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A mission-driven nonprofit organization seeks an Executive Director to lead the organization through its next phase of growth, impact, and long-term sustainability. Reporting to the Board of Directors, this remote leadership role requires residency in California. The Executive Director will serve as the organization’s chief strategist, fundraiser, relationship builder, and spokesperson, with responsibility for strengthening financial sustainability, expanding organizational impact, advancing its mission, and increasing its visibility and influence. The role requires a strategic, entrepreneurial, and externally focused leader with experience guiding organizations through growth, transformation, financial uncertainty, and significant change.
Fundraising and revenue development are essential functions of the position. The Executive Director must have a demonstrated track record of securing significant philanthropic investments and generating sustainable revenue from multiple funding streams, including a proven ability to secure at least $1 million annually through a combination of foundation grants, corporate partnerships, government funding, sponsorships, and individual giving. The Executive Director will personally lead fundraising efforts, develop and execute a comprehensive resource development strategy, cultivate and steward relationships with major donors, foundations, corporate partners, institutions, and government funders, and identify innovative revenue opportunities and strategic partnerships. The role will also partner with the Board of Directors to strengthen fundraising engagement and accountability while building a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization.
As the organization’s primary public voice, the Executive Director will represent the organization in high-level discussions with policymakers, industry leaders, public agencies, funders, community partners, and media. The Executive Director will strengthen relationships across the public, private, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors; deepen engagement with the organization’s stakeholders and broader constituency; and advance advocacy and external engagement strategies aligned with its mission. The role requires the ability to build strategic alliances and coalitions, communicate complex issues to diverse audiences, and strengthen the organization’s visibility, credibility, thought leadership, and influence.
Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible senior leadership experience, including significant executive leadership experience in nonprofit, healthcare, public health, advocacy, policy, philanthropy, or related sectors. Required experience includes developing and executing organizational strategy; managing complex budgets, teams, and multi-stakeholder partnerships; working effectively with boards of directors and governance structures; and leading mission-driven initiatives involving complex social, community, healthcare, or public policy issues. Candidates must possess exceptional written, verbal, and public communication skills and the ability to build trust across diverse constituencies and sectors. Executive leadership competencies include transformational leadership, strategic vision and execution, fundraising and business development expertise, political and policy acumen, stakeholder management, change management and organizational turnaround experience, financial stewardship and business acumen, coalition-building, executive presence and media readiness, community-centered leadership and cultural humility, resilience, adaptability, and entrepreneurial thinking.
The anticipated base salary range for this position is $145,000 to $175,000 annually. The position includes a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, and vision insurance, and other standard employee benefits. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and the overall scope of the role. The salary range provided represents the employer’s good-faith estimate of the compensation expected to be offered for this position at the time of posting.