Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations

About the Los Angeles City College Foundation

The Los Angeles City College Foundation (LACCF) is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization established in 1968 to increase educational opportunities for students at Los Angeles City College. The Foundation manages existing funds and raises new resources to support scholarships, academic programs, and student success initiatives.

Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations is responsible for the development, management, and growth of the Foundation’s corporate and private foundation partnerships to advance the mission and strategic priorities of the Los Angeles City College Foundation. This position focuses on institutional philanthropic funding from corporations, corporate foundations, and private foundations.

The Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations develops and implements a comprehensive corporate and foundation engagement strategy to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward institutional partners, securing philanthropic investments, grants, sponsor ships, and programmatic support aligned with Foundation initiatives. Working in coordination with the Director of Development and the Director of Strategic Initiatives, the Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations ensures alignment across individual, institutional, and public funding strategies.

In collaboration with Foundation leadership, faculty, administrators, and program leads, the Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations identifies institutional funding opportunities; develops and manages corporate and foundation partnerships; leads proposal development for private philanthropic sources; and oversees stewardship and reporting to sustain long‑term institutional investment. This is a hands‑on role that combines strategic partnership development with direct grant writing and proposal preparation for corporate and foundation funders.

Through these efforts, the Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations strengthens the Foundation’s philanthropic portfolio, supporting student success initiatives and advancing the Foundation’s mission.

Education details not specified.

• Minimum of four (4) years of progressively responsible experience cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding corporate and foundation partnerships
• Demonstrated success building relationships that result in securing grants, sponsor ships, or other philanthropic and programmatic resources
• Preferred:
  Experience in higher education, community college systems, or nonprofit development
• Preferred:
  Experience in grant writing and proposal development

• Grant monitoring and compliance procedures
• Supervisory and administrative principles and practices
• Current technologies and software including word processing, spreadsheets, presentation tools, and donor databases such as Raiser’s Edge
• Fundraising and partnership development best practices, including donor stewardship and moves management
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR) trends and foundation funding priorities
• Strategies for aligning institutional priorities with funder interests to generate funding opportunities
• Excellent usage of English grammar, spelling, punctuation, and professional writing

• Build, cultivate, and sustain strategic partnerships with corporate, foundation, and community stakeholders
• Translate relationships into funding opportunities, grants, and resource investments that support programs and students
• Develop and execute strategies to engage, solicit, and steward donors and partners
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships across diverse internal and external stakeholders
• Communicate effectively with executives, program officers, faculty, and community leaders
• Manage multiple priorities, timelines, and complex projects independently
• Demonstrate cultural competency and sensitivity to diverse student populations

• Develop and manage a portfolio of corporate and foundation partners with the primary goal of securing grants, sponsor ships, and philanthropic resources
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