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💸 155000.0 - 175000.0 USD per year
🔍 Education
- 8+ years of experience in fundraising, development, or donor relations, preferably within the nonprofit or education sector.
- Proven ability to communicate a clear and compelling story; exceptional writing skills
- Proven track record of successfully meeting fundraising goals and developing diverse revenue streams.
- Strong understanding of current trends in philanthropy, nonprofit funding, and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
- Expertise in grant writing, including research, proposal development, and submission.
- Experience in managing corporate and foundation partnerships
- Ability to build and manage an effective funder pipeline, ensuring high-quality, strategic engagement with donors.
- Proficiency in using CRM systems (we currently use Airtable) for donor tracking and reporting.
- Familiarity with metrics and data analysis to assess fundraising performance and inform strategy.
- Ability to develop personalized stewardship plans for individual funders, building long-term relationships.
- Comfort with public speaking and representing the organization at events, panels, and other speaking engagements.
- Passion for AI education and commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the nonprofit sector.
- Identify and develop new revenue streams beyond grants (e.g., corporate partnerships, earned revenue models, major gifts)
- Keep up with trends in philanthropy, education, and nonprofit funding to inform strategy
- Plan overall development strategy based in pipeline and projections to meet fundraising goal and manage progress to goal updates
- Work with executive leadership team to set annual fundraising goals and ensure alignment with overall organizational strategy
- Build and manage overall universe of funders and ensure aiEDU is consistently engaging with high quality touch points aligned to each funders’ priorities
- Conduct research into funders and identify ways to tailor messaging and pitches for their respective focus areas
- Draft communications to potential and current funders (e.g. email outreach, monthly/quarter funder updates, funder briefing calls, and other touch points)
- Develop personalized stewardship plans for funders to deepen engagement over time
- Organize funder convenings, roundtables, or special engagement opportunities
- Position aiEDU as a trusted advisor and thought leader in the philanthropy space, through participation in briefings, speaking opportunities, and other external convenings.
- Track all funder interactions and gifts using a CRM (Airtable)
- Ensure proper documentation of pledges, grant agreements, and reporting deadlines
- Develop dashboards and metrics to evaluate fundraising performance over time
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