundraising context
Track record of meeting and exceeding ambitious goals as a donor portfolio manager
Bachelor's Degree
Highly skilled relationship builder, particularly with external prospects and donors
Build and execute comprehensive relationship management plans across a portfolio of donors
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Specialize in best practices of development and fundraising
Track record of successfully navigating complex philanthropic landscapes to reach revenue goals
Experience stewarding a diverse portfolio of donors/funders from various funding streams
Leverage historical local development trends in order to set strategy and/or adjust course as necessary
Set vision and direction for a specific portfolio of local donors and independently execute on that strategy in service of maximizing revenue to Teach For America as an enterprise
Monitor progress against the portfolio to ensure continuous donor stewardship
Preferred
Teach For America development experience
Fundraising certification (i.e. CRFE/CRFM or the equivalent) and/or related Master's Degree (e.g. MBA, M, Non-Profit Management)
Company
Teach For America
is a nonprofit whose mission is to engage our nation's most promising future leaders to strengthen the movement for educational equity.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)
2024 (1)
2023 (1)
2022 (9)
2021 (6)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$7.04MKey Investors
Kauffman FoundationAppalachian Regional CommissionMartha Holden Jennings Foundation
2024-11-11Grant
2024-10-29Grant· $0.5M
2024-04-01Grant· $0.04M
Leadership Team
Elisa Villanueva Beard
Outgoing CEO
Recent News
2025-11-08
2025-09-15
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