Director of Corporate Partnerships and Community Engagement - LifeMoves

Join the dynamic team at LifeMoves as the Director of Corporate Partnerships and Community Engagement in Santa Clara, California! As a key member of the Development Leadership Team, you'll spearhead philanthropy efforts with corporate and community partners, driving engagement and support for their mission to end homelessness. With a hybrid work model and a generous benefits package, you'll have the opportunity to lead a team of dedicated professionals. If you're a results-driven fundraiser eager to make a positive impact, this is the role for you!

Apply today and be part of a mission-driven organization committed to creating lasting change in the community.

Another Source's client, LifeMoves, is recruiting a Director of Corporate Partnerships and Community Engagement to join their team in Santa Clara, California.

This position is hybrid (on-site 3 days per week) and offers a very generous benefits plan. We have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending Account, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, 401K, etc.

Learn more about their benefits: https://www.lifemoves.org/join-the-team/

About LifeMoves:

LifeMoves is one of the largest and most effective providers of interim housing and supportive services across Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Peninsula. As a results-driven organization, since 1987, our mission has been to provide interim housing and supportive services that create opportunities for homeless families and individuals to rapidly return to stable housing and long-term self-sufficiency. Our successful therapeutic service model combines clean, modern housing with intensive supportive services that promote dignity and motivate our clients to achieve autonomy. LifeMoves operates over 25+ major sites from San Jose to Daly City.

Learn more about the team: https://www.lifemoves.org/join-the-team/

Read about LifeMoves: www.lifemoves.org

Salary Range: $130,000 - $170,000

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Reporting to the Chief Philanthropy Officer and serving on the Development Leadership Team, the Director of Corporate Partnerships and Community Engagement (DCP) leads the philanthropy and engagement for LifeMoves corporate and community partners including companies, faith-based organizations, schools, and service groups. The DCP leads a team of three full time staff that engages a variety of institutions with our work in comprehensive ways including financial giving, in kind donations, meal service, and volunteering. The DCP will build and deepen relationships with corporate and community partners; diversify their support for our mission; and expand giving to support LifeMoves work. The DCP will lead the team in centralizing the way that our corporate and community partners think of LifeMoves as a place of comprehensive engagement for helping to end homelessness in our community.

The DCP serves on the Development Leadership Team, a 6-person team responsible for driving accountability, facilitating collaboration across teams, inputting into decisions, socializing change, and upholding our department values.

Learn more: https://www.lifemoves.org/ways-to-give/corporate/

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Corporate and Community Philanthropy (70%)

Lead the team in raising $3.5M+ in FY25 from sponsorships, grants, donations, and matching gifts, with subsequent aggressive annual growth
• Develop a pipeline of renewal and new funder prospects
• Execute strategy for corporate partnerships and account management, including the pursuit of new opportunities, managing and cultivating existing relationships, implementation of corporate initiatives and driving account engagement to meet and exceed revenue target goals
• Drive comprehensive corporate initiatives through employee and executive engagement, corporate foundation gifts, network fundraising activities, and mission funding opportunities
• Design, launch, and manage year-round corporate partnership program
• Partner with Principal Gifts team to grow C-suite level corporate gifts with expanded relationships and collaborative strategies
• Partner with Individual Gifts team to grow LifeMoves mid-level and monthly donors through engagement in our volunteer program
• In partnership with the grant writing team, ensure that corporate and community grants and reports are submitted on time and at a high level of quality and accuracy
• Produce, monitor, and evaluate reports on corporate revenue including monthly budget, targeted ask amounts, commitments, and payments received
• Provide analysis, identify potential shortfalls, and develop and implement contingency plans and course corrections as needed to achieve goals

Corporate and Community Engagement (20%)

• Lead the team in building corporate and community groups' comprehensive engagement with LifeMoves that includes our volunteer program, in-kind donations, meal program, and outreach events.
• Oversee the delivery of high-level constituent experience and recognition programs to cultivate new and expanded partnerships.
• Leverage the volunteer program to drive increased fundraising
• Optimize and expand LifeMoves engagement opportunities

Corporate Events (10%)

• Recruit event sponsors and lead sponsor stewardship
• Collaborate with other teams and Event Manager as part of core event planning committee
• Participate in other events as needed

Leadership and Management

• Collaborate as a member of the Development Leadership Team, supporting cross-team partnerships and a department of trust, collaboration, and accountability
• Serve as a positive team culture influencer across the ~30-person Development department
• Supervise a team of 3 staff including Senior Manager of Volunteer Programs, Development Associate, and Corporate Philanthropy Officer
• To support strategic growth, lead the optimization of team resources, analyzing activities and determining which to continue doing and which to refine or repurpose so that the team focuses their time on the best opportunities and outcomes for our clients.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Minimum of seven years' fundraising experience, including experience working with corporate partners and volunteer programs
• Experience raising a minimum of $2M at another organization
• Results-oriented, strategic thinker, highly responsive, proactive, timely, accurate and thorough in follow through
• Proven history of increasing revenue year over year
• Experience closing multiple 6-figure gifts
• Demonstrated experience developing successful partnerships and revenue opportunities with corporations
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills; proven ability to collaborate with community partners.
• Excellent time management skills to handle multiple projects
• Ability to independently identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward new prospective donors
• Understanding of the issues faced by unhoused individuals and other marginalized populations.

LifeMoves is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).

Another Source works with their clients, on a retained project basis. We are committed to building inclusive candidate pools as we partner with hiring teams. Veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. As you read through the job posting and review the list of qualifications (required and/or preferred), please do not self-select out if you feel you do not meet every qualification. No one is 100% qualified. We encourage you to apply and share your story with us.

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