Management, CFO

Mass Challenge is a globally recognized network for innovators who are working to solve some of humanity’s biggest challenges. We connect startups, experts, corporations, and communities to grow and transform businesses and economies. Our mission is to equip bold entrepreneurs to disrupt the status quo and create meaningful change. Our mission is BIG, and thus we are a team that gives 100% every day.

Our MC values ensure we stay true to our mission and our core beliefs.

Mass Challenge is currently seeking a Vice President of Advancement to join our Boston-based office.

The Vice President of Advancement will oversee all aspects of Mass Challenge’s grant and donor development and mission funding strategy and operations. In addition, this role will serve as a senior external-facing leader responsible for advancing Mass Challenge’s philanthropic narrative, strengthening funder and board engagement, and aligning external relationships to support long-term institutional growth.

You will help Mass Challenge achieve our five-year vision to be the global destination for innovators solving humanity’s most complex, highly regulated, and system-dependent challenges. Reporting to the Chief Growth Officer, the Vice President of Advancement will be responsible for securing mission-aligned funding by developing strong relationships with Local Government, Corporate Foundations, Family Offices, major donors, and Foundations. You will lead the Development team to develop competitive proposals and secure major gifts from these sources.

In this critical role, you will help Mass Challenge craft a renewed Development and Donor strategy; one that integrates fundraising excellence with institutional storytelling, senior stakeholder engagement, and long-term advancement priorities to ensure sustained funding for years to come.

This role is hybrid and will be expected to work from the Boston office for at least two days per week, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Additional in-person event and meeting attendance will be required as well as potential for some travel.

PLEASE NOTE:

You must reside in the greater Boston region to be considered.

• In collaboration, create annual development strategy and revenue goals
• Collaborate with
  
  MassChallenge’sChief Growth Officer and Chief Executive Officer in building short- and long-range grant strategies with a focus on major and multi-year commitments
• Target, prioritize, and foster relationships with large philanthropic donors, family offices, and public and private foundations
• Serve as a senior steward of Mass Challenge’s philanthropic narrative, ensuring that funding strategies, proposals, and funder engagement consistently reflect the organization’s mission, long-term vision, and measurable impact
• Lead our efforts to identify, build, develop, and maintain a global network of leaders, major influencers, thought leaders, and philanthropists who will become advisors, major donors, and brand ambassadors
• Partner with executive leadership to engage
  
  MassChallenge’sBoard and senior advisors in philanthropic cultivation, stewardship, and donor relationship-building activities
• Support board members in their roles as ambassadors and champions for Mass Challenge’s mission and funding priorities, including preparation for funder meetings and external engagements
• Represent Mass Challenge externally with philanthropic, civic, and institutional partners at events, convenings, and meetings, elevating the organization’s visibility among mission-aligned funders
• Partner with internal leaders to translate programmatic outcomes and ecosystem impact into compelling cases for philanthropic investment and long-term partnership
• Design and implement an alumni engagement strategy that fosters stronger donations from successful MC founders and supports our MC Network Team
• Oversee all activities pertaining to grant writing and research for existing and prospective funders, including Federal, State, Foundation, Major Donors, and corporate grant opportunities
• Ensure alignment between Mass Challenge’s external funding priorities and its broader growth, innovation, and ecosystem strategy
• Establish,…