Teach For America

1 month ago

Senior Managing Director, Development

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Job Summary

Lead and manage donor fundraising strategy for a multi-region portfolio, cultivating high-potential donors to raise $5–10 million+ annually. Partner with Executive Directors, regional advisory boards, and frontline fundraisers to maximize giving, mentor development staff, and drive long-term strategies to diversify local funding. Role located in Nashville or Chattanooga with an in-person hybrid schedule within Teach For America’s Field Fundraising team.

Location: Nashville

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Build a comprehensive, multi-year vision and plan for cultivating complex, high giving potential donors in local contexts with the goal of maximizing revenue to the organization as a whole.
•Directly manage, cultivate, steward, and solicit a portfolio of high-potential donors across a variety of funding streams.
•Work in close partnership with the Memphis and Nashville/Chattanooga Executive Directors to build the long-term strategy, develop and maintain a keen understanding of the political landscape and its relationship to public and private donors and funding opportunities, and build and maintain critical relationships in the public and private sphere necessary to advance fundraising efforts, including local advisory board members.
•Depending on the size and scope of your portfolio, manage a team of 2+ development staff members, holding accountability for their individual fundraising in addition to the goals for the portfolio you manage.
•Consistently maintain donor, prospect, and fundraising activity information in our customer relationship management system (SalesForce) and leverage this information in tracking progress, monitoring gaps, and adjusting strategy and approach

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 108,900 - 148,700 annually

Key Requirements

•At least 10+ years of related experience in a highly complex development and fundraising context.
•Track record of meeting and exceeding ambitious goals as a donor portfolio manager.
•Bachelor’s Degree.
•Preferred: Teach For America development experience.
•Nice to Have: Fundraising certification (CRFE/CRFM or the equivalent) and/or related Master’s Degree (e.g., MBA, M, Non-Profit Management)

Experience:10+ yearsNonprofitEducationFundraising

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Relationship-buildingCommunicationStrategic-planningTeam-managementDonor-stewardship

Certifications:CRFECRFM

Tech Stack:SalesforceCRMSalesforce 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

Website LinkedIn

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Teach For America

1 month ago

Senior Managing Director, Development

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 4 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Nashville

Workplace: Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Executive & General Management

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Build a comprehensive, multi-year vision and plan for cultivating complex, high giving potential donors in local contexts with the goal of maximizing revenue to the organization as a whole.
•Directly manage, cultivate, steward, and solicit a portfolio of high-potential donors across a variety of funding streams.
•Work in close partnership with the Memphis and Nashville/Chattanooga Executive Directors to build the long-term strategy, develop and maintain a keen understanding of the political landscape and its relationship to public and private donors and funding opportunities, and build and maintain critical relationships in the public and private sphere necessary to advance fundraising efforts, including local advisory board members.
•Depending on the size and scope of your portfolio, manage a team of 2+ development staff members, holding accountability for their individual fundraising in addition to the goals for the portfolio you manage.
•Consistently maintain donor, prospect, and fundraising activity information in our customer relationship management system (SalesForce) and leverage this information in tracking progress, monitoring gaps, and adjusting strategy and approach

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 108,900 - 148,700 annually

Key Requirements

•At least 10+ years of related experience in a highly complex development and fundraising context.
•Track record of meeting and exceeding ambitious goals as a donor portfolio manager.
•Bachelor’s Degree.
•Preferred: Teach For America development experience.
•Nice to Have: Fundraising certification (CRFE/CRFM or the equivalent) and/or related Master’s Degree (e.g., MBA, M, Non-Profit Management)

Experience:10+ yearsNonprofitEducationFundraising

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Relationship-buildingCommunicationStrategic-planningTeam-managementDonor-stewardship

Certifications:CRFECRFM

Tech Stack:SalesforceCRMSalesforce CRM

Company Brief

Teach For America

Industry: Education

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Nonprofit & NGO

Funding: Grant Funded

Headquarters: New York City, United States

Founded: 1990

Website LinkedIn