Thrive Scholars · 12 hours ago
Executive Director, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$160K/yr - $175K/yr
10+ years expThrive Scholars is an organization focused on providing opportunities for high-achieving students from under-resourced communities. They are seeking an Executive Director in Los Angeles to drive financial support and build relationships with key stakeholders to enhance the success of local students in college and beyond.
EducationNon ProfitService Industry
Responsibilities
Serve as an inspirational external leader who actively engages and energizes Thrive’s supporters, partners, scholars, families, volunteers, and corporate partners
Identify, cultivate, and solicit five, six and seven figure gifts from individuals, families, foundations and corporations to meet ambitious seven-figure revenue targets; leverage a nuanced understanding of the Los Angeles philanthropic space to lead regional fundraising efforts
Steward outstanding philanthropic relationships to ensure a continuity of support
Capitalize on existing relationships with regional donors to build a growing network of engaged individual, foundation, and corporate partners
Establish and develop relationships with key prospects, ensuring their continued engagement, with an eye towards ensuring sustainable multi-year support; this will include drafting proposals and grant reports along with effective moves management and donor strategies and stewardship
Steward, appoint, and grow local champions to serve on the Los Angeles Regional Advisory Board to meet fundraising and recruitment goals, and enhance Thrive’s profile in the community; leverage the Regional Advisory Board to drive fundraising success in the region
Support the efforts of the national development team, leveraging an area of interest or expertise to further the efforts of Thrive more broadly
Engage a community of local academic, nonprofit and government leaders invested in Thrive Scholars’ success and willing to support the organization’s goals
Play a highly visible external role and serve as the main ambassador and champion for Thrive and its Scholars across the Los Angeles region, coordinating with the national recruitment team to engage students, schools, and other access/success programs. Develop strong relationships with the senior leadership of partnering school districts and local community-based organizations to support the recruitment of the region’s Scholars
Engage and build a strong rapport with the region’s Scholars
Establish effective day-to-day systems to ensure productive workflows and cross-team collaboration within Thrive’s Los Angeles region, demonstrating exceptional follow-through
Maintain responsibility for Los Angeles revenue, with an acute understanding of the full operating budget and grant compliance
Partner closely with Thrive’s national leadership to create and maintain clear lines of communication around local fundraising initiatives and progress
Leverage existing prospect and donor tracking and moves management systems and programs to stay abreast of and report on active fundraising opportunities
Provide strategic guidance and thought partnership to Thrive’s senior leadership team on local initiatives
Qualification
Required
Commitment to the mission and work of Thrive Scholars
Proven track record of building a strong body of support from new donors, community partners, corporate partners, and other key constituents in support of an organization with which they were not previously engaged
Ability to compellingly convey Thrive's mission, impact, and needs across the community in an authentic way that honors Thrive Scholars and their families
Ability to establish and sustain relationships with a diverse body of stakeholders, rallying them towards a common goal of college and career access and success throughout the Los Angeles region
Demonstrated success in fundraising, with a focus on individual major gifts, especially with family offices, foundation relations, and/or corporate partnerships, and track record of stewarding and closing multi-year support
Experience building and maintaining within-sector and cross-sector partnerships, and when necessary, problem-solving through partnership challenges and conflict
Excellence in systems building and management with the demonstrated ability to manage one's work and approach towards successful outcomes
Strong skills in planning, organizing, and oral and written communication, including strong presentation skills
Influencing: Communicates persuasively across the organization to build stakeholder and team alignment and support
Strategic Collaboration: Understands how and when to work with others to drive strong results. Able to balance attention to both results and relationships
Problem Solving: Able to analyze situations and apply critical thinking in order to identify issues and solutions
Commitment to Results: Takes action to produce high-quality work with measurable results in service of Thrive's mission and Scholars
Fostering Thrive Community: Contributes to a work environment that embraces organizational values and works effectively across identities
Preferred
Minimum of 10 years total experience strongly preferred
Minimum of 5 years fundraising experience strongly preferred with an elevated comfort level working with high-net-worth individuals
Experience managing a seven-figure fundraising goal and knowledge of nonprofit revenue sources preferred
Demonstrated success in fundraising, with a focus on individual major gifts, especially with family offices, foundation relations, and/or corporate partnerships
Benefits
High-quality health and dental insurance
Paid vacation
Employer-matched retirement plan
Company
Thrive Scholars
Thrive Scholars supports low-income, underrepresented students to get into and graduate from top colleges.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Steve Stein
Chief Executive Officer
Patricia London
Co-Founder
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