Senior Fundraising Lead

Summary

Join The Ad Council as a Senior Fundraising Lead, Health & Social Impact (Independent Contractor) to spearhead a comprehensive fundraising strategy aiming to secure $20-25 million over four years. Collaborate with senior leadership and the Philanthropy Investment Team to bridge a $40 million funding gap. Leverage existing and new relationships to engage potential funders, converting interest into long-term partnerships. Focus on health care and philanthropy stakeholders, particularly those aligned with gun violence prevention, children's causes, and health care. This fully remote, contract position requires a strategic professional with strong relationship-building skills and anticipates 15-20 hours per week through the end of 2025, with potential extension. Compensation is $8,500-$9,500 per month.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in creating and executing successful fundraising and revenue-generating programs
• Proven success in driving partnerships to the benefit of a brand/client/organization
• Extensive network including within gun violence prevention, children's causes, health care, and other corporate organizations
• An entrepreneurial spirit and mindset for problem-solving and innovation
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; demonstrated success in developing and maintaining executive-level client or donor relationships in both remote and in-person environments
• Self-starter with excellent project management track record, strong organizational and follow-up skills, and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office tools, in particular, Microsoft PowerPoint and Teams
• Deep passion for the causes we support
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a fundraising strategy in partnership with internal and external senior leaders, to identify and source new funders, with the goal of securing $20-25 million over the next 4 years
• Balance leveraging an existing network with the ability to cultivate new relationships that translate into secured funding, ensuring initial connections result in long-term financial investment
• Proactively convert warm intros from our network (e.g., hospital suppliers, health consulting firms, health care partners, etc.) and other key partners into funding opportunities
• Leverage an active network of potential funders (beyond Ad Council board companies), ideally aligned with gun violence prevention, health care, and children's causes
• Coordinate pitch materials and align strategies with the Philanthropy Investment Team
• Collaborate with project leaders to conduct background research, customize pitch decks for individual prospect meetings
• Oversee and grow deep relationships with C-Suite level execs across industries
• Apply strategic thinking, business development, and relationship management skills to identify, cultivate, and secure new funding streams from potential partners

Benefits

• Compensation within the range of $8,500 – 9,500 per month
• Fully remote position