Fundraising Director
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Job Location:
Nashville, IN - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 70000 - 75000
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Equity Alliance (501(c)(3)) & The Equity Alliance Fund (501(c)(4))
Location: Nashville Tennessee (Hybrid)
Salary: $70000$75000
Reports to: Deputy Director & CEO
The Equity Alliance (TEA) and The Equity Alliance Fund (TEAF) are seeking a strategic values-aligned Fundraising Director to lead and grow our fundraising efforts across Tennessee. This role is responsible for building sustainable revenue streams through grants major gifts individual giving and donor stewardship.
At this moment TEA is shifting from survival and resistance toward renaissance by building durable Black power rooted in economic justice culture and self-determination. The Fundraising Director plays a critical role in resourcing that work by building sustainable revenue streams and integrating fundraising seamlessly into our campaigns events and organizational culture.
This is a senior hands-on role for someone who can think strategically while executing day-to-day write strong grant proposals cultivate major donors strengthen individual giving and build systems that scale. The Fundraising Director partners closely with leadership and program teams to ensure fundraising is relational aligned and impact-driven.
Key Responsibilities
Fundraising Strategy & Revenue Growth
- Develop and execute a comprehensive fundraising strategy that includes grants major gifts individual donors and event-based revenue
- Lead grant research writing submission and reporting in alignment with organizational priorities
- Build and manage a major gifts program including donor cultivation solicitation and stewardship
Collaboration & Integration
- Work closely with the Director of Strategy to ensure fundraising goals are integrated into all major events programs and campaigns
- Partner with the Director of Culture and Strategy to embed fundraising into cultural activations and branded experiences
- Support leadership in donor-facing meetings presentations and relationship-building
Department Building & Management
- Build out and manage the fundraising infrastructure systems and processes
- Supervise the Fundraising Coordinator and provide clear workflows and accountability
- Maintain accurate donor records and reporting in the CRM
Stewardship & Accountability
- Oversee donor communications acknowledgments and impact reporting
- Track fundraising performance and provide regular updates to the Deputy Director
Who You Are in This Era
- You understand that fundraising is not extraction. It is redistribution alignment and repair.
- You see donors as co-investors in Black futures not saviors.
- You are fluent in the language of wealth building systems change self-governance and community infrastructure
Soft Skills Power & Presence
- Charisma rooted in clarity and confidence.
- Social influence that makes people want to belong to this work.
- Swagger that communicates abundance not scarcity.
- Deep relational intelligence across race class and ideology.
How You Move the Work
- Steward individual donors as long-term partners in Black renaissance.
- Manage grants with a relationship-first mindset. Grants as relationships not transactions.
- Follow up like its a love language. Trust depends on it.
- Translate TEAs work and values into compelling values-aligned narratives that funders can feel.
- Work in close partnership with the executive leadership team to grow major gifts that fund scale sustainability and innovation.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Organizational Management
- Marketing
- Public Relations
- Organizational skills
- Fundraising
- Pardot
- Cold Calling
- Constant Contact
- Salesforce
- Relationship Management
- Social Media Management
- Grant Writing
About Company
The Equity Alliance (TEA) is a Tennessee-based 501c3 nonpartisan grassroots organization led by award-winning Black women. We envision a society where Black communities are thriving and have equitable access to power, resources, and the freedom to choose our quality of life. Our missi ... View more
