Part-time Director, Fundraising - Teach Minnesota Teaching Fellows

Flexible Location

This position will be based in a home office anywhere in the U.S with priority given to candidates who reside in Minnesota.

Who We Are

TNTP 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 Do

The 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 goals

• Drive annual fundraising targets

• Identify and pursue funding opportunities

Funder Cultivation and Relationship Management:

• Build relationships with foundations and partners

• Lead cultivation efforts including meetings and site visits

• Manage full funder lifecycle

Proposal, Grant, and Report Writing:

• Lead proposal and grant development

• Write compelling narratives

• Manage grant reporting

Program Storytelling and External Communications:

• Translate program impact into compelling messaging

• Ensure quality across external materials

Strategic Partnership and Internal Collaboration:

• Partner with program leadership to understand theory of change

• Advise on strategy tied to sustainability

What You’ll Bring

We 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 progress narratives.

• Superior communication skills with a proven ability to invest others, engage staff and donors, and influence outcomes.

• Evidence of strong cross-team collaboration skills and the ability to manage up to senior leadership, while also inviting and respecting diverse perspectives and fostering an inclusive and collaborative team culture.  

• Familiarity with issues, research, policy, and best practices in K-12 education.

• Excellent organizational and project management skills.

• High emotional intelligence, strong listening skills, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. 

What We Offer

TNTP offers a competitive hourly wage commensurate with experience in a similar position. The compensation rate for this role is $60.00 per hour. TNTP offers a motivated team of dynamic colleagues, a collegial atmosphere that values professional development and valuable feedback, and the chance to impact the direction of a growing, mission-driven company that is committed to the success of our nation’s children. We also offer an inclusive environment where staff are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work each day.  

We also ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation for the interview process. Email talent@tntp.org to request accommodation.  

Position Type:

TNTP is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to maintaining a non-discriminatory work environment. TNTP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, arrest record, conviction record, or any other personal characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy covers all programs, services, policies, and procedures of TNTP, including recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, and administering all personnel actions, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs or terminations.  

Applicants for employment with TNTP must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.