Regional Development Director

Our Mission

10,000 Degrees is unlocking student success at scale by giving more students equitable opportunities for a quality college education and career success. The most efficient and effective college success non-profit in the U.S., 10,000 Degrees' mission is to achieve educational equity and to support students from low-income backgrounds to and through college to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities and the world.

We envision a world where all students, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic background, will have the full range of educational opportunities, support, and resources to realize their potential. Accepting a role at 10,000 Degrees implies a personal commitment to this mission.

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10,000 Degrees is seeking a seasoned and highly relational Regional Development Director to expand the organization's philanthropic presence across Silicon Valley. With a primary focus on individual giving, this leader will cultivate and steward major donors and prospective supporters while helping to grow funding from diverse sources. Working closely with the Deputy Director of Philanthropy, organizational leadership, fellow Regional Directors, and the Silicon Valley Regional Advisory Board, this leader will develop and execute a regional fundraising strategy, strengthen the donor pipeline, and advance ambitious fundraising goals that fuel 10,000 Degrees' college access, college success, and scholarship programs.

The position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant and measurable difference in the lives of students from low-income backgrounds. The Regional Development Director joins 10,000 Degrees at an exciting moment of growth. Building upon a transformational $42 million gift from Mac Kenzie Scott, the organization is implementing a new five-year strategic plan and preparing to launch a $50 million campaign to expand its impact in existing and new communities.

Silicon Valley represents a significant opportunity for growth, with a strong base of institutional support, an engaged Regional Advisory Board, new organizational Board members with connections to the region, and considerable untapped potential among individual philanthropists. The successful candidate will bring the experience, credibility, and regional relationships needed to engage and inspire Silicon Valley's distinctive philanthropic community and build genuine connections that lead to enduring support.

For a fundraiser who is passionate about educational equity, economic mobility, and the power of higher education to transform lives and communities, this is an opportunity to join a proven organization with a compelling mission and a powerful platform for growth.

10,000 Degrees is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ applicants.

• Proactively identify and cultivate community, institutional, and individual relationships to advance regional and organization-wide fund development opportunities and meet fundraising goals.
• Manage a regional portfolio of donors and prospective donors through all aspects of moves management and fundraising best practices, including meeting prospective donors and supporters on a continual basis to establish effective communications and building regional donor capacity.
• Collaborate with the Regional Director of Partnerships and other stakeholders as needed to support corporate relationships, grant proposals, and a unified individual and institutional funding strategy across the region.
• Lead strategy, event planning, and outreach for regional donor events.
• Facilitate advisory board meetings, engage members, and recruit new board members.
• In collaboration with the Deputy Director of Philanthropy and the Regional Advisory Board, develop a regional fundraising plan and targets in order to meet current and future programmatic and scholarship goals.
• Collaborate on communications efforts to increase regional visibility.
• Share impact of program growth with donors and advisory boards.
• Represent 10,000 Degrees at various events.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure regional strategies align with organizational goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate will be an accomplished development professional with at least five years of fundraising experience and a demonstrated record of securing significant…