Senior Managing Director, Emerging Markets (Development/Fundraising)

Teach For America
Washington, Denver, San Francisco
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Executive & General ManagementEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Relationship-building","Coaching","Leadership","Stakeholder management","Strategic planning"]

Lead Teach For America’s Emerging Markets fundraising strategy, managing a major-donor portfolio and cultivating new individual, foundation, corporate, and public-sector partnerships. Drive multi-year fundraising plans across Western and Southern markets, coach and develop a team of fundraising leaders, and partner with Executive Directors to assess opportunities and advance revenue growth. Oversee donor engagement performance using CRM and portfolio analytics to increase philanthropic investment.

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Teach For America
Teach For America
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Senior Managing Director, Emerging Markets (Development/Fundraising)

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Job Summary

Lead Teach For America’s Emerging Markets fundraising strategy, managing a major-donor portfolio and cultivating new individual, foundation, corporate, and public-sector partnerships. Drive multi-year fundraising plans across Western and Southern markets, coach and develop a team of fundraising leaders, and partner with Executive Directors to assess opportunities and advance revenue growth. Oversee donor engagement performance using CRM and portfolio analytics to increase philanthropic investment.
Location: Washington, Denver, San Francisco
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Executive & General Management
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute a comprehensive multi-year fundraising strategy for the Emerging Markets vertical, strengthening funding streams and driving new donor acquisition.
  • •Manage a portfolio of major donors and prospects across individual, foundation, corporate, and public-sector funding streams; cultivate, solicit, steward, and deepen relationships.
  • •Lead and develop a fundraising team, providing coaching, accountability, and strategic guidance while overseeing performance against goals.
  • •Partner with internal and external stakeholders to assess market opportunities, align fundraising strategies with local priorities, and advance revenue growth and long-term sustainability.
  • •Maintain accurate donor/prospect fundraising activity in the CRM and use data, reporting, and portfolio analysis to monitor performance and adjust strategy.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •At least 10+ years of related experience in development and fundraising, including soliciting and securing 5- and 6-figure gifts.
  • •Bachelor’s Degree.
  • •Track record of meeting and exceeding ambitious goals as a donor portfolio manager, with experience as a people manager.
  • •Experience fundraising in Western USA states.
  • •Ability to lead, coach, and develop fundraising professionals through performance management and strategic guidance.
Experience:FundraisingNon-profit
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Relationship-buildingCoachingLeadershipStakeholder managementStrategic planning
Tech Stack:CRM

Company Brief

Teach For America
A nonprofit organization that recruits and trains recent graduates and professionals to teach in low-income communities, aiming to expand educational opportunity and leadership to address inequity in the U.S. education system.
Industry: Education
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Nonprofit & NGO
Funding: Grant Funded
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 1990
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