The Bay Area is one wealthiest regions in the world, and yet schools are routinely lacking the requisite resources to effectively serve our community’s most underserved students. As the Manager of Corporate and Foundation Partnerships at Teach for America Bay Area, you will build meaningful relationships to bridge the divide between the worlds of wealth and poverty, creating powerful champions for kids who are often unseen. Through storytelling, engagement opportunities, and relationship building, you will raise approximately $1M in support of Teach For America Bay Area’s mission that one day, all children will access an excellent education.
Areas of Responsibility:
- You prioritize relationships. You believe that strong, authentic relationships are critical to build meaningful experiences for current and potential supporters. You seek to discover the motivations of people and tailor your messages, actions and interactions accordingly. You naturally notice connections among people (donors, teachers, partners, teammates) and feel joy when you can leverage those connections to grow a person’s commitment to our mission.
- You are a clear, compelling communicator. Every word matters to you. You listen closely when others communicate, and respond with confidence and conviction. You are comfortable using your voice to advocate for others. You are a clear, concise writer, building the understanding of others through your written product, no matter the character limit.
- You are highly organized and deadline-driven. You manage your long-term projects and short-term tasks with care and attention, leaving no detail unattended. You understand how your daily actions align with your longer-term ambitious goals and can balance between the two, regardless of the day-to-day chaos in which you might find yourself. You take personal responsibility for the quality of your work and hold yourself to an exceptionally high bar.
- You use every experience to learn, grow, and improve. No matter what the day throws at you, you adjust course and view each experience as an opportunity to learn and improve. You see feedback as a gift and proactively solicit others opinions and perspectives. You are eager to implement feedback as part of your personal and professional journey.
THE RESPONSIBILITIES
Steward A Portfolio of Corporate and Foundations Donors - 50%
Overall Management of Portfolio (15%)
- Develop measures of success, craft strategies and determine key tactics in collaboration with the Managing Director, Foundations and Corporate Partnerships (MDFCP) to ensure the region meets its corporate and foundation giving goals.
- Plan and execute excellent donor interactions and communications for corporations and foundations within your portfolio (setting up meetings, touchpoints, marketing materials, follow-ups, etc.).
Donor Stewardship within the Portfolio (20%)
- Set up and maintain a Donor Stewardship Plan for members of your portfolio.
- Innovate on strategies and use the stewardship plan and other systems (ie. TFACT) to deepen partnerships with corporations and foundations, including planning and executing differentiated strategies of engagement that will lead to multi-year partnership and funding.
- Analyze the interests of donors to develop and tailor compelling pitches, campaigns, engagement strategies and stewardship activities.
- Prioritize key actions for the Executive Director (ED) and other senior leaders to take in cultivating, soliciting and stewarding donors through external meetings, events and correspondence, and follow up on what was accomplished by the ED and others.
- Increase Corporate sponsorship of our flagship event and largest fundraiser, the TFA Bay Area Annual Dinner.
- Plan and execute events to cultivate potential donors and steward current supporters.
Grant Writing (15%)
- Tell the story of Teach for America Bay Area through compelling grant narratives, data analysis, and pitches, including proposals, reports, and correspondence that are tailored to donor interests.
- Compile and manage grants calendar to ensure all grants are completed and submitted on time.
- Create and maintain up-to-date supplemental materials (e.g. financial documents, organizational charts, data, etc.).
Diversify the Donor Portfolio by Identifying and Building Relationships with Prospective Donors - 25%
- Assess corporate and foundation philanthropy in the local landscape to inform goals and strategies.
- Conduct research on donors and prospects to identify their capacity and interest in giving.
- Analyze the interests of prospects to develop compelling pitches, campaigns, engagement strategies, and stewardship activities.
- Meet with prospective donors to build connections and prepare the Executive Director and other senior leaders for interactions with potential donors.
Manage Systems and Donor Database - 15%
- Maintain accurate donor records using Salesforce-based constituent relationship management (CRM).
- Contribute to team meetings and cross-stream meetings in order to support the needs of development and program.
- Manage a calendar of Corporate Engagement events as part of effective stewardship strategy.
Contribute to TFA’s Broader Organizational Vision and Mission - 10%
- Participate in the selection of incoming corps members.
- Engage in regional learning by attending meetings and professional development opportunities.
- Support Teach For America Bay Area events.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s Degree Required
Skills/Experience:
- 3-5 years of relevant work experience
Work Demands
- Teach For America generally assumes a 50 hour workweek for its exempt staff members. Work hours are flexible based on the needs of the team and the position. Occasional weekend or evening work hours required.
Skills
- Passion for Education Reform
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite, knowledge of Salesforce or other CRM preferred
- Experience in development or external relationship is a plus
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 6 2018
Active Until:
Dec 7 2018
Hiring Organization:
Teach For America
industry:
Nonprofit