Senior Director, Development
America's Promise Alliance · Remote
Posted 2 days ago · $145,000-$165,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 2 days America's Promise Alliance's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of America's Promise Alliance's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at America's Promise Alliance
- high 1 stale, 0 reposted of 2 open
- Hiring momentum
- 2 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-29
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from America's Promise Alliance's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for America's Promise Alliance.
About this role
The Senior Director of Development at America's Promise Alliance will manage and grow a portfolio of national philanthropic funders, ensuring effective relationship management and development of high-quality fundraising materials. This role involves conducting prospect research, preparing meeting briefs, and collaborating with senior leaders to drive funding opportunities from initial engagement through to proposal and stewardship. The position is not primarily frontline fundraising but serves as the internal lead to support senior leaders in their fundraising efforts.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of America's Promise Alliance as an employer.
What you need
- Eight or more years of experience in nonprofit development, institutional philanthropy, foundation relations, or a related field
- Demonstrated track record of managing a substantial portfolio of national foundations, corporations, or other institutional funders and prospects
- Demonstrated experience building and growing funding portfolios around new programs, innovations, initiatives, pilots, or systems-change work
- Experience conducting funder landscape research, qualifying prospects, developing cultivation strategies, and moving opportunities from early engagement through proposal, funding, stewardship, and renewal
- Exceptional writing and editing skills, with experience producing sophisticated proposals, concept papers, reports, briefs, and executive-level funder materials
- Experience supporting a CEO, Vice President, or other senior leaders who serve as primary funder relationship holders
Nice to have
- Experience in organizations focused on K–12 education, youth development, postsecondary-to-workforce pathways, economic mobility, civic engagement, or adjacent fields
What you get
- Salary range of $145,000-$165,000
- Remote position with expected availability during Eastern Time business hours
- Approximately 5% travel expected for meetings and events
Worth weighing
- Role is not primarily frontline fundraising, which may limit direct engagement with funders
- Requires strong self-management and initiative due to limited day-to-day direction
- Focus on institutional fundraising may not appeal to those seeking more diverse fundraising experiences
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Listed by America's Promise Alliance on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.