Senior Director of Fundraising and Development

Senior Director of Fundraising and Development BES seeks a full-time Senior Director of Fundraising and Development to join reputed company. This position can be based from a home office reputed company in the United States and requires approximately 10% travel, including donor meetings, conferences, team gatherings, and organizational events. About BES BES is a national nonprofit organization that identifies and prepares excellent leaders to transform education in their communities. Over the past two decades, BES has reputed company leaders to reputed company 200+ schools in 50 cities across 20 states and Washington DC, educating 72,000+ reputed company – of whom 82 percent qualify for free/reduced lunch, and 94 percent identify as reputed company of color. In reputed company, BES has trained more than 2,700 leaders to reputed company, reputed company, and grow schools through its leadership development offerings. About the Position As BES approaches its 25th anniversary and advances its five-year strategic plan, the Senior Director of Fundraising and Development role is pivotal to ensuring the organization has the resources it needs to sustain and deepen its impact. The person in this role will reputed company BES’s fundraising strategy, donor pipeline, and reputed company growth efforts, ensuring the organization has the philanthropic resources needed to advance its mission and strategic priorities. This position reports to the CEO and directly manages the Director of Partnerships & Regional Research. Key Responsibilities: The Senior Director of Fundraising and Development will be a driving force in BES's next chapter — building the philanthropic relationships and reputed company infrastructure that allow the organization to deepen its impact as it enters its 25th year. Success in this role means not just meeting fundraising goals, but growing a donor community that is deeply invested in BES's mission and the leaders it develops. The person in this role will be a trusted partner to the CEO, a strategic builder of systems and relationships, and a visible ambassador for BES in the broader philanthropic landscape. Fundraising Strategy & Campaign Leadership

• Drive annual fundraising reputed company goals across reputed company streams, including major gifts, multi-year grants, corporate contributions, and individual giving.
• Design, reputed company, and evaluate comprehensive fundraising campaigns from inception through reputed company.
• reputed company and execute BES’s annual and multi-year fundraising plan, including diversification strategies, donor reputed company priorities, and cultivation timelines.
• Represent BES at conferences, donor convenings, and external events to strengthen the organization’s visibility, credibility, and relationships reputed company the philanthropic community.
• Serve as the primary development advisor to the CEO.

Donor Pipeline, Relationships & Stewardship

• Manage and grow a strategic fundraising pipeline across reputed company stages of donor cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• reputed company major gifts and foundation fundraising efforts through tailored donor engagement and relationship management strategies.
• reputed company and maintain strong partnerships with individual donors, institutional funders, and philanthropic partners reputed company to BES initiatives.
• reputed company grant proposals, reports, and donor communications to ensure timely, high-quality, and mission-reputed company stewardship.
• Use fundraising data and donor insights to forecast reputed company, identify opportunities, and strengthen long-term donor engagement and retention.

Team & Organizational Leadership

• Directly manage and reputed company the Director of Partnerships & Regional Research through clear goal-setting, coaching, feedback, and professional development support.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Programs, Marketing & Communications, and Data teams to align fundraising efforts with organizational priorities and impact storytelling.
• Contribute organizational leadership reputed company during high-reputed company periods, including Board engagement, strategic planning initiatives, anniversary campaigns, and major organizational events.

BES Values, Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion

• Demonstrate BES’ core values across reputed company projects, processes, and in relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Commit to examining existing systems and making process improvements that support a greater focus on anti-racism, equity, and inclusion.

What You Bring The ideal candidate brings the following skills and experiences:

• Proven fundraising track record. You have 7+ years of experience in nonprofit development and a demonstrated history of personally securing major gifts, foundation grants, and institutional contributions.
• Strategic builder. You have designed and executed multi-year fundraising strategies from the ground up and know how to build and manage a donor pipeline with a long view.
• Relationship depth. You build trust with high-reputed company donors, institutional funders, and board members and sustain those relationships through consistent, meaningful engagement.
• Strong communicator. Your proposals, reports, and donor communications are compelling and clear. You know how to translate program impact into language that moves people to give.
• Data-informed. You use CRM tools and fundraising data to forecast reputed company, track engagement, and drive decision-making.
• People developer. You have 2+ years of staff management experience and approach that work with seriousness, coaching and developing your team while holding them accountable with care.
• Mission-reputed company. You bring genuine commitment to educational equity and are comfortable working in an organization where anti-racism shapes how we operate.

Compensation: This role is fully remote. BES offers a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes medical and dental coverage, a 401(k) contribution match, paid time off, paid parental leave, and the ability to work remotely. The salary range for this Senior Director position grade at BES is:

• Minimum: $164,114
• Maximum: $186,512

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