Year Up is a national 501(c)3 workforce development organization committed to ensuring equitable access to economic opportunity, education, and justice for all young adults—no matter their background, income, or zip code. Employers face a growing need for talent while millions of talented young adults lack access to meaningful careers. These inequities only further perpetuate the opportunity gap that exists in our country—a gap that Year Up is determined and positioned to close through three interconnected strategies: providing targeted skills training and connections to livable-wage employment for students and alumni; empowering others to serve and support young adults; and changing systems that perpetuate the opportunity gap. Year Up's intensive training program utilizes a high expectations, high support model where students learn in-demand technical and professional skills and apply them during a corporate internship. Operating with an annual budget of $177M and a team of 900+, Year Up has served more than 40,000 young adults across the United States since its founding in 2000 and has been voted one of the "Best Nonprofits to Work For" by The NonProfit Times. To learn more, visit their website.
Year Up seeks a Senior Director of Business Development, Corporate Philanthropy (SDBD) to secure financial resources from major corporations nationwide in support of the Year Up mission, ongoing operations, and strategic initiatives. With a focus on generating new corporate partnerships and lead generation, the SDBD reports to the Senior Director of Corporate Philanthropy and will play a critical role in expanding Year Up's diversification of corporate philanthropy and strategic growth goals.
The SDBD is responsible for meeting annual cash and lead generation goals through identification, cultivation and solicitation of corporations (corporate foundations, CSR divisions, and sponsorships). This role is responsible for the full cycle of effective pipeline management with a primary focus on sourcing new corporate relationships in the six-figure level and above that align with the organization's strategic priorities and that help fuel the organization's growth. The SDBD will take a holistic approach to corporate partnership creation using a shared value framework to appeal to corporate investors' business and social impact priorities.
In keeping with Year Up's values, the SDBD will also have the opportunity to interact with students as coach, group facilitator, and advocate, participating in creating and sustaining a positive educational environment, with trust among students, faculty, and site leaders. As a critical member of the National Fundraising Team, responsible for raising the team goal of $85M annually in philanthropic revenue, and contributing towards the current $400M comprehensive "For an Equitable Future" campaign. This is an ideal opportunity for a relationship oriented fundraiser with a track record in business development and lead generation to help the organization dramatically scale its impact.
Lead Generation and Strategy
Portfolio Management
Organizational Leadership and Engagement
Year Up seeks candidates who excel particularly in business development, relationship-building, are results-oriented, and have strong communication skills. Candidates should also demonstrate:
Location: Bay Area/Los Angeles Highly preferred
Year Up has established salary ranges for each of our sites, which allows us to pay employees competitively, equitably and consistently in different geographic markets. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Salary offers take into account a candidate's skills, experience, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.
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Year Up actively engages individuals from all backgrounds. We are committed to embracing diversity within our organization because we firmly believe that diverse employee teams help us to achieve our best organizational outcomes and provide the most effective support to our young adults as we work to close the Opportunity Divide. We are deeply dedicated to creating and maintaining an inclusive and supportive work environment. Learn more about our commitment to diversity
As an equal opportunity employer, Year Up is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
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