Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Position Title
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Vice President, Corporate & Foundation Relations

Status
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Full Time

FLSA: Exempt

Location
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Remote, with strong preference for candidates based in New York, NY;
Washington, DC;
San Francisco/Bay Area; or Los Angeles, CA

The Vice President, Corporate & Foundation Relations will guide the vision and strategic direction for Active Minds’ corporate and foundation segments of support, including through management of team members focused on each portfolio respectively. This position will be a vibrant and engaging face of the organization, able to interact with and engage CEOs, marketing professionals, corporate volunteers, and more. The Vice President, Corporate & Foundation Relations works in close collaboration with and reports to Active Minds’ Chief Development Officer (CDO) in addition to collaborating with senior Marketing, Program, and Development team leaders and other staff to express the Active Minds brand.

Active Minds is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization mobilizing youth and young adults to change the culture around mental health. Through our presence in more than 1,000 high schools, colleges, and communities, and with a wide-reaching public audience, Active Minds is creating communities of support and saving lives. Founded in 2003 by Alison Malmon after the tragic suicide of her brother, Brian, Active Minds is dedicated to supporting a new generation in ending the silence, helping to make mental health as highly valued as physical health.

We approach our work with a racial equity lens and are committed to the continued process of being and becoming a more antiracist and inclusive organization. Through our many programs, we are changing social norms and behaviors related to mental health across the country.

• Responsible for securing or supporting solicitations resulting in $6,000,000 in annual revenue, with modest growth year over year, across the corporate and foundation revenue segments.
• Cultivate, renew, upgrade, and steward a portfolio of corporate partners and institutional foundations ranging $100,000 - $1,000,000+ with the support of a Manager, Corporate & Strategic Partnerships.
• Serve as a close partner to the Chief Development Officer and Executive Director in advancing six- and seven-figure corporate and foundation relationships.
• Represent Active Minds at industry and target events to expand our network of interested philanthropic partners.
• Conceive, write, and edit fundraising proposals and other written materials to support Corporate and Foundation segment goals; foster cross-departmental coordination and collaboration to enable efficient, effective and fundable grant and project proposals.
• Conduct and organize funder site visits and virtual conversations in conjunction with Leadership Team members.
• Accountable for a rapidly growing corporate partnerships revenue stream, including through supervision and development of the Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships & Engagement.
• Accountable for the vision, strategic direction, and overall growth of foundation-sourced revenue, including through the supervision and development of the Grants Manager.
• Serve as a part of the Development department leadership team (3 segment leaders + CDO), identifying resource needs and coordinating across the organizational Leadership Team to fulfill them.

• Represent Active Minds at industry and target events to expand our network of interested philanthropic partners.
• Work with the CDO and other Development leaders to Integrate Active Minds’ commitment to equity and inclusion into the day-to-day work of the Development team, including through continued personal growth and knowledge gaining.
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