Manager, Portfolio Strategy (Development and Fundraising)

Organization

Stand Together

Location

Arlington, Virginia

Job Description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society. 
Are you excited to apply your fundraising expertise to address some of the nation’s most complex challenges?
As a Manager, Portfolio Strategy (internally known as Portfolio Manager) on our Development team, you will serve as a Moves Management strategist and project manager to work with the Major Gifts team to create a top-tier donor experience by identifying engagement and stewardship opportunities for our most generous partners. You will articulate and steward the donor experience, communicating impact and progress towards shared priorities. In this role, you will conduct proactive analysis and research to identify new alignment opportunities within our donor partners and the Stand Together community. Your responsibilities will include building and implementing Moves Management strategies, connecting donors to aligned priorities, and developing individualized stewardship programs in coordination with internal teams.
Location: Arlington, VA (in-office)

What You Will Do

  • Proactively coordinate and execute Moves Management strategies (a leading relationship management framework for fundraising).
  • Identify, source, and execute personalized engagement plans - including communications and events - that fit the individual needs of each donor.
  • Serve as the primary strategy liaison between capabilities and departments to ensure effective cross-organization collaboration (e.g. proposal teams, major gift officers, events, communications, and legal department for compliant, accurate, and clean proposal and stewardship products for donor partners).
  • Have in-depth knowledge of donor partners and priorities through participation in meetings, Salesforce review, and regular communications with major gift officers.
  • Facilitate a collaborative environment of information sharing by developing internal relationships across the Stand Together community.
  • Track all action items, prepare the team and their collaborators for strategy and donor briefings, and coordinate internal and external meetings.

What You Will Bring

  • Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
  • 5+ years of fundraising experience with a focus on donor relations.
  • Familiarization of executing moves management strategy.
  • Demonstrated marketing and communication skills.
  • Strong attention to detail in all methods of communication.
  • Proven experience in proactively driving multiple concurrent projects to completion through continuous transformation and an entrepreneurial approach.
  • Ability to work independently and take initiative in a multifaceted organization to create a best-in-class experience for our donor partners.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, professionalism, and the ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders.
  • Proficient knowledge of technology including MS Office suite of products and proficiency with CRMs, such as Salesforce.

What we offer

  • Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
  • A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
  • Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
  • Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values: Working at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.   
 
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success, and that is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity.