Senior Director, Foundation Partnerships & Major Gifts

Alliance Defending Freedom; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 103,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance (100% coverage)

Dental insurance (100% coverage)

Disability insurance (paid)

Long-term care

Life insurance

401(k) with 4% match

Paid time off

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Alliance Defending Freedom in the United States seeks a Senior Director of Foundation Partnerships to lead portfolio strategy, nurture top-tier foundation funders, and scale six- and seven-figure gifts across the team. You will drive cross-functional collaboration with senior leadership to align with the mission and growth targets.

The role requires strategic fundraising leadership, strong relationship-building with foundations, and a track record of managing a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of fundraising experience with proven success closing six and seven-figure gifts.
• 5+ years of management experience.
• Understanding of budgets as they relate to proposals and grants.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills: MS Office Word, Excel, Outlook, Salesforce.
• Strong self-motivation and initiative.
• Ability to travel up to 40 nights per year.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute a multi-year growth strategy for the Foundation Partnerships team, in concert with the multi-year strategic vision for organizational revenue growth.
• Systematize mining, screening, rating, and qualifying of prospective foundations, and keep the tiering current as relationships move.
• Own the foundation forecast reported to the SVP of Development, including accurate activity and pipeline reporting and revenue forecasts.
• Meet or exceed annual foundation revenue goals, including the $10M+ goal for lead and principal gifts from foundation relationships across the team.
• Determine KPIs for the team and ensure accountability to those metrics.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Self-motivation

Initiative

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Salesforce

Job description

Alliance Defending Freedom in the United States seeks a Senior Director of Foundation Partnerships to lead portfolio strategy, nurture top-tier foundation funders, and scale six- and seven-figure gifts across the team. You will drive cross-functional collaboration with senior leadership to align with the mission and growth targets.

The role requires strategic fundraising leadership, strong relationship-building with foundations, and a track record of managing a high-performing team.