Vice President, Investor Relations at Echoing Green

Echoing Green identifies tomorrow's transformational leaders today. Through Fellowships and other innovative leadership initiatives, Echoing Green spots emerging leaders and invests deeply in their success to accelerate their impact. We provide seed-funding and leadership development to a new class of Fellows every year and welcome them into a lifelong community of leaders.

For 37 years, Echoing Green has been on the front lines of solving the world's biggest problems, raising up the transformational leaders willing to speak truth to power and challenge the status quo. The organization finds emerging leaders with the best ideas for social innovation as early as possible and sets them on a path to lifelong impact. Echoing Green's community of nearly 1,000 social innovators includes past Fellows such as First Lady Michelle Obama and the founders of Teach For America, Center for Black Innovation, Bloc Power, and One Acre Fund.

Built and refined over three decades, Echoing Green discovers tomorrow's leaders today, and then funds, connects, and supports a new generation of social impact leaders. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Echoing Green seeks a Vice President, Investor Relations to lead the organization's revenue strategy and external capital partnerships. This is a senior executive role ideal for a strategic, frontline fundraising leader who thrives in partnership with top leadership and excels at engaging sophisticated donors, investors, and institutional partners. Working in close collaboration with the CEO, President, and Board of Directors, the VP will shape Echoing Green's fundraising priorities, translate strategy into compelling investment propositions, and secure the resources required to sustain and scale its impact, raising $20M+ annually.

This primarily externally-facing role includes personally cultivating, soliciting, and closing major, principal, and transformational gifts. The VP will also serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on donor strategy, investor engagement, and long-term revenue growth. Expected to operate with confidence and credibility at the highest levels, they will bring judgment, urgency, and creativity to complex fundraising opportunities.

Internally, the VP will provide clear strategic direction and accountability for fundraising across the organization. The role includes one direct report, who holds full responsibility for managing the Development team and day-to-day operations.

The scope and structure of the fundraising function will continue to evolve, and this leader will play a central role in shaping its next phase in partnership with senior leadership.

• Serve as Echoing Green's lead external fundraising executive, representing the organization with credibility, confidence, and authenticity
• Personally cultivate, solicit, and close major, principal, and transformational gifts, including six-, seven-, and eight-figure commitments
• Build and steward a high-level portfolio of ultra-high-net-worth individuals, foundations, family offices, and aligned corporate partners
• Lead complex, high-stakes fundraising conversations from initial engagement through close, often in partnership with the CEO and Board
• Position Echoing Green as a premier social impact investment opportunity across multiple issue areas and geographies

• Partner closely with the CEO and President as a trusted strategic advisor on fundraising priorities, investor strategy, and revenue growth
• Work with the Board of Directors to activate their relationships, influence, and giving, with clear roles and accountability
• Prepare senior and Board members for donor engagements, ensuring clarity of message, strategy, and desired outcomes
• Exercise strong judgment and constructive pushback when needed, bringing urgency, clarity, and strategic discipline to leadership discussions

• Own Echoing Green's enterprise-wide fundraising strategy, including revenue goals, pipeline development, and investor prioritization
• Expand and diversify the organization's funding base, reducing reliance on a narrow set of revenue sources
• Translate Echoing Green's role as an intermediary, talent investor, and field-builder into compelling, differentiated investment propositions
• Maintain clear visibility into pipeline health, timing, and risk, ensuring shared clarity across leadership and informed decision-making

• Provide overall leadership and accountability for the Development function through one direct report, who manages the full Development team and day-to-day operations
• Set clear expectations, priorities, and performance standards for fundraising outcomes across the organization
• Partner cross-functionally with Programs, Finance, and Thought Leadership to ensure alignment between organizational priorities, storytelling,…