Organization Profile:
Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to provide quality educational opportunities by establishing libraries, creating local language children’s literature, constructing schools, providing education to girls, and establishing computer labs. We seek to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education empowers people to improve socioeconomic conditions for their families, communities, countries, and future generations. Through the opportunities that only education can provide, we strive to break the cycle of poverty, one child at a time.
We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We currently work in Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Zambia -- countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. In 2007, we began our expansion into Bangladesh.
Since our inception, Room to Read’s worldwide team has impacted over 1.3 million children by constructing over 400 schools, establishing over 5,000 libraries, publishing over 220 new children’s book titles in 11 local languages, and putting over 4,000 girls onto long-term, holistic scholarships. We are one of ten non-profits to have won the Fast Company / Monitor Group Social Capitalist award five years in a row and have been featured in a variety of media including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNN, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and PBS.
Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$22 million, and our global staff numbers over 175; both of these figures will continue to grow rapidly in 2008. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, our Asia Regional Office is located in New Delhi, and we have program offices in Colombo, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane. Our long-term goal is to help 10 million children to gain the lifelong gift of education.

Position Overview:
This is a position that will be part of the Development Team based in San Francisco. The Foundation and Corporation Manager will be responsible for managing a global portfolio of current and prospective foundation and corporate funders ranging from annual giving of roughly $100,000 to $250,000. The Foundation and Corporation Manager will be responsible for all steps from donor prospecting to strategy development to proposal submission and reporting, as well as maintain the daily relationship with his/her client base, with the goal of raising $2-4 million annually. The position will report directly to the Director of Foundations and Corporations and will include work with Development Directors in Hong Kong, London, and Delhi as well as the other Foundation and Corporation staff based in San Francisco.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Identify, research, initiate contact with and cultivate new donors.
• Steward relationships with corporate, foundation supporters; corporate sponsorship initiatives — owning the strategy and execution of all steps involved in the process.
• Work with international Development Directors to create proposal and reporting strategy, and execute on the strategy, for international opportunities.
• Assist in designing and implementing short-and long-term fundraising plan focusing on corporate and foundation goals.
• Work with the Senior Grant Writer and Development Associate (and sometimes independently) to write, edit and/or coordinate clear, compelling written materials including concept papers, letters of inquiry, general correspondence, proposals, fact sheets, presentations, reports, meeting briefs and additional materials as needed.
• Work closely with Finance Department to ensure budgets and financial reports are appropriately represented.
• Enters all funder communications into electronic database (Raiser’s Edge)
• Provide development and program staff with information regarding new funding opportunities that could influence current and new projects.
• Stay current with organizational strategies and operational plans in order to recommend potential funding opportunities to enhance programmatic success.
• Managing the Development Associate who works on corporate/foundation opportunities of less than $100,000 per year as well as gifts-in-kind.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelors Degree
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to prepare articulate and moving proposals with strict adherence to corporate/foundation guidelines
• 5 years of demonstrated fundraising and grants management and/or related relationship management experience
• 2 plus years experience of budgeting/financial analysis or financial oversight of financial activities
• Prior success working closely and building relationships with diverse groups of people
• Ability and desire to travel as needed
• History of successful development, submission and acquisition of grants (or other business proposals) in the $25,000 to $1+ million range
• Prior experience in a fast-paced, growth-oriented global or regional organization
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities simultaneously and take initiative
• Legally eligible to work in the United States; no sponsorship provided

Preferred:

• Have some knowledge of Raiser’s Edge or other database software

To be successful as a member of the Room to Read team, you will also:

• Have a passion for our mission and a strong desire to impact an up-and-coming non-profit organization
• Be an innovative and creative thinker; you’re not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so
• Have a very high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
• Have a strong work ethic and require minimal direction
• Work well independently as well as part of a team
• Thrive in a fast-paced and fun environment

Compensation: Room to Read offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits. Benefits include health, dental, vision, long-term disability insurance, commuter benefits, and a 401K match. The non-monetary compensation includes a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, meaningful, fun, and rapidly growing organization that is changing the world through the lifelong gift of education.

Application Procedure:
Please send a cover letter and resume by email, with “Foundation and Corporation Manager -- BSR” in the subject line, (no letters, calls, faxes, or drop-ins) to

. Due to high applicant volume you may not receive a response from Room to Read. Applications are accepted until the position is filled.
Room to Read is an equal opportunity employer committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.