Director of Strategic Philanthropy | Confidential Client

A-Team Consultants•, (Multiple States)

10d•$150,000 - $165,000•Remote

About The Position

The Director of Strategic Philanthropy will lead the organization’s restructured development operations and design and lead its philanthropy strategy. The role focuses primarily on foundation relations, institutional fundraising, major-donor engagement, and external philanthropic initiatives. The Director will cultivate high-value foundation partnerships and strategic funding opportunities, adapt fundraising strategies to changes in philanthropic trends and organizational needs, and build the systems needed to support fundraising execution. Reporting to the President/CEO, the Director will serve as a key advisor to the President/CEO and senior leadership on organizational positioning, philanthropic trends, revenue forecasting, fundraising progress, and strategic choices that support long-term financial sustainability. The role works with the Board, executive leadership, staff, consultants, and programmatic, finance, and operations teams. It initially has no direct staff management, though there may be an opportunity to build a team as goals expand.

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive leadership experience in fundraising and development in nonprofit or mission-driven environments, primarily involving foundations.
Deep knowledge of philanthropic trends and changing foundation priorities, with established relationships with foundation program officers.
A track record of securing major gifts, foundation grants, and seven-figure institutional funding portfolios.
Expertise developing, executing, and scaling multi-year revenue-generation strategies and capital campaigns.
Experience developing relationship-building strategies tailored to individual donor needs.
Strategic judgment to identify when organizational strategies should shift and advise senior leadership on appropriate responses.
Exceptional relationship-building, executive communication, and written presentation skills, with high emotional intelligence.
Experience managing development staff, collaborating with board members, and advising executive leadership.
Experience establishing workflows and operational processes for fundraising and development operations.
Familiarity with donor databases and CRMs, such as Salesforce, and prospect research tools.
Alignment with the organization’s mission and commitment to advancing meaningful social and economic impact in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience fundraising for policy, research, or advocacy nonprofits and/or think tanks.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a multi-year institutional fundraising strategy focused on expanding foundation support, securing major gifts, identifying priority funders, and leveraging philanthropic trends.
Adapt fundraising strategies in response to philanthropic trends, donor priorities, and organizational needs.
Oversee the development, submission, and tracking of grant proposals, concept notes, reports, and funding applications aligned with programmatic goals.
Build and deepen relationships with philanthropic partners, institutional funders, and prospective major donors, including leveraging Board and senior-level relationships.
Open access to decision-makers at partner organizations, high-net-worth individuals, and family and corporate foundations.
Establish systematic stewardship practices and regular donor reporting to encourage engagement and retention.
Lead, coach, and manage development activities and collaborate with staff and external consultants to achieve annual revenue and long-term development goals.
Establish workflows and operational infrastructure to support fundraising and development operations.
Advise the President, Board of Directors, and executive leadership on fundraising progress, revenue risk, philanthropic trends, and strategic positioning.
Serve as a collaborative member of the Senior Leadership Team.
Coordinate with programmatic, finance, and operations divisions to align priorities, budgets, and deliverables with donor expectations.