Associate Director, Development
Springboard Collaborative, United States

Springboard Collaborative invites talented and passionate candidates to apply for the position of Associate Director, Development (West). The Associate Director, Development (West) will be responsible for raising money for Springboards programs in the West. A successful candidate will be skillful at 1) writing materials such as proposals, reports, correspondence, and other donor-facing collateral; 2) planning and organizing donor meetings, site visits, and other engagement opportunities; and 3) relationship building both internally with staff and leadership and external with donors and partners. Note that this is not explicitly a front-facing fundraising role but may include occasional donor engagement as needed.

Springboard Collaborative closes the literacy gap by closing the gap between home and school. We coach educators and family members to help kids learn to read by 4th grade. Springboard envisions a world in which all children have the requisite literacy skills to access life opportunities. The Associate Director, Development (West) supports this goal by securing resources for our award-winning programs in the West.

The Associate Director, Development (West) will report to the Director, Regional Philanthropy, and work as part of the Partnerships department. The Associate Director, Development (West) will also work closely with the Executive Director, West. This is a great opportunity to support an entrepreneurial team to maximize the impact of a rapidly growing organization.

You can read more about the requirements, competencies, goals, and responsibilities below. We'd love to have you join us!

We are an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is more than a commitment at Springboard Collaborativeit’s at the core of what we do and how we do it. No one can solve a problem better than those who experience it firsthand. That’s why Springboard aspires to hire a diverse team that is representative of the marginalized communities we serve.

We also know that having a diverse workforce makes for a better workplace. Springboard’s hiring process seeks individuals who value diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, etc.

Finally, if you’re passionate about an open role, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications listed on the job description!

• You will collaborate with the Executive Director, West to raise $1.85M in philanthropy for the West portfolio.
• You will develop a pipeline of $2.8M in qualified opportunities in the "cold prospect" stage by end of Q4 and ensure ~20% of these opportunities advance to the next stage each quarter.
• You will ensure 100% of major donors receive at least quarterly touchpoints and submit at least 60 proposals, reports, and/or letters of intent that meet or exceed SBC standards for quality.
• You will contribute to the team-wide onboarding of new staff members.
• You will contribute to the team-wide goal of continuing to improve the quality and consistency of grant writing and funder communications through the development of tools, resources, and training

• You will draft and submit proposals, reports, and letters of intent by collating narrative pieces from existing sources, drafting original content, and collaborating with internal teams to source required information.
• You will identify relevant funding opportunities by searching for grants and other funding opportunities that align with Springboard’s mission; preparing research and mapping connections to relevant prospective funders; and, maintaining a pipeline to ensure philanthropic revenue targets are met each year.
• You will cultivate and nurture funder relationships by developing background research, messaging, and/or strategy that positions the Executive Director for success in every donor touchpoint.
• You will lead development operations by managing the development calendar to ensure timely submission of all written deliverables, planning and organizing funder site visits and events, strategizing and executing funder communication touchpoints, saving all funder-related documents according to conventions, acknowledging all gifts promptly, and logging all funder activity in our CRM (Salesforce).
• You will support team systems and growth by participating in initiatives that improve individual and team performance and contributing to team-wide tools, resources, playbooks, and training.

• Attention to Detail: You attend to detail and pursue quality in accomplishing all tasks.
• Planning amp; Organizing: You define tasks and milestones to achieve objectives while

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