[Hiring] Associate Director, Philanthropic Partnerships @Consumer Reports

Role Description

As a nonprofit and social enterprise, CR depends on philanthropic partners to help advance our mission. The Associate Director, Philanthropic Partnerships, will expand our community of philanthropic partners working with Consumer Reports to create a fairer, safer, and healthier marketplace.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Philanthropic Partnerships, you will build and manage a growing pipeline of institutional and individual donors, moving opportunities from identification and cultivation through solicitation and close.

You will have significant ownership of the work while partnering with colleagues across CR to connect donors with some of the most important challenges facing consumers today. You will also help foster a strategic, collaborative, and donor-centric culture, and represent Philanthropic Partnerships in conversations with CR leadership and external partners.

If you want to help a legacy brand carry its 90-year tradition of advocating for consumers into its next chapter, we want to hear from you. Please include a cover letter explaining why you are the right person to help us reach our fundraising goals.

This is a remote position with travel up to 25% of the time. This position is not eligible for relocation assistance.

How You’ll Make An Impact:

Philanthropic support gives CR the resources to take on important issues: raising public awareness of harms, influencing corporate behavior, and changing policy. Your work will help build partnerships that drive change, promote innovation, and empower consumers to protect themselves.

• Own a portfolio of 125–150 institutional and individual donors and prospects, identifying, qualifying, cultivating, and soliciting them to meet annual revenue goals.
• Manage grants and restricted gifts, maintaining an efficient grants management system, overseeing grant agreements in partnership with donors, and working with internal stakeholders to deliver on every commitment.
• Shape department strategy, working with the Senior Director, Director, and CR leadership to set goals and objectives and to guide execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• At least 5 years of professional experience working in non-profit fundraising systems with increasing responsibilities.
• Track record of personally securing gifts of $100K or more and owning and managing a portfolio of 125-150 donors.

Requirements

• Problem solver who can identify and solve problems while managing multiple priorities and efforts of other team members.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Deadline-driven and able to develop and move projects forward with independence and autonomy.
• High detail orientation, checking and double checking work for accuracy and quality.
• Team-first, institution-wide perspective, building strong working relationships and helping the team succeed.

Benefits

• Medical benefits starting on your first day, including behavioral health coverage and family planning.
• Generous 401K match.

Company Description

Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to a fair and just marketplace for all. CR is known for our rigorous testing and trusted ratings on thousands of products and services. We report extensively on consumer trends and challenges, and survey millions of people in the U.S. each year. We leverage our evidence-based approach to advocate for consumer rights, working with policymakers and companies to find solutions for safer products and fair practices.