VP of Philanthropy

Our new VP will be a member of our executive team, report to the
Chief Strategy & Partnerships Officer, and enjoy partnering
with diverse stakeholders and mentoring a team. With the support of
three direct reports and a full team of five (including contracted
staff), this temporary Vice President of Philanthropy will be
focused on building strategy, stronger planning systems, and
day-to-day management for all philanthropically-based fundraising
execution. The Vice President will develop a strategic approach to
identifying and prioritizing prospects, ensuring the highest
possible ROI for our fundraising time and efforts at all levels.
Focus will be on creating effective fundraising strategies and
protocols across each vertical generating annual revenue of $5M+
with annual year over year growth. Like all Nest’s executive
leaders, they will also have an important role to play in modeling
our values in our internal and external collaboration and the way
we do our work, fostering open communication and alignment of goals
and values.

Ideal candidates will have 10-15 years of development &
fundraising experience with 5+ years across each of the following
verticals: institutional giving (foundations and corporate
philanthropy) , individual major donors, and major event
fundraising.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Portfolio Strategy, Management, and Growth

• Develop, implement and manage forward-thinking strategies to 1)
  raise our annual budget with set growth per year, 2) increase
  diversity of funding support, and 3) acquire new partners with the
  capacity to make five to seven-figure annual and multi-year
  gifts.

• Co-Design and oversee annual development plans for each
  portfolio within the team (individuals and major events and
  institutional giving) with solid, yet ambitious, fundraising goals
  and clear plans for execution, including personally cultivating,
  soliciting and stewarding current and prospective funders

• Working towards set baseline and reach goals for a defined
  portfolio of major partners and special projects while
  simultaneously defining, alongside of the CSPO, specific baseline
  and reach targets for each team member and supporting the execution
  of those goals

• Ensure that customized strategies and timetables for the
  cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of six figure funders
  are established for all existing and prospective funders

• Support our existing strategic foundation and individual
  relationships, working proactively to delight and deepen engagement
  with our supporters

• Recommend and execute new opportunities to expand and diversify
  the funding base, including government grants, creative
  opportunities for reaching new individuals and strategies for
  expanding foundation partnerships

• Build and develop a program to support artisan partners in joint
  applications expanding impact and pursuing new philanthropic
  opportunities with grassroots emphasis

• Explore and develop strategies for further engagement of
  government and/or trade organizations for partnership

Team Coaching and Leadership

• Manage and mentor a team of 3 direct reports and 2 indirect
  reports to help advance their respective portfolios

• Support the development team with cultivation and solicitation
  strategies for each donor in their respective portfolios while
  also managing your own portfolio

• Encourage a culture of support, high performance, continuous
  learning, and commitment to quality by setting and modeling
  high standards through regular performance feedback, career
  development opportunities, and performance and development
  goals

• Build stronger systems between teams to ensure that the
  philanthropy team is successfully armed with the programmatic
  information needed for funding requests and proposals

• Continue to improve internal systems and processes with a focus
  on Nest’s technology platforms including Salesforce and
  Asana

• Represent Nest externally exemplifying our organizational
  culture and values

*Nest is a fully remote organization, however, the
philanthropy team is largely West Coast based so applicants from
California and the West Coast are strongly encouraged.