Director, Corporate Partnerships & Fundraising

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation seeks a Director, Corporate Relations in Washington, DC, to lead and expand the Foundation's corporate fundraising efforts. The role involves developing new partnerships, managing major donors, and driving a $10–20 million fundraising plan in alignment with strategic goals.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Corporate Relations and CPAO, you will cultivate five to seven figure gifts, collaborate with regional offices, and ensure robust reporting and compliant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and minimum ten years of successful fundraising experience with emphasis on corporate giving preferred.
• Experience and proven track record in nonprofit fundraising, including experience with corporate donors and relationship management.
• Knowledge of conservation issues preferred.
• Strong understanding of fundraising principles, best practices, and donor cultivation strategies.
• Highly polished and poised under pressure; ability to interact effectively with high-profile individuals.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including presentation skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills that facilitate managing multiple priorities and concurrent projects on deadline.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Director, Corporate Relations in developing and coordinating corporate funding strategies in consultation with the CEO, CPAO, and Regional Office Directors.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward current and prospective corporate donors for five to seven figure gifts to support the Foundation's strategic goals.
• Develop and maintain long-term relationship strategies to grow and expand partnerships with corporations.
• Collaborate with Regional Office Directors to develop, manage, and strengthen corporate partnerships.
• Develop prospect strategies and support all facets of the donor engagement process including donor research, meeting preparation, briefings, corporate marketing materials, follow-up proposals, reports, and acknowledgements.
• Work closely with the Communications Department to develop collateral materials, presentations and update NFWF corporate partner web pages as needed.
• Manage and maintain accurate and up-to-date corporate donor records and provide information on corporate prospects for the prospect tracking system/CRM.
• Contribute to the creation, execution, and evaluation of the corporate annual fundraising plan.
• Assist in departmental strategic planning related to current and potential corporate partners.
• Provide regular updates and reports to the Senior Director, Corporate Relations and CPAO on fundraising progress and strategy.
• Ensure accurate and timely reporting of all corporate giving including managing production of acknowledgement letters.
• Assist in preparing board materials, presentations, and reports related to corporate development activities.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and best practices in development.
• Ability and willingness to travel on short notice.
• Track corporate logos and other activities necessary for accurate reporting of Corporate Donors in Annual Report.
• Develop new processes where needed and recommend and lead efforts to improve existing processes.
• Other special projects as assigned.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor cultivation

Communication skills

Relationship management

Presentation skills

Travel readiness

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree + 10 years fundraising experience

Graduate degree a plus

Tools

CRM systems

Microsoft Office Suite

Teams

Sales/Fundraising software

Job description

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation seeks a Director, Corporate Relations in Washington, DC, to lead and expand the Foundation's corporate fundraising efforts. The role involves developing new partnerships, managing major donors, and driving a $10–20 million fundraising plan in alignment with strategic goals.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Corporate Relations and CPAO, you will cultivate five to seven figure gifts, collaborate with regional offices, and ensure robust reporting and compliant