Director of Philanthropy

Location: Remote (U.S.) with travel as needed

FLSA Status: Exempt

The Director of Corporate Philanthropyisanon-managing director. Thisfrontline fundraiserisresponsiblefordeveloping, securing, and stewarding strategic partnerships that generate philanthropic revenue and expand national awareness of Miracle Flights.

This position builds and manages a portfolio of corporate partners, corporate foundations, sponsorship opportunities, and high-capacity organizational prospects. The Director serves as the primary relationship manager for corporate funders, leading cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and long-term partnership growth.

Working closely with the Chief of Philanthropy, this role helps advance Miracle Flights’ national fundraising strategy by creating meaningful partnerships that connect companies to the organization’s mission of providing free commercial flights to children and families traveling for life-changing medical care.

• Build and manage a portfolio of corporate partners and prospects.
• Identify, qualify, cultivate,solicit, and steward corporate donors.
• Develop customized partnership opportunities aligned with corporate philanthropic goals.
• Secure sponsor ships, unrestricted support, and strategic partnerships.
• Expand Miracle Flights’ national corporate presence.

• Serve as the primary relationship owner for all corporate foundations.
• Collaborate with the Grants Specialist on proposal development and reporting.
• Lead meetings, site visits, and stewardship with foundation representatives.
• Ensuretimelyfollow-up and long-term engagement.

• Develop partnerships with:
• Airlines
• Travel industry organizations
• Healthcare companies
• Medical associations
• National brands
• Corporate employee giving programs
• Identifyopportunitiesfor cause marketing and mission-aligned collaborations.

• Secure sponsor ships for fundraising and awareness campaigns andevents.
• Develop sponsorship packages and benefit sin partnership with the Impact team.
• Ensure sponsor recognition and fulfillment in partnership with the Manager of Fundraising & Events.
• Cultivate sponsors into long-term strategic partners.
• Partner with the Chief of Philanthropy on transformational partnership opportunities.
• Works closely with the Impact team on awareness and activation campaigns.
• Collaborate with the Director of Philanthropy on shared relationships and referral opportunities.
• Work with the Manager of Fundraising & Eventsto maximize sponsorship activation and campaign integration.
• Collaborate with the Philanthropy Associate to ensureaccurateCRM documentation, reporting, acknowledgments, and stewardship tracking.
• Partner with the Grant Specialist by providing relationship strategy, funder insights, proposal direction, and reporting support.

• Achieve annual revenue goals for corporate partnerships and sponsor ships.
• Maintain a healthy pipeline of qualified prospects.
• Track activity, proposals, solicitations, and revenue in Bloomerang.
• Prepare pipeline forecasts and revenue projections.
• Report progress through monthly portfolio reviews and department dashboards.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of progressive fundraising, business development, corporate partnerships, or nonprofit development experience.
• Demonstrated success securing five- and six-figure corporate gifts or sponsor ships.
• Experience managing complexdonoror client relationships.
• Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Familiarity with Bloomerangor comparable CRM systems.
• Excellent organizational and project management…