Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Development

Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Development

About United Way Bay Area

United Way Bay Area (UWBA) unites people, resources, and partners across the Bay Area so that everyone has a real chance at stability, opportunity, and belonging. Our work is organized around our pathways for prosperity - Youth Opportunity, Economic Growth, and Community Resiliency - and delivered through flagship programs including 211, Spark Point, OnTrack, and Safety Net Services. For more than a century, UWBA has served as a convener, funder, and strategic partner at the center of the region's fight against poverty and inequity.

The Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Development (VPSPD) is a newly established executive leadership role reporting directly to the CEO. This leader will build and execute UWBA's long-term fundraising strategy by expanding individual, corporate, and foundation philanthropy while helping shape the organization's next chapter of growth and financial sustainability. As a member of UWBA's Executive Leadership Team, the VPSPD partners closely with the CEO and senior leaders to align fundraising strategy with organizational priorities - helping shape the organization's case for investment, cultivating and stewarding UWBA's highest-value relationships, and translating strategic priorities into donor-ready funding opportunities.

This role carries primary responsibility for building UWBA's individual giving and planned giving program into a mature, sustainable pipeline - an area where the VPSPD will bring proven, hands-on expertise and will grow dedicated staff capacity as revenue grows. The VPSPD also oversees UWBA's existing Corporate Partnerships team, ensuring that corporate philanthropy and sponsorship revenue continue to grow, and works cross-functionally with UWBA's marketing and impact teams to translate program outcomes into compelling donor storytelling.

This is an opportunity to shape the future of one of the Bay Area's leading nonprofit organizations by building sustainable philanthropic partnerships that expand opportunity and strengthen communities.

• Partner closely with the CEO to develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy spanning individual, corporate, and foundation giving, serving as a trusted executive partner in preparing briefing materials, meeting strategy, and donor communications.
• Help shape and continuously refine UWBA's case for investment, translating the Youth Opportunity, Economic Growth, and Community Resiliency pillars into compelling, donor-ready funding narratives.
• Lead cultivation and stewardship of UWBA's highest-value donor and partner relationships, in close partnership with the CEO and board, including Tocqueville Society and other principal-gift donors.
• Partner with UWBA's marketing and impact teams to share compelling program outcomes and storytelling with donors, ensuring communications are grounded in real, current impact data.

• Serve as UWBA's lead strategist and practitioner for individual giving, personally managing a portfolio of major and principal gift donors through the full cultivation-to-stewardship cycle.
• Build and personally lead UWBA's planned giving program during its early stages, establishing moves-management practices, solicitation strategy, and stewardship standards while developing the long-term staffing model to support future growth.

• Provide executive leadership for UWBA's existing Corporate Partnerships team, ensuring clear goals, accountability, and professional development.
• Drive continued growth of corporate philanthropy, workplace giving, and sponsorship revenue in support of the Pathways to Prosperity Campaign and other fundraising priorities.
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