Director of Development & Strategic Partnerships

Technology for Families In Need; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TechFIN in New York seeks a strategic Director of Development to lead fundraising, grant management, and corporate partnerships. You will drive revenue growth, donor stewardship, and technology-donation campaigns to support families in need.

Reporting to the board, you will expand external presence, manage campaigns, and optimize CRM systems to maximize impact and sustainability. Prior nonprofit fundraising success is essential for this high-impact role.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of professional fundraising or development experience in nonprofit sector or similar.
• Proven success securing five-figure corporate sponsorships or foundation grants.
• Tech savviness with CRM tools like Salesforce and email platforms like Constant Contact.
• Exceptional writing skills for grant proposals and engaging social captions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Nonprofit Management, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Strategic fundraising & revenue growth: design and execute annual plan to raise $200,000 in net-new revenue.
• Grant management: reapply for recurring grants; manage consultants and submissions.
• Campaign leadership: oversee Giving Tuesday, year-end appeals, campaigns; KPI setting and reporting.
• Donor stewardship: maintain donor database, high-touch relationship management, grow major donors.
• Corporate partnerships & hardware sourcing: secure new hardware donors and build CSR partnerships.
• Public representation: represent TechFIN at events, and manage digital marketing presence.

Skills

Fundraising

Grant Management

Donor Stewardship

Campaign Leadership

Corporate Partnerships

Hardware Sourcing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Constant Contact

Job description

TechFIN is seeking a strategic and entrepreneurial Director of Development to lead the organization through its next phase of growth. Reporting directly to the board, you will play a pivotal role in building the foundation for our long-term sustainability goal. You will drive efforts to diversify revenue streams, cultivate partnerships, secure critical in-kind technology donations, and strengthen the organization’s external presence. This is a high-impact opportunity for a strategic leader who is motivated by creating meaningful change for families in need.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Fundraising & Revenue Growth

• Fundraising Strategy: Take direct ownership of helping the organization achieve its total financial goals for the year by designing and executing a comprehensive annual plan—including corporate sponsorships, foundation grants, individual giving, and seasonal campaigns—to raise an estimated $200,000 in net-new revenue.
• Grant Management: Directly reapply for all reoccurring grants. Cultivate relationships with current grant funders. Meet regularly with grant-writing consultants to ensure all end-to-end processes required of consultants are completed, including research of new opportunities, writing, and successful submission of grant applications (two per grant writer, per month).
• Campaign Leadership: Lead signature initiatives such as Giving Tuesday, end-of-year appeals, and co-sponsored deployment events. Oversee campaign planning, KPI setting, sponsor/volunteer coordination, and post-campaign reporting.
• Donor Stewardship: Maintain the donor database (Salesforce/Constant Contact/Kindsight), ensuring timely acknowledgments and high-touch relationship management. Use data and metrics to increase existing donor engagement. Grow the donor database, with a focus on major donors.

2. Corporate Partnerships & Hardware Sourcing

• Supply Chain Growth: Actively prospect and secure new corporate hardware donors to ensure a steady pipeline of laptops and desktops.
• Partnership Cultivation: Build long-term “win-win” relationships with CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) departments and IT asset managers.

3. Communications & Brand Awareness

• Public Representation: Represent TechFIN at networking events, corporate presentations, and media engagements.
• Digital Marketing : Lend a voice and perspective to TechFIN’s digital communications and social media presence.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 4 years of professional fundraising or development experience in the nonprofit sector or similar experience.
• Track Record: Proven success in securing five-figure corporate sponsorships or foundation grants.
• Tech Savvy: Preferred proficiency with Salesforce (or similar CRM), and Constant Contact. A comfort level with discussing technology/hardware is also a plus.
• Communication: Exceptional writing skills with the ability to pivot between a formal grant proposal and an engaging Instagram caption.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (Communications, Nonprofit Management, etc.).