Director of Development, Foundations at Teach For All

Position Summary

• The Director of Development, Foundations will work on Teach For All’s Foundations portfolio and play a key role in raising significant resources from global foundations – accounting for a significant portion of Teach For All’s overall revenue need. The Director will report to the Head of Foundations, working closely with her and Teach For All’s CEO to execute on the fundraising strategy. He/she will help build and cultivate an engaged community of foundations who believe in Teach For All’s potential to build collective leadership so that all children can fulfill their potential. Through this, the Director will work to secure financial commitments from global foundations in order to provide the resources needed to fuel Teach For All’s global effort.
• The Director of Development’s primary responsibility is to lead the development of foundation partnerships and growth strategies to raise significant resources from global foundations for the Teach For All global organization and network partners via subgrants and the Catalyst Fund.

Outcomes

The Director of Development, Foundations will:

• Manage a portfolio of foundation donors, ensuring partnership delivery and maximizing fundraising potential for the global organization and the global network
• Collaborate with executive staff and program leadership globally to identify and cultivate new prospects, with a stronger focus on the six-figure and higher levels
• Play a significant role in contributing to Teach For All’s overall fundraising goals and, when appropriate, help raise funding for network partners.

Roles and Responsibilities

Fundraising and Donor Relations

• Manage a portfolio of top-level institutional funders and cultivate these partnerships alongside program and organizational leadership.
• Lead organizational efforts to broaden the base of foundation funding through maximizing the level of support from current donors and identifying and cultivating new prospects.
• Organize and facilitate donor engagement through learning experiences and other special projects, as necessary.

Communications

• Write and edit formal proposals, reports, letters, and other materials for donors and prospects. This will include writing/editing new material, adapting material prepared by other development staff and/or program staff, and reviewing the work of other colleagues as needed.
• Work with network partner staff to write strong proposals for Foundations donors to fund network partners directly.
• Maintain meticulous internal records and ensure relevant information is appropriately distributed internally.

Project Management and Relationship building

• Project manage cross-organizational projects, initiatives, and reports from initial idea to execution, leveraging expertise across the organization as needed.
• Partner with programmatic staff to advance shared goals.
• Build the relationships and insight to serve as a thought leader to Teach For All’s network partners in accessing funding and support from foundations

Systems and Operations

• Maintain and update Salesforce (SF) for distinct portfolio of foundation donors, and work closely with the Senior Associate on the team to ensure entire portfolio is reflected accurately in SF
• In partnership with the Senior Associate sustain and improve the foundations pipeline and systems
• Oversee progress to ensure full and effective utilization of Salesforce and other data tracking

As the ideal candidate, you will bring:

• At least 5-8 years full time work experience
• Prior experience with one of our network partner organizations, either as a participant or staff member is strongly preferred.
• Proven success fundraising
• Experience with foundation giving, philanthropy and marketing strategies
• Exemplifies Teach For All’s core values and a commitment to Teach For All’s mission
• Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and manage a high-volume workload at a fast pace with strong attention to detail and a high bar for quality
• Superb writing and communications skills
• Able to navigate complex donor environments and internal/network environment with judgment, sound strategic thinking, and tactical skill
• Comfort with a very high level of ambiguity
• Demonstrated success in building strong prospect lists, and building relationships that yield expanded and multi-year funding
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Demonstrated ability to set vision and direction and then execute towards that vision
• Strong ability to build relationships and influence others
• Strong reasoning and strategic thinking skills; ability to demonstrate good judgment