Strategic Philanthropic Investments Director

5 days ago

Dallas, Texas, United States People Performance Resources Full time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director of Strategic Philanthropy to lead our Philanthropic Investments department. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive strategic plan to secure adequate funding to meet our organizational goals.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute a strategic plan to secure funding through various streams, including securing new investments on a national scale.
  • Oversee investor relations through the execution of annual investor stewardship, engagement, and communication efforts.
  • Actively identify and approach new investors with compelling pitches.
  • Pitch and close new and renewed investments.
  • Lead joint-venture fundraising with partner organizations, braiding and maximizing efforts.
  • Ensure team and the organization adhere to best practices in recordkeeping, reporting, and grant management, in various systems including Salesforce, SharePoint, Teamwork, and Intacct.

External and Internal Relationships and Presence:

  • Serve as an external leader for Commit in meetings, conferences, and other external convenings with investors.
  • Lead investor calls, meetings, events, and experiences with great attention to detail, investor-targeted messaging, and highly professional execution.
  • Build and maintain relationships with investors and other critical stakeholders.
  • Launch and oversee the facilitation of Commit's Investor Committee.

Leadership and Management:

  • Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, contributing to overall organizational strategy and decision-making.
  • Serve as the fiscal manager of the Philanthropic Investment department by overseeing the annual department budget creation and management of expenditures against the budget.
  • Serve as a conduit between executive leadership team and Philanthropic Investment team sharing information and strategy to keep team informed.
  • Provide leadership to a team of at least 9 members, collaborating on goal setting, offering coaching and guidance, conducting annual performance reviews, and facilitating professional development opportunities to foster individual and team growth, resulting in continuous improvement in performance.
  • Champion the Philanthropic Investment team standards and serve as a role model exhibiting standards and coach all team members to consistently exhibit standards.
  • Ability to maintain level-headedness in the face of resistance and contrary opinions.

Qualifications:

  • Passionate about improving our public education systems, increasing economic mobility for Dallas and the state of Texas, and holds a deep belief that EVERY student deserves access to high-quality education and the opportunity to succeed.
  • Proven experience in a senior leadership role, preferably in a nonprofit.
  • Demonstrated experience in executing successful high-net-worth fundraising strategies both in state and on a national level while meeting organizational goals.
  • Proven capacity to work autonomously and responsibly, while effectively collaborating with others as a valuable team player.
  • Ability to develop and follow through on creative and effective solicitation strategies and to motivate and generate enthusiasm for them among team members.
  • Ability to quickly build and continuously develop trusting relationships with funders and other stakeholders.
  • Ability to create and deliver highly professional, compelling presentations and facilitate investor meetings.
  • Excellent relationship skills, forming trust-based relationships with diverse benefactors, trustees, and other stakeholders.

Excellent communicator:

  • Builds trusted relationships and clearly articulates key value propositions, processes, and performance.
  • Financially astute; expert understanding of key financial and marketing metrics that drive profitability and organizational success; leveraging metrics to correct and optimize.
  • Independent thinker, viewed as a steward of culture, innovation, and change.
  • Proficiency in reading and writing in Standard English.
  • Effective communication skills with individuals from diverse social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds.
  • Collaborative mindset and adeptness at working in a team-oriented atmosphere.
  • Remain composed and open-minded when met with resistance and differing viewpoints.
  • Deep understanding of both the Dallas philanthropic landscape, preferred, as well as National education and economic mobility-focused funders.
  • Deep understanding of grant budget management and ability to build and manage complex grant budgets.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office and familiar with using donor management software; proficiency with Salesforce preferred.
  • Operates with the utmost integrity and values consistent with True North Traits of Commit Partnership.

Education and Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in non-profit management, communications, marketing, business, or other related field; Master's Degree preferred.
  • At least 4 years' experience leading a development team of 5+ members at a nonprofit with a budget of at least $20M.
  • Experience leading a fundraising team within an education-focused non-profit preferred.
  • Demonstrated success in securing $1 million+ gifts and fundraising strategies across all aspects of fundraising operations, including building the case, cultivating donors, and soliciting and securing institutional giving, sponsorships, membership, donor programs, planned giving, earned revenue, and new business ventures.
  • CFRE preferred.

Along with the ability to work a hybrid schedule, Commit Partnership offers a strong benefits package, and PTO plus a rich bonus structure based on mutually agreed-upon goals and overall performance.

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