Corporate Partnerships Manager

The Arbor Day Foundation is one of the world’s largest conservation organizations dedicated to inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. Founded in 1972, the Foundation has grown into a respected global leader in environmental conservation, with a mission centered on helping people understand and use trees as solutions to critical global issues including air quality, water quality, climate change, deforestation, poverty, and hunger.

The organization operates Arbor Day Farm, a 260-acre property in Nebraska where the Foundation’s mission comes to life. This state historical park serves as both a demonstration site and educational facility showcasing sustainable forestry and environmental stewardship practices. The Foundation works across multiple environmental solution areas including reforestation and disaster recovery initiatives, carbon offset programs, water quality improvement projects, biodiversity conservation, urban forestry development, and corporate employee engagement programs.

The Arbor Day Foundation maintains a strong commitment to its corporate culture, as reflected in their motto: “life is short, love where you work.” The organization emphasizes meaningful work that creates tangible environmental impact while fostering a supportive, mission-driven workplace. The Foundation collaborates with corporations, government entities, nonprofits, and individuals worldwide to advance conservation goals and build partnerships that generate both environmental and social value.

The Arbor Day Foundation is seeking a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join its growing team and help turn ambitious corporate goals into meaningful, measurable environmental impact. This is an exciting opportunity to devote your talents to a cause much greater than yourself, working with an organization that has inspired millions to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. In this role, you will build and grow strategic partnerships that drive revenue and advance the Foundation’s conservation mission.

You’ll connect with corporate decision-makers to understand their priorities and develop customized solutions that create shared value. Whether the focus is reforestation, disaster recovery, carbon reduction, water quality, biodiversity, urban forestry, or employee engagement, you’ll bring together the right opportunities and internal expertise to help partners achieve their goals while creating lasting environmental impact. You’ll report to the Director of Corporate Partnerships and work closely with cross-functional teams including Sales and Service, Product, Science & GIS, Mission Delivery, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and other departments across the Foundation.

This position is hybrid, with a preference for candidates based in Lincoln, Nebraska, though U.S.

-based remote candidates are welcome. Lincoln-based team members work in the office Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, with optional remote work on Wednesday and Friday. The role requires 20-30% travel, approximately 3-4 times per quarter, for meetings, training, and Foundation events, with the ability to travel both domestically and internationally.

• Proactively identify and develop new corporate partnership opportunities through targeted outreach, referrals, networking, conferences, territory development, and leveraging existing relationships
• Research prospective partners to understand their business, sustainability and climate commitments, priorities, and potential partnership opportunities
• Identify and connect with the right stakeholders and decision-makers, creating momentum from initial outreach through discovery and agreement
• Conduct thoughtful discovery conversations to understand…