SR. DIRECTOR, FUND DEVELOPMENT

About the role

The Senior Fund Development Director leads a diversified, values-aligned fundraising strategy that sustains and grows our $3.2MM annual budget. Reporting to the Executive Director and serving on the Executive Leadership Team, this hands-on, frontline fundraising leader partners with staff, board, donors, and community supporters to ensure our fundraising reflects our mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual fundraising strategy across foundations, government, corporate, nonprofit, and individual giving
• Partner with the Executive Director and Finance Director on goal setting, revenue forecasting, and reserves
• Collaborate with the Board of Directors to strengthen fundraising engagement and donor stewardship
• Manage and support a small development and engagement team, fostering growth and accountability
• Steward major funder and donor relationships across the Bay Area and California
• Lead grant prospecting, proposals, and reporting
• Strengthen individual giving programs and donor relationships at all levels
• Partner with the Storytelling and Community Engagement Manager to align fundraising with organizational storytelling
• Ensure effective use of Salesforce CRM and fundraising data

Requirements

Preferred Experience And Qualifications:

• 5–10+ years of fundraising experience, including major gifts, government and private grants; nonprofit experience preferred
• Experience developing and leading organization-wide fundraising strategies
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills across diverse stakeholders
• Experience managing and mentoring people with varied lived and professional experiences
• Familiarity with CRM systems and fundraising operations
• Lived and/or professional experience working alongside communities impacted by systemic disinvestment strongly valued
• Demonstrated commitment to the mission and values of Mandela Partners
• Enthusiasm for and comfort with working with people of diverse backgrounds
• Openness to giving and receiving feedback, with a learning orientation and growth mentality
• Comfort with navigating disagreement or conflict with care and diplomacy.

Benefits

Compensation And Benefits:

• The pay range for this role is $125,000–$130,000, set in alignment with Mandela Partners' compensation philosophy and nonprofit market practices.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, retirement, accrued sick, vacation, and holiday pay in accordance with our internal policies and California state law.
• We also offer unique benefits that support work-life balance and professional growth: offices close for a week in June for Juneteenth and again at year-end; all staff receive a professional development stipend; a weekly paid team lunch on Thursdays; at-cost wholesale produce; and a 50% discount on weekly produce boxes.