Stand Together Ventures Lead (Development & Fundraising)

Standtogether; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting

Flexible time off

Comprehensive health and dental plans

Wellness and mental health support (e‑

Peloton and Talkspace programs

Job summary

Stand Together is seeking a Ventures Lead to grow a network of investor partners who align with our philanthropic and business strategies. The role orchestrates cross‑functional collaboration, onboarding processes, event programming, and data‑driven engagement with a focus on delivering measurable outcomes.

You will design recruitment and referral strategies, manage relationships across internal teams, and track progress toward growth and revenue goals for the Ventures platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, nonprofit management, political science, communications, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in investor relations, venture capital, private equity, management, business development, or a comparable client-facing role.
• Experience designing and managing recruitment, referral, or growth strategies.
• Experience planning and executing events or programs, including budget ownership.
• Experience working cross-functionally across multiple internal teams or departments.
• Experience with CRM systems and using data to track engagement or pipeline performance.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent relationships or projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and grow the Stand Together Ventures network by targeting high-potential leaders and investors.
• Develop onboarding, success benchmarks, and referral programs to support new members.
• Track and report investor pipeline metrics to inform strategy.
• Create engagement models linking investor partners to Stand Together's philanthropic strategies.
• Plan annual calendars of events, salons, and working groups with budget oversight.
• Coordinate hand-offs of partner relationships to internal teams with clear next steps.
• Establish recurring governance with internal teams and external partners; drive accountability.

Skills

Investor relations

Cross-functional collaboration

CRM systems

Relationship management

Strategic execution

Accountability & ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/nonprofit management/political science/communications

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

We are building a community of entrepreneurial donor partners – founders, investors, and builders – who are accelerating Stand Together's boldest strategies through their time, talent, and resources. These are not passive donors. They are partners in transformation.

The Stand Together Ventures Lead will guide and grow this network, someone with the experience and instincts to work cross‑functionally with Stand Together's strategic leaders, matching our social change priorities to the Ventures community's comparative advantages and interests on a year‑round basis. You’ll help this network meet its potential and play a catalytic role in driving meaningful, lasting change.

Responsibilities

Build the Community

• Design and execute an investor identification and recruitment strategy that targets high‑potential business leaders and investors aligned with Stand Together's philanthropic and business network.
• Build and manage a structured onboarding process, including orientation materials, first‑90‑days touchpoints, and success benchmarks for new members.
• Develop a referral program with clear asks, talking points, and incentive structures that equip existing investors to introduce qualified prospects from their networks.
• Track and report investor pipeline metrics – recruitment source, conversion rate, time‑to‑onboard – to inform strategy adjustments.

Drive Investor Engagement

• Build and maintain an engagement model that maps individual investor partners to Stand Together's active philanthropic strategies based on interest, expertise, and capacity.
• Facilitate investor participation in strategy co‑creation sessions, initiative launches, and planning discussions.
• Design and implement feedback loops (surveys, structured check‑ins, engagement scoring) that surface investor/partner activity and sentiment on an ongoing basis.
• Maintain investor records and engagement history in the CRM system to ensure continuity across the team.

Enable Peer Leadership

• Plan and execute the annual calendar of member events, salons, and working groups, including budget management, logistics, and speaker/content curation.
• Facilitate working group sessions on priorities, ensuring outcomes translate into action items or engagement opportunities.
• Evaluate event and program effectiveness using attendance, investor feedback, and follow‑on engagement data, and adjust programming accordingly.

Collaborate Across Stand Together

• Serve as the primary liaison between the Ventures community and the Development, Strategy, Policy, and Program teams.
• Coordinate hand‑offs of partner relationships and opportunities to the appropriate internal team, with documented context and next steps.
• Represent Ventures priorities in cross‑functional planning meetings and ensure Ventures member activity is reflected in broader organizational reporting.

Performance & Accountability

• Develop 12‑to‑24‑month growth strategy and annual revenue goals for the Ventures platform, in coordination with senior leadership.
• Build and manage the annual programmatic and events, including forecasting and variance tracking.
• Establish and maintain recurring meeting cadences with internal teams and external partners, with documented follow‑through and accountability owners.
• Partner with the Development team on referral‑based and networking‑based investor acquisition, tracking pipeline contribution from Ventures‑sourced leads.
• Define and document success metrics for the Ventures platform across financial contribution, investor engagement, and co‑creation activity.
• Build and maintain a reporting framework (dashboards, quarterly reviews) that gives leadership visibility into platform performance against goals.
• Present performance results and recommendations to senior leadership on a regular cadence.
• Deep alignment with the Principles of Human Progress – especially self‑actualization, mutual benefit, and bottom‑up change.
• Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, nonprofit management, political science, communications, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in investor relations, venture capital, private equity, management, business development, or a comparable client‑facing role.
• Experience designing and managing recruitment, referral, or growth strategies.
• Experience planning and executing events or programs, including budget ownership.
• Experience working cross‑functionally across multiple internal teams or departments.
• Experience with CRM systems and using data to track engagement or pipeline performance.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent relationships or projects in a fast‑paced environment.
• A builder's mindset: entrepreneurial, strategic, and biased toward action.
• Strong operational acumen coupled with a history of fostering accountability and ownership.
• Ability to connect vision to execution, with a track record of delivering results through networks and partnerships.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits: 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
• A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
• Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non‑hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop, and apply their unique talents.
• Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.

Our Values

Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management®, a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom‑up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.