Director, Corporate Relations

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.

The Director, Corporate Relations will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive strategy to secure major and principal gifts from corporate entities. This role involves working closely with Stand Together capability leaders and external partners, as well as positioning executive leadership to solicit and close gifts.

What You Will Do

• Develop and implement a corporate fundraising strategy that aligns with Stand Together's fundraising goals and priorities. Initial focus will be the A250 initiative (America's 250th) including fundraising packages and tangible benefits offerings that will incentivize multi-million-dollar gifts from corporations.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with potential corporate donors, leveraging existing partnerships and creating new opportunities.
• Enable and equip the leadership team and partners at Stand Together to cultivate and solicit multi-million-dollar gifts through coordination and sequencing of meetings, briefings and presentation preparation, strategizing high-value asks, including the creation of fundraising collateral for solicitation and stewardship.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including Corporate Engagement, Marketing, and Media Investments to ensure the successful execution of fundraising initiatives.
• Manage the corporate fundraising pipeline, ensuring timely and effective solicitation and stewardship of corporate gifts. Coordinate collaborative fundraising efforts across fundraising partners to ensure organized approach for prospects and value creation for all parties.
• Provide regular updates and reports to leadership on fundraising progress and outcomes.

What You Will Bring

• 8+ years of proven experience in corporate fundraising, with a track record of securing major and principal gifts.
• Experience crafting world-class cultivation and ask strategies for corporate donors, inclusive of (but not limited to) leveraging media exposure, brand partnerships, VIP access opportunities, events engagement, and executive engagement capabilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience managing partnerships and collaborations across organizations/entities.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects and deadlines.
• Ability to thrive in a complex, matrixed organization with a collaborative and contribution mindset.
• High level of professionalism and discretion when handling sensitive information.
• 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.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, professionalism, and ability to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders with a high degree of discretion and confidentiality.

What We Offer

• Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 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 progress on complex social challenges.
• Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that emphasizes self-actualization, with roles and responsibilities based on your strengths, not tenure.
• 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 at Stand Together is different from many other organizations. Our culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management (PBM), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM empowers our employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.

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