Foundations Partnerships Lead

Inside Philanthropy; New York (NY); On-site; USD 88,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension (10% non-contributory)

Vacation 25 days

Mental wellbeing platform

Learning & development budget

Parental leave

Season ticket loan

Cycle scheme

Job summary

The Freedom Fund in New York and London seeks a Strategic Partnerships Manager to grow its private philanthropy portfolio, focusing on institutional foundations and select individuals. You will develop proposals, donor reports, and communications; build relationships with donors; and coordinate across Programs, Finance, and Communications to ensure strategic fundraising success.

Essential qualifications include 5+ years in philanthropy or related field, strong writing, portfolio management, and

Qualifications

• Excellent English writing and editing skills for proposals, donor reports, and communications.
• Minimum of five years in philanthropy, institutional fundraising, nonprofit development, or related field.
• Experience managing a portfolio of funders and prospects; proven income growth and pipeline development.
• Experience conducting prospect research, donor analysis, and engagement activities.
• Experience coordinating development of narrative and financial proposals, reports, and donor deliverables with multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with institutional philanthropy, grant-making processes, and donor stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Manage a personal portfolio of mid-level institutional foundations and individual philanthropists; support transformational institutional foundation relationships.
• Identify, research, and qualify prospective funders; develop donor engagement strategies.
• Conduct prospect research and monitor philanthropic trends to inform fundraising strategies.
• Prepare donor profiles, briefing materials, and other research to support cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Write donor correspondence, stewardship communications, grant reporting, and other materials.
• Coordinate donor meetings and engagement activities; track next steps and follow-up.

Skills

English writing

Fundraising

Portfolio management

Prospect research

Donor engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

CRM (Salesforce)

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

The Freedom Fund in New York and London seeks a Strategic Partnerships Manager to grow its private philanthropy portfolio, focusing on institutional foundations and select individuals. You will develop proposals, donor reports, and communications; build relationships with donors; and coordinate across Programs, Finance, and Communications to ensure strategic fundraising success.

Essential qualifications include 5+ years in philanthropy or related field, strong writing, portfolio management, and