Vice President of Development

Vice President, Development & Advancement

Strive Together is a national network of community partnerships that bring together neighbors, including youth and families, nonprofits, businesses, schools and more, to work toward a future where youth can thrive in their communities. Cradle to Career Network members change the way their communities work together by building connections, sharing resources and using data to put more young people on a path to economic mobility.

Our work helps young people meet seven key life milestones so that they have the opportunities they need to reach their goals, and, ultimately, thrive.

Strive Together team members are community supporters, difference makers and compassionate leaders. We are champions for every child and committed to personal and professional growth. We thrive by working entrepreneurially — embracing innovation, risk‑taking and adaptability — in service of our bold mission. We pursue new opportunities while remaining responsive to a diverse and evolving group of stakeholders, including our network members, national partners and funders.

Our team is energized by a dynamic, fluid environment and is committed to courage, progress and results as we work to improve life outcomes for all youth.

You are ambitious, driven by impact, deeply care about youth economic mobility and are ready to take on a career‑defining role that will fuel funding to place 4 million young people on a path to economic mobility.

You are a strategic partner who works across teams to identify, pursue, and secure funding opportunities that fuel and expand programmatic initiatives. You bring a strong track record in leading fundraising efforts, earned revenue strategies, and have deep experience building partnerships among funders, community leaders, and innovators. You understand how to translate complex, programmatic work into compelling stories that resonate with funders and inspire them to invest in transformative change.

At your core you are a connector. You operate with humility, are energized by collaboration, ground your ideas in equity and are driven by achieving results. You bring together ideas, people and capital to unite around shared goals and align investments to drive impact r leadership builds trust and inspires collaboration across boundaries—geographic, sector, and organizational. You bring strong relationships—ideally within national funders, place‑based partnerships and collective impact entities, and can partner with senior leaders to shape initiatives that align with Strive Together’s vision, community‑defined needs, and funder interest.

You are an effective team leader. You inspire those that work with you, and they see you as a valuable mentor, bridge builder and adept at thinking strategically about ideas and people.

As Vice President of Development & Advancement at Strive Together, you will play a critical leadership role in fueling a national approach to advancing economic mobility for every child. Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer, you’ll drive the strategy and execution of our development and revenue growth efforts—cultivating new and existing funders, creating funder collaboratives, increasing earned revenue through enhancing and defining programmatic resources of value to potential partners, and increasing usage of the Strive Together Training Hub.

You will serve as a thought partner to senior leaders, helping translate complex, programmatic priorities into fundable, mission‑aligned opportunities.

In this role, you’ll manage a team to oversee investments and define revenue‑generating strategies. You and your team will work closely with internal partners to align revenue generation opportunities with our bold 2030 strategic plan. You’ll also represent Strive Together externally to attract new investors, expand network reach and grow engagement with Strive Together training and supports.

This position is ideal for a systems thinker, relationship builder, and strategist who can scale initiatives across a complex organization while building long‑term partnerships and sustainable revenue.