Teach For America · 8 hours ago
Senior Managing Director, Development
Teach For America is committed to ensuring that all children have access to an equitable and excellent education. The Senior Managing Director, Development will cultivate and manage a portfolio of high-potential donors while developing long-term strategies to achieve fundraising goals.
CharityEducationNon Profit
Responsibilities
Build a comprehensive, multi-year vision and plan for cultivating complex, high giving potential donors in local contexts with the goal of maximizing revenue to the organization as a whole
Directly manage, cultivate, steward, and solicit (when appropriate) a portfolio of high-potential donors across a variety of funding streams
Work in close partnership with the local Executive Director to build the long-term strategy, develop and maintain a keen understanding of the political landscape and its relationship to public and private donors and funding opportunities, and build and maintain critical relationships in the public and private sphere necessary to advance fundraising efforts, including local advisory board members
Depending on the size and scope of your portfolio, EITHER mentor other development staff members, providing knowledge, problem solving support, and advising in both formal and informal ways and manage a director of Annual Giving, holding accountability for their individual fundraising in addition to the goals for the portfolio you manage
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
Building long lasting relationships with prospects and donors
Implementing campaigns that are in alignment with your strategy
Ensuring that you and your team are on track to meeting your goals
Managing and coaching a Director of Annual Giving who goal is to fundraise $600K+
Support local advisory board efforts to support fundraising strategies
Qualification
Required
At least 10+ years of related experience in highly complex development and fundraising context
Track record of meeting and exceeding ambitious goals as a donor portfolio manager
Bachelor's Degree
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.
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
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