DonorsChoose
Senior Foundation Partnerships Manager
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Employer listed it 7 weeks ago · Added 5 days ago
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Salary
$250k per year
Location
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Contract
Full-time
Experience
Senior
Category
Sales
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Remote flexibility
Undisclosed
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About the role
About DonorsChoose
DonorsChoose is an education nonprofit ensuring every US public school student has the classroom resources they need to learn, grow, and thrive.
Founded by a teacher in 2000, DonorsChoose connects educators with a nationwide community of supporters who believe investing in students today will transform tomorrow. Educators request the materials they know their students need, and donors can choose the classroom, community, or cause they want to support. Since our founding, donors have supported 90% of US public schools. Every request is vetted, resources are delivered to classrooms, and donors can see the impact of their support through transparent reporting and updates from students and teachers. Raising $1.9 billion for classrooms, DonorsChoose has earned top ratings from Charity Navigator, GuideStar, and CharityWatch for its transparency, trust, and impact. Our dedicated team works from across the United States to turn resources into opportunities for students and teachers.
About the Foundations Partnerships Team
Our team raises funds for classrooms by building and executing philanthropic partnerships with foundations and renewing and growing those partnerships over time. Read more about our partnerships .
About the Role
DonorsChoose is seeking a Senior Foundation Partnerships Manager to manage and grow strategic partnerships with private foundations and donors that advance educational equity and expand support for teachers and students nationwide.
Success in this role requires more than excellent grant writing. Our strongest partnerships are built through thoughtful relationship development, deep understanding of philanthropic priorities, and the ability to connect foundation strategies and individuals’ giving priorities with meaningful opportunities to create impact. This role combines strategic fundraising, business development, and consultative partnership management to build long-term relationships that generate transformational support for classrooms.
As a senior individual contributor, you will own a portfolio of sophisticated foundation and donor relationships while helping strengthen DonorsChoose’s approach to institutional and individual philanthropy, identifies new opportunities, and grows long-term investments. This role will focus primarily on a portfolio of sophisticated foundation and major donor relationships, each contributing $250K+ annually.
Primary Responsibilities
Build and Grow Strategic Foundation Partnerships
Own a portfolio of institutional and individual philanthropic relationships, developing long-term strategies that deepen engagement and increase investment over time.
Build trusted relationships with program officers, foundation executives, trustees, individual donors, and other key decision makers.
Consistently identify opportunities for renewals, increased investments, multi-year commitments, and expanded partnership scope.
Contribute meaningfully toward annual fundraising goals by managing renewals and increased investments from a portfolio of sophisticated foundation and individual partners.
Develop Strategic Funding Opportunities
Design compelling funding strategies that align funders’ philanthropic priorities with DonorsChoose's mission, programs, and long-term organizational goals while creating opportunities for deeper, longer-term partnerships.
Develop persuasive grant proposals, concept papers, reports, and presentations tailored to foundations’ and individuals’ interests.
Translate DonorsChoose's data, classroom insights, and impact into compelling cases for investment that connect to sector trends and philanthropic priorities.
Stay current on philanthropic trends, emerging funding priorities, and evolving giving strategies to strengthen DonorsChoose's fundraising approach
Lead Complex Cross-Functional Execution
Serve as the primary relationship owner across complex foundation and individual partnerships from cultivation through stewardship and renewal.
Partner closely with Marketing, Impact & Insights, Revenue Operations, Finance, and other internal teams to develop proposals, execute grant-funded initiatives, and deliver exceptional funder experiences.
Anticipate challenges, coordinate stakeholders, and maintain momentum across multiple concurrent grant cycles and partnership commitments.
Requirements
- ·You may thrive in this role if you:
- ·Have 8+ years of experience in foundation fundraising, institutional giving, philanthropy, business development, strategic partnerships, or consultative relationship management.
- ·Have successfully secured and managed complex six- and seven-figure partnerships.
- ·Are exceptional at building trusted relationships with foundation leaders and individuals and navigating sophisticated philanthropic organizations.
- ·Think strategically—you naturally connect organizational priorities with funder interests and identify opportunities for long-term partnership growth.
Benefits
- ·The hiring salary range for this role is $90,000 - $110,000
- ·We have a hiring salary range of $100,000- $120,000 for specific higher cost of labor locations, which include New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, and Washington, D.C.
- ·Hybrid Workplace and Other Details
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, undisclosed, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at DonorsChoose, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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