- Drive new business development and relationship cultivation toward team and individual fundraising goals.
- Build and manage a portfolio of 90–100 national prospects from initial engagement through solicitation and closing.
- Develop fundraising strategies for complex opportunities, including philanthropic investment, corporate engagement, consumer activation, employee engagement, and brand alignment.
- Establish relationships with C-suite executives, senior corporate leaders, and foundation decision-makers.
- Work with executives, board members, and senior leaders on cultivation and solicitation strategies.
- Track prospect engagement, pipeline progress, and next steps in the CRM.
- Lead proposal development, negotiation, and closing by setting strategies, responsibilities, and timelines.
- Partner with program, marketing, digital, relationship management, and finance teams to develop integrated proposals and meet deliverables.
- Collaborate with research and donor communications colleagues on prospecting materials and outreach templates.
- Manage and mentor one or more direct reports as needed.