Senior Director – Foundation Relations

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🕒 May 9

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State Policy Network

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 1992

💼 Consulting

⚖️ Legal

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Legal • Marketing

State Policy Network is a nonprofit network that partners with state-based policy organizations to advance state-level public policy solutions and strengthen federalism. It provides strategy support, targeted grants, leadership training, research and communications resources, and facilitates peer-to-peer collaboration across its affiliates to implement long-term, legally resilient reforms. SPN focuses on empowering state leaders, influencing public policy debates, and building durable organizational capacity across its network of state and national partners.

📋 Description

• Lead and manage the Foundation Relations team, overseeing workflow, writing and editing support, and coordination with program colleagues to create funding opportunities • Coach and develop team members to increase ownership and expand responsibilities over time. • Delegate effectively to build team capacity and strengthen execution across grant processes. • Oversee grant management systems to ensure proposals and reports are accurate and on time. • Partner with internal colleagues to ensure reporting expectations, timelines, and funded activities are clearly understood and achievable. • Manage and grow a portfolio of foundation donors and prospects through cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and renewal strategies. • Drive significant donor moves, including proposals, meetings, stewardship updates, and event engagement. • Partner with executive leadership to deploy them strategically in donor relationships. • Establish and oversee consistent moves management processes across the foundation portfolio. • Identify and advance high impact funding opportunities that support SPN’s mission without creating unfunded scope or misaligned program commitments. • Serve as a senior leader contributing to development strategy, problem-solving, and continuous improvement.

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years' experience in foundation relations or institutional fundraising • Proven success securing and stewarding five-, six-, and ideally seven-figure gifts • 5+ team leadership and coaching experience • Ability to travel approximately 30% • Exceptional writing, editing, and project management skills • Experience working cross-functionally with program, finance, and executive leadership • A clear understanding of nonprofit cost structures, restricted funding, and the financial implications of grant-funded programs • Sound judgment in evaluating funding opportunities through both a mission and sustainability lens • Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM systems

🏖️ Benefits

• competitive salary commensurate with experience • benefits