Vice President of Philanthropy

Job Description:

• Partner with executive leadership to raise $13M in philanthropic revenue ($7.5M national and $5.5M regional)
• Build and execute a comprehensive, multi-channel fundraising strategy
• Design and operationalize a best-in-class philanthropy function
• Hire, develop, and lead a high-performing, scalable team
• Establish systems for pipeline management, forecasting, and performance tracking
• Architect and execute a long-term fundraising strategy that secures transformational gifts and builds a sustainable, diversified revenue portfolio
• Drive alignment between organizational goals and high-level revenue targets
• Secure major gifts across foundations, individual donors, and corporate partners
• Own the full donor lifecycle, leveraging data and forecasting to maintain a high-velocity pipeline that consistently hits revenue targets
• Manage identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
• Utilize data-driven decision-making to optimize conversion rates and momentum
• Design high-impact stewardship strategies that deepen donor relationships
• Lead donor-facing communications and shape compelling narratives
• Build and own the operational infrastructure and governance systems required to power a high-performing, data-driven philanthropy function
• Lead and scale a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous professional growth

Requirements:

• 10+ years in philanthropy, fundraising, or revenue leadership roles
• 5+ years managing and scaling high-performing teams (10+ people)
• Proven success in securing major gifts and building new donor pipelines
• Experience designing and executing fundraising strategy at scale
• Strong expertise in forecasting, pipeline management, and revenue KPIs

Benefits:

• Medical insurance with a cash stipend for those who waive Springboard coverage. Options include PPO and High Deductible/HSA.
• We fully cover your short & long-term disability coverage.
• We match up to 6% of your salary in 403(b) retirement contributions after your first twelve months at Springboard.
• Four weeks (20 days) annually of PTO. At Springboard, time off doesn’t need to be earned to be used. Everyone gets access to their time at the start of the calendar year.
• All 11 federal holidays, two extra floating holidays, weekdays between December 25th - January 1st, and your birthday!
• We don’t cap the number of sick days available to employees.
• Parental Leave (12 weeks after the first 6 months of employment).
• Marriage Leave (five days).
• All employees receive a Springboard laptop and an optional monitor.
• We provide personal & professional development funding of $2000/year.
• Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides support for stress/anxiety, finance, law, family, substance abuse, grief, and more.

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