Springboard Collaborative is seeking a dynamic, strategic, and results-driven Vice President of Philanthropy (internal title - Philanthropy Leader). The Vice President of Philanthropy will be responsible for setting the vision and building the systems, team, and strategy needed to secure transformational philanthropic investments that fuel Springboard's mission. A successful candidate will be an excellent coach and mentor, a creative and strategic leader, and a strong operator able to develop and lead the team in executing on fundraising strategies by creating comprehensive fundraising plans aligned with org-wide goals. This is a remote position, and candidates must reside in the United States.
The Vice President of Philanthropy supports this goal by partnering closely with the CEO and President to raise $7.5M+ annually, ensuring Springboard has the resources to expand our impact and close the opportunity gap for students nationwide.
The Vice President of Philanthropy will supervise Directors of Philanthropy, Donor Communications, and Grant Management and Operations. The Vice President of Philanthropy will report to the Client Services Leader and work as part of the Client Services Team. This is a great opportunity to support an entrepreneurial team to maximize the impact of a rapidly growing organization.
You can read more about the requirements, competencies, goals, and responsibilities below. We'd love to have you join us!
Here are your goals in the first year:
• You will partner with executive leadership to raise $13M in philanthropic revenue ($7.5M national and $5.5M regional)
• You will build and execute a comprehensive, multi-channel fundraising strategy
• You will design and operationalize a best-in-class philanthropy function
• You will hire, develop, and lead a high-performing, scalable team
• You will establish systems for pipeline management, forecasting, and performance tracking
Here are your responsibilities within and beyond the first year:
• You architect and execute a long-term fundraising strategy that secures transformational gifts and builds a sustainable, diversified revenue portfolio.
• * Drive alignment between organizational goals and high-level revenue targets.
• Secure major gifts across foundations, individual donors, and corporate partners.
• You own the full donor lifecycle, leveraging data and forecasting to maintain a high-velocity pipeline that consistently hits revenue targets.
• * Manage identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
• Utilize data-driven decision-making to optimize conversion rates and momentum.
• You design high-impact stewardship strategies that deepen donor relationships through personalized engagement and elevated experiences.
• * Ensure consistent, high-touch recognition and reporting.
• Elevate the donor experience through curated events and meaningful touchpoints.
• You lead donor-facing communications and shape compelling narratives, serving as a key external voice for Springboard's impact.
• * Oversee the production of proposals, reports, and campaign materials.
• Represent the organization at major conferences, convenings, and industry events.
• You build and own the operational infrastructure and governance systems required to power a high-performing, data-driven philanthropy function.
• * Establish clear KPIs, dashboards, and automated reporting structures.
• Ensure seamless coordination between data management and grant operations.
• You lead and scale a high-performing team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous professional growth.
• * Coach and mentor staff across philanthropy, communications, and operations.
• Attract and retain top-tier talent to meet evolving organizational needs.
• You partner cross-functionally to align donor insights with product and growth strategies, ensuring a unified approach to scalability.
• * Collaborate with Sales, Product, and Client Services to influence the roadmap based on donor feedback.
• Align with Growth teams on account-based management and integrated marketing campaigns.
What you offer us
Here are the competencies we expect the right candidate to have:
• Coaching & mentoring: You inspire and motivate a high-performing growth team, attract and retain top talent, and create a collaborative, accountable, results-driven culture. You provide timely constructive feedback to encourage continuous improvement and train team members to develop skills, improve performance, and achieve goals.
• Decision-making and judgment: You approach growth strategy and execution decisions with structure and logic. You resolve complex problems quickly and thoroughly, and you make timely decisions, enabling your team to adapt to new challenges and find success.
• Valuing equity: You operate with transparency, create structures for psychological safety on your team, gather multiple perspectives, share critical feedback, and feel comfortable asking tough questions.
• Creative & innovative thinking: You consistently develop fresh ideas to provide solutions to workplace challenges and increase new business outcomes. You adapt to changing markets and partner needs, and creatively configure our value proposition to meet them.
• Customer focus: You ensure your team optimizes our value to customers and identify areas to strengthen organizational customer centricity. You expertly uncover partner needs and identify underlying issues or challenges they may face.
• Results focus: You set ambitious but reasonable goals that push your team and the organization to grow. You meticulously track the status of goals, KPIs/OKRs, and drivers to ensure your team works with urgency to reach milestones.
• Strategic vision: You see where market trends are heading, proactively adapting our growth strategy to combat future headwinds and meet emerging partner needs. You analyze options through a strategic lens and make decisions based on short-term and long-term outcomes, translating your vision into clear strategies and outcomes.
• Business alignment: You keep organizational OKRs, our mission and values, and the strengths and limitations of our product & services at the forefront as you create growth strategies and lead your team to execute them. You seek to understand the work of the departments you collaborate with to drive expertise in our products and confidence in your growth strategy.
Here are the requirements we expect the right candidate to have:
• 10+ years in philanthropy, fundraising, or revenue leadership roles
• 5+ years managing and scaling high-performing teams (10+ people)
• Proven success in securing major gifts and building new donor pipelines
• Experience designing and executing fundraising strategy at scale
• Strong expertise in forecasting, pipeline management, and revenue KPIs
Here are our nice-to-haves for the right candidate:
• Experience with the delivery of educational services
• Experience with literacy programs and early intervention programs/MTSS
• Experience working with nonprofit organizations
While this description provides an overview of the goals and responsibilities of the Vice President of Philanthropy, we are seeking candidates who demonstrate flexibility and can adapt to evolving needs in an entrepreneurial environment.
What we offer you
Compensation
Our compensation values: At Springboard, compensation equity is integral to how we operate and to our commitment to competitiveness, pay equity, performance-based rewards, transparent & equitable career growth, and progressive benefits.
Compensation for this role: The compensation for a candidate who meets the position requirements will be $210,035.92. Springboard does not negotiate the offered salary during the offer conversation
Benefits
At Springboard, we feel it is important to take care of our employees, which is why we offer a competitive benefits package. These benefits include the following:
• The usual stuff - Medical insurance with a cash stipend for those who waive Springboard coverage. Options include PPO and High Deductible/HSA.
• We'll take care of it - We fully cover your short & long-term disability coverage.
• Securing your future - We match up to 6% of your salary in 403(b) retirement contributions after your first twelve months at Springboard.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) is important - Four weeks (20 days) annually. At Springboard, time off doesn't need to be earned to be used. Everyone gets access to their time at the start of the calendar year.
• Holidays! - All 11 federal holidays, two extra floating holidays, weekdays between December 25th - January 1st, and your birthday!
• Under the weather? - We don't cap the number of sick days available to employees.
• Paid Leave - Parental Leave (12 weeks after the first 6 months of employment). Marriage Leave (five days).
• Technology- All employees receive a Springboard laptop and an optional monitor. Springboard uses Google Workspace and Asana.
• We are committed to your development -We provide personal & professional development funding of $2000/year.
• Your wellness is a priority - Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides support for stress/anxiety, finance, law, family, substance abuse, grief, and more.
• Transparency is key - We ensure regular opportunities to discuss individual and organizational development and our commitment to equity. Consistent and structured real-time feedback is foundational to Springboard's culture.
Location and travel
Applications are welcome from any location within the United States. This role will be performed remotely with required travel to meet with potential partners, attend high-priority conventions and workshops, and participate in team and org-wide retreats. Springboard Collaborative's headquarters office is in Philadelphia, PA.
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