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FRIENDS OF BONOBOS IS HIRING A FUNDING PARTNERS MANAGER
FUNDING PARTNERS MANAGER
The Funding Partners Manager position requires a keen ability to manage, organize and track the progress of the team while still engaging in the day-to-day implementation of our development tasks and activities.
This role is responsible for implementing fundraising plans, including events, grants, and individual giving strategies. Must have experience in nonprofit fundraising, writing proposals, and working with major donors.
Requires 5+ years experience in fundraising/development for nonprofits and 3+ years working with major gifts/major donors, as well as proficiency in CRM, ideally Bloomerang, and with professional software and platforms including Google Suite, MS Office, Canva, Adobe Suite, and Zoom.
Position can be remote, however, successful candidate must be able to travel to Durham, NC, for quarterly meetings and elsewhere regularly to meet with donors and for events.
Applications will be ongoing until the position is filled.
Our Organizational Culture
In alignment with our diverse and devoted staff, FOB seeks colleagues who are genuine, caring, enthusiastic, and team-oriented. Successful job candidates have a positive attitude and proven ability to work successfully with people of different ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, religious and sexual orientations. We also emphasize the heartfelt quality of compassion and kindness.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Friends of Bonobos is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applicants of color, women, LGBTQ, low-income, and non-college degree holders to apply. FOB prohibits the unlawful discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic characteristics, disability, status as a special disabled veteran or veteran, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity or any other basis prohibited by law.
Kendra is a creative problem-solver who excels in leading end-to-end project delivery with a focus on clear goals and timely execution. She provides support to FOB’s development and communications teams and serves as assistant to the Executive Director. Originally from Panamá, Kendra is an avid traveler. She is proud to support bonobo conservation not only for the well-being of bonobos but also because it helps protect our planet.
Amanda makes connections with FOB’s major donors. She has worked in the nonprofit sector for her entire career and found her passion for animal rights and conservation as a volunteer fundraiser for a local dog rescue. She finds that FOB coalesces multiple causes – environmental, animal rights, and community engagement. While protecting bonobos first drew her to FOB, she’s learned how we, as humans, are connected to the environment and to the bonobos that we strive to protect.
Kathleen Cook brings more than eight years of experience working across Africa, with a focus on the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she has traveled over twenty times to support projects spanning conservation, clean energy, and community development. Her career has centered around using storytelling, strategic marketing, and relationship-building to create meaningful impact.
