Foundation Manager

Peralta Community College District; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peralta Community College District seeks an experienced executive to lead the Peralta Colleges Foundation, providing strategic direction for fundraising, donor stewardship, and scholarship programs. This leadership role ensures compliance with nonprofit regulations while advancing student success and equity initiatives in alignment with District priorities.

The position oversees budget, donor data, and end-to-end campaigns, collaborating with College Presidents, the Chancellor, and Foundation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Three years of progressively responsible fundraising/nonprofit experience.
• Experience with donor databases, fundraising tracking systems, and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to the diverse backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership of the Peralta Colleges Foundation, ensuring compliance with 501(c)(3) regulations and district policies.
• Develop and oversee the Foundation budget in collaboration with District finance staff.
• Lead end-to-end scholarship administration, including application processing and donor reporting.
• Cultivate major gift strategies and donor relations to support student success and equity goals.
• Coordinate fundraising campaigns, donor communications, and Foundation board activities.

Skills

Donor relations

Fundraising

Nonprofit management

Development operations

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Class Purpose

Under administrative direction, provides operational leadership andmanagement for the Peralta Colleges Foundation; provides oversightof foundation operations, scholarship administration, donorstewardship, and direct fundraising activities in support ofstudent success, equity initiatives, and institutional priorities;ensures compliance with nonprofit regulations and District policieswhile strengthening philanthropic capacity and long-termsustainability.

Examples of Duties

Examples of duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide day-to-day operational oversight of the PeraltaColleges Foundation, ensuring compliance with 501(c)(3)regulations, District policies, and applicable laws.
• Coordinate Foundation Board meetings, prepare agendas andmaterials, maintain minutes, and support implementation of Boardactions.
• Develop and administer the Foundation budget in collaborationwith District finance staff; monitor revenues andexpenditures.
• Oversee gift processing, acknowledgement, donor recordmanagement, and reporting systems to ensure accuracy andtransparency.
• Lead end-to-end scholarship administration, includingapplication processes, selection coordination, award notifications,donor reporting, and collaboration with Financial Aid offices.
• Develop and implement an annual fundraising plan aligned withDistrict priorities and Foundation goals.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with individual donors,alumni, community partners, and local businesses.
• Coordinate annual giving campaigns, donor communications, andFoundation-sponsored fundraising events.
• Partner with the Chancellor, College Presidents, and FoundationBoard members to identify and cultivate prospective major giftdonors.
• Track fundraising performance metrics and provide regularreports to District leadership and the Foundation Board.
• Develop donor impact reports highlighting student outcomes andreturn on philanthropic investment.
• Align Foundation initiatives with District strategicpriorities, equity goals, and transformation efforts.
• Supervise and evaluate assigned staff and consultants, asapplicable.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.

Experience

• Three (3) years of progressively responsible experience infundraising, nonprofit management, development operations, donorrelations, or related administrative experience.
• Experience with donor databases, fundraising tracking systems,and financial reporting.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverseacademic, socioeconomic, gender, cultural, disability, and ethnicbackgrounds of community college students, faculty, staff, andcommunity (E.C. 87360(a)).

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in a community college or higher educationfoundation environment.
• Experience working with nonprofit boards of directors.
• Demonstrated success in meeting or exceeding fundraisinggoals.
• Experience developing major gift cultivation strategies andcampaign readiness planning.