Thrive Scholars is seeking an Executive Director for its flagship location in Los Angeles, California, to drive financial support for the organization in the region; to grow, deepen and develop strong relationships with funders, academic and community-based leaders; and enable high performing local students to flourish in college and beyond.
Requirements
- 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;
- 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;
- 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.
Benefits
- High-quality health and dental insurance
- Paid vacation
- Employer-matched retirement plan
