Development Strategist

Carnegie Foundation • Stanford, CA

4d • $95,000 - $105,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching seeks a highly organized, strategic, and relationship-oriented Development Strategist to support the Foundation's fundraising, grant development, stewardship, and advancement operations. Reporting through the Communications and Engagement team and working in close partnership with the President, executive leadership team, program staff, and finance team, the Development Strategist will manage the end-to-end development process, from prospect identification and proposal coordination through grant submission, stewardship, reporting, and funder engagement. This position serves as the operational hub of Carnegie's fundraising function, ensuring that opportunities are identified, prioritized, tracked, submitted, and stewarded in a disciplined and strategic manner. The role combines advancement services, prospect research, grants management, project coordination, and executive support responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of experience in development, grants management, advancement services, philanthropy, nonprofit administration, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating grant proposals and funder submissions.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities.
• Experience managing CRM systems and fundraising databases.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong analytical and research skills.
• High level of discretion, professionalism, and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in education, research, philanthropy, or nonprofit organizations.
• Experience with HubSpot or comparable CRM platforms.
• Knowledge of foundation fundraising, grantmaking, and philanthropic landscapes.
• Experience managing charitable solicitation registrations and compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with budget development and grant financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the executive leadership team to implement Carnegie's fundraising strategy.
• Coordinate monthly development pipeline reviews and executive fundraising meetings.
• Prepare quarterly development updates and fundraising reports.
• Support executive outreach, cultivation, and relationship management activities.
• Coordinate funder meetings, briefings, and engagement opportunities.
• Maintain documentation, records, and development materials as the Foundation's source of truth for fundraising activities.
• Identify, research, and evaluate prospective foundations, corporations, government agencies, and philanthropic partners.
• Conduct due diligence and strategic assessments of prospective funders.
• Maintain and continuously improve the Foundation's opportunity pipeline.
• Develop monthly prospect reports and funding opportunity summaries.
• Work with executive leadership to qualify, prioritize, and advance funding opportunities.
• Manage fundraising research platforms and prospect intelligence tools.
• Serve as primary administrator for fundraising tracking systems, including HubSpot and related platforms.
• Maintain accurate records of prospects, proposals, awards, deadlines, contacts, and stewardship activities.
• Develop and manage standard operating procedures for development operations.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and reporting accuracy across fundraising systems.
• Coordinate proposal development from concept through submission.
• Manage proposal timelines, workflows, and deliverables.
• Collaborate with communications, research, implementation, finance, and executive teams to assemble proposal content.
• Maintain and update a library of institutional documents, templates, organizational narratives, budgets, and supporting materials.
• Review proposals for completeness, consistency, formatting, and quality assurance.
• Support editing and production of grant applications, letters of inquiry, concept papers, and funder presentations.
• Manage grant portal submissions and application processes.
• Track proposal deadlines and submission requirements.
• Maintain records of all submitted applications and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate charitable solicitation compliance and state fundraising registrations.
• Ensure adherence to funder requirements and Foundation policies throughout the submission process.
• Coordinate funder stewardship activities and communication plans.
• Track stewardship obligations and engagement schedules.
• Support executive leadership in maintaining strong funder relationships.
• Coordinate donor and funder events in partnership with Communications and Engagement staff.
• Prepare stewardship materials, updates, and impact communications.
• Maintain records of funder interactions and engagement activities.
• Monitor grant reporting schedules and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate programmatic and financial reporting with program and finance teams.
• Prepare reporting calendars and deadline reminders.
• Assemble and package grant reports for submission.
• Maintain complete grant files and reporting documentation.
• Support post-award grant management and funder communications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree