Part-time Director, Fundraising - Teach Minnesota Teaching Fellows

Part-time Director, Fundraising - Teach Minnesota Teaching FellowsFlexible LocationThis position will be based in a home office anywhere in the U.S with priority given to candidates who reside in Minnesota.Who We AreTNTP is the nation's preeminent education nonprofit that brings research, policy, and consulting together to meet the needs and aspirations of young people, families, communities, and the nation. We are educators, researchers, and innovators working to ensure every young person has the chance to reach their full potential, every educator and leader is set up for success, and every community has the resources necessary to connect young people to paths of opportunity. We work at every level of the PK-12 system, side by side with educators, system leaders, and communities across 41 states and more than 4,000 systems nationwide to reach ambitious goals for student success. Our vision pushes beyond school walls, catalyzing cross-sector collaboration to create pathways for young people to achieve academic, economic, and social mobility. Teach Minnesota Teaching Fellows (TMTF) is TNTP’s Minnesota-based, state-approved alternative pathway into teaching. The program is designed to expand the pipeline of effective, diverse educators and address persistent teacher shortages through rigorous preparation, classroom experience, and ongoing coaching.Learn more about us, what we do, and working here.What You’ll DoThe Part-time Director, Fundraising will lead strategy and execution for fundraising across Teach Minnesota Teaching Fellows, including securing funding, cultivating relationships, and leading grant writing and reporting. This role is estimated to be approximately 10 hours/week.The Part-time Director, Fundraising will report to the Partner, Teach Minnesota Teaching Fellows (TMTF) and collaborate closely with the TMTF team, the national fundraising team, and other key partners across the organization. The Part-time Director, Fundraising - TMTF is accountable for achieving annual fundraising targets.The position’s specific responsibilities include:Fundraising Strategy and Revenue Generation:Develop and execute fundraising strategy aligned to sustainability and growth goalsDrive annual fundraising targetsIdentify and pursue funding opportunitiesFunder Cultivation and Relationship Management:Build relationships with foundations and partnersLead cultivation efforts including meetings and site visitsManage full funder lifecycleProposal, Grant, and Report Writing:Lead proposal and grant developmentWrite compelling narrativesManage grant reportingProgram Storytelling and External Communications:Translate program impact into compelling messagingEnsure quality across external materialsStrategic Partnership and Internal Collaboration:Partner with program leadership to understand theory of changeAdvise on strategy tied to sustainabilityWhat You’ll BringWe expect our Part-time Director, Fundraising to:Drive fundraising strategy. Your creative instincts will help you develop an effective strategy with limited guidance, and your strong communication, research and problem-solving skills will enable you to execute flawlessly.Influence leaders to act. You will regularly interact with and be expected to influence leaders externally – motivating them to make both incremental changes and take quantum leaps. Tell a good story. You know how to pull the story out of the details and find the narrative that will inspire others.Be a strong strategic thinker.You are a natural problem-solver who can efficiently assess the big picture, analyze the root causes, and define new ways forward. You are an analytical thinker and enjoy utilizing data to improve performance.Be dedicated to equity. You’re committed to ending educational inequality and lifting the voices and experiences of the communities in which we work.Build relationships. You’ll regularly partner with internal and external stakeholders. You have an ability to connect and build relationships with diverse communities.Qualifications and Experiences:More than five years of fundraising experience with demonstrated success garnering private philanthropic support, preferably in education or public policy on a national level, and at least 1-2 years of experience developing and leading fundraising strategy.Experience with multiple areas of fundraising including foundation, corporation, individual, and planned giving.Knowledge of the full process of securing philanthropic revenue, including funder identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.Demonstrated experience developing new sources of revenue to support growth and impact.Self-reliant, results-oriented problem-solving skills, including the ability to critically assess challenges and identify effective solutions and proactive steps forward even in ambiguous situations.Exceptional writing ability, including experience developing successful grant applications, proposals, concept papers, LOIs and prog