About Teach For America
Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates of all academic majors who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity. Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity that exists along socioeconomic lines.
Since our founding in 1990, we have become the nation’s largest provider of teachers for low-income communities, and have been recognized for building a pipeline of leaders committed to educational equity and excellence. This year, approximately 5,000 corps members are teaching in 26 urban and rural areas across the country, collectively reaching approximately 440,000 students. At the same time, more than 12,000 alumni are working within education and from every field to effect fundamental change.
We are a high-growth, performance-driven organization, with over a $100+ million budget and 800+ staff. We operate in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced work environment, maintain focus on quantitative measures, and are committed to continuous improvement. While approximately 55 percent of our staff members are alumni of our program, fully half – from support staff to senior management – bring a range of outside experience and perspectives to the organization. Our staff is diverse in every respect, and we are committed to maximizing the diversity of our organization as we want to engage all those who can contribute to our effort and ensure our access to and participation in the circles of influence in our diverse society.
Fueled by a sense of urgency to do more, we have launched an ambitious plan to grow in scale while at the same time increasing our corps members’ short-term and long-term impact. By 2010, we aim to have some 7,500 corps members teaching in 33 regions and to foster the continued leadership of some 23,000 alumni. To support these goals we are working to grow our operating budget to over $150 million and the size of our staff to over 1,000.
Summary:
As part of a broader nationwide growth effort, the St. Louis region of Teach For America is in the midst of an ambitious expansion effort. The manager, corporate and foundation relations will be instrumental in driving St. Louis’ efforts to raise $3.1 million this year and in growing the funding base to more than $4 million next year, ensuring Teach For America’s expanded impact in St. Louis. The manager, corporate and foundation relations will report directly to the managing director of development.
We are seeking an outstanding manager of corporate and foundation relations to ensure we achieve these ambitious growth goals, focusing on achieving significant growth in foundation grants and through developing and maintaining corporate partnerships at the regional level. The manager of corporate and foundation relations will report directly to the managing director of development.
Teach For America seeks individuals of all ethnic and racial backgrounds to apply for the position.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Portfolio Strategy and Planning
• Developing and executing the strategy for reaching corporate and foundation funding goals, including prospecting new sources and managing the ongoing cultivation and engagement of existing foundation and corporate supporters, in order to attain $1.6 million in corporate and foundation funding in fiscal year 2010
• Developing and executing the strategy to secure and manage nearly 50 unique regional corporate partnerships
• Identifying new corporate and foundation prospects to pursue through research and prospecting
• Identifying opportunities for increased giving from existing funders
Writing and Communications
• Producing high-quality written communication for funders at all stages of the development process, including proposals for foundation and corporate prospects; mid-year and final reports; regional marketing materials; newsletters; and, donor and board electronic updates
• Compiling data and supplementary materials (such as financial reports, statistics on regional programmatic initiatives, etc.) for funder communications
Development Operations
• Managing the deadline-driven calendar of all development activities related to corporations and foundations, including: researching grant guidelines, submitting all grant materials on time, and following up as necessary
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records and data on foundation and corporate grants
• Other responsibilities as determined by organizational need and the staff member’s interests
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience preferred
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
• Strong relationship builder with keen understanding of what motivates others
• Good strategic/ critical thinking and goal orientation
• Ability to speak compellingly about our organization, mission, and funding goals to individuals and groups within the corporate sector
• Customer service approach to donor management
• Ability to operate with purpose, urgency, and accuracy in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and deadline-driven environment
• Ability to create opportunities and excel in an entrepreneurial environment
• Excellent verbal and written communicator
• Exceptional detail orientation and organization
• Knowledge of Raisers Edge, Excel, and PowerPoint preferred but not required
Compensation:
Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included.
Apply now at http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=TEACHFORAMERICA&cws=1&rid=1648.
