Reading Partners · 20 hours ago
Development Director, San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$103K/yr - $129K/yr
5+ years expReading Partners is a leader in addressing the literacy crisis in the U.S. and is seeking a Development Director to create and implement regional fundraising strategies while managing high-level donor relationships. The role involves leading a team to achieve ambitious fundraising goals and enhancing the organization's brand and external relations.
Non ProfitFamily & CareEducationChildrenTutoring
Responsibilities
Each year, create, lead, and drive overarching fundraising strategy, operational plans, and all revenue activities to meet or exceed fundraising goals for the region
Maintain high renewal rates
Maintain donor relationships and build new ones
Maximize upgrade opportunities for individual and institutional gifts
Increase revenue in all streams by 10% in FY26
Identify strategies to generate prospects to support impact goals through 2027
Own, develop, and implement innovative strategies to increase individual and institutional funding streams and identify prospective government funding opportunities
Deliver on a comprehensive development plan for FY26 with a private revenue goal of $2.9MM and support current local government fundraising sources $1.2M
Personally manage a high-level portfolio of major individual donors, corporate partners, and foundations (existing and prospective), driving cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship to secure six- and seven-figure gifts and achieve personal fundraising targets
Develop a comprehensive communications and public relations plan to help elevate the Reading Partners brand
Building external relationships is essential for donor cultivation, prospect identification, and partnership opportunities in the education and literacy sectors
Oversee all external communications, ensuring persuasive and compelling messaging, campaigns, and alignment
Oversee the strategy and support in cultivating and stewarding individual donors
Manage relationships with institutional donors, including corporate and entertainment alignments
Staff and provide strategic support to the board through management of Fundraising and Engagement, and Corporate committees
Support and project manage our internal development team along with various external vendors and consults in planning and executing our annual fundraising event, Literacy is Liberation, raising $250,000 against a $60,000 budget
Manage a development manager to meet ambitious goals by managing their own portfolio, and by executing excellent development operations
Provide performance management reviews, training, and ongoing support to direct reports
Ensure systems and operations of the development department, optimizing efficiencies and skills
Provide strategic advice and direction to the Executive Director to ensure the region’s success against goals and benchmarks
Demonstrate an ability to devise innovative regional strategic fundraising plans, create action steps, and mobilize many stakeholders to achieve fundraising goals. Build sustainable plans to maximize market opportunities, meet goals and significantly grow funding. In addition, leverage systems, people, and resources to drive processes and track progress against goals to report on progress to senior leadership and board. Execute work in a highly organized, analytical, and data-informed manner
Regions key advisor and expert on monthly cash flow, updating internal systems with 100% efficacy to ensure best approximate revenue forecasting
Provide best in class cultivation and activation strategies to move all prospects through pipeline moves management from research/ prospecting to close
Demonstrate advanced experience in external relations, corporate alignment, board management and communication, and strategic stewardship and cultivation of donors. Deliver convincing messaging and demonstrate a genuine joy in connecting with donors, and all external stakeholders that reflects Reading Partners’ culture and values
Serve as an ambassador of Reading Partners. Quickly establish credibility when promoting Reading Partners to external audiences. Demonstrate a high degree of comfort and poise with donors, corporations, and prospects. Develop strategic corporate partnerships
Create compelling external materials and collateral. Engage press and secure earned media opportunities. Develop and lead on social media strategies and content generation
Demonstrate a strong track record in driving development efforts in rapidly growing organizations, particularly in SFBA. Demonstrate ability to hit fundraising goals, generate new funding sources, and run sophisticated corporate and individual giving campaigns. Demonstrate cultivation success. Show a strong hunger and drive to not only drive strategy internally but also to heavily participate in external relationship building and fundraising
Collaborate with the SFBA leadership team, and lead an internal team to meet and exceed aggressive fundraising goals. Consistently coach, grow, and create stretch assignments to grow future fundraising leaders from within
In close partnership with the Executive Director, recruit, cultivate, and co-lead our 14-member Regional Advisory Board and 8-10 member Associate Board, ensuring achievement of annual give-get goals averaging $25,000 per member/board annually, while providing strategic support to Fundraising & Engagement and Corporate committees
Qualification
Required
Have 5+ years of increasing responsibility in a development or related role, including 3 years of team management or leadership
Demonstrate a strong track record in driving development efforts in rapidly growing mission-oriented organizations, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area
Can demonstrate the ability to maintain strong long-term donor relationships
Provide examples and demonstrate strong grant writing skills and understanding of grant writing requirements
Have experience reading, interpreting, and providing financial reports for donors
Are an exceptional and persuasive communicator in writing and verbally
Are achievement-oriented and have a demonstrated track record of achieving aggressive fundraising goals; have consistently met or exceeded fundraising goals
Demonstrate a commitment to fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment
Display a deep belief in our mission and root your work in our core values
Ability to prove eligibility to work legally in the U.S. and that you are at least 18 years of age
Preferred
Are an AmeriCorps VISTA, Peace Corps, or other national service alum/alumna
Have experience working in launch or growth phases of organizations
Have a bachelor's or master's degree in business, public administration, or a comparable field
Have a high degree of comfort with Salesforce or other fundraising database
Have experience working in education or literacy
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance with substantial employer contributions toward both employee and family premiums
Life and disability insurance at no cost to employees
Free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Significant pre-tax employer funding to help offset employees’ out-of-pocket medical expenses
Spring Health for easy access to therapy, coaching, and wellness resources, including six sessions provided at no cost to employees
Carrot for guidance and support related to hormonal health, fertility, family-building, and gender-affirming services
403(b) retirement plan with immediate eligibility to participate and to receive employer matching contributions
Flexible Paid Time Off (Unlimited PTO)
Paid Parental Leave for up to 8 weeks for birth and non-birth parents
14 paid holidays annually, plus one week of office closure in early July and two weeks in late December
A dynamic, mission-driven culture with a strong commitment to employee development and career growth
Company
Reading Partners
Reading Partners empowers community volunteers to provide one-on-one reading instruction to elementary school students.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
ECMC FoundationThe Dallas FoundationAccelerate
2024-07-25Grant
2023-06-20Grant
2023-05-25Grant
Leadership Team
Adeola Whitney
Chief Executive Officer
Edwin Goutier
Chief Innovation & Technology Officer
Recent News
GlobeNewswire
2026-01-12
2023-06-26
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