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Matriculate is a national nonprofit working to ensure equitable pathways to college for young people across the country. The organization supports high-achieving high school students who experience poverty in applying, enrolling, and succeeding at their best-fit college or university. Leveraging a near-peer mentorship model, Matriculate trains undergraduates in college (“Advising Fellows”) to act as effective college advisors for the high school students the organization serves. Matriculate believes in the power of team, people-centered approaches, and equity-centered philosophies and practices. The organization has a decade-long commitment to meaningful, lasting impact driven by data-informed programs. Matriculate strives to be a place where individuals can engage in meaningful work, contribute to the mission, collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders, and experience a positive and productive organizational culture designed for impact, learning and growth. You can find more information on Matriculate here - https://matriculate.org/ About the Opportunity  The Senior Vice President of Advancement (SVP) will be a central player in designing and defining Matriculate’s next era, building on its strengths and imagining and creating its future. This is a high-impact leadership opportunity for a strategic, entrepreneurial advancement executive who loves building and collaborating, shaping strategy, securing investments, and telling a powerful story that inspires others to join in. Reporting to the CEO, the SVP serves as Matriculate’s primary architect of revenue strategy, responsible for ensuring the organization’s long-term financial sustainability. They are part of a smart, committed, determined, and kind leadership team that cares deeply about the mission and each other. The SVP manages an annual revenue goal of $7–$11M through partnerships, philanthropy, and earned income, in partnership with a strong advancement team. Alongside a supportive CEO, an engaged board and a smart and big-hearted staff team, they will leverage creativity and partnerships to help shape what’s next for an organization with proven impact and real growth potential. Core Responsibilities Fundraising Strategy and Impact Collaborate closely with the leadership team and other departments to formulate a comprehensive multi-year revenue plan aligned with the organization’s strategic blueprint Spearhead the development and direction of a comprehensive national and regional strategy to secure annual funding between $7M and $11M Identify new donors, establish relationships, and expand and diversify Matriculate’s donor base Cultivate and nurture relationships with potential philanthropic partners, including foundations, corporations, and major donors Establish a balanced mix of donor sources and fundraising programs to attract and retain donors and fundraising volunteers Establish performance measures, monitor results, and evaluate the efficacy of the fund development program Provide input and best practices as well as strategic oversight to guide and optimize revenue operations and activities Partner with the CEO to steward and engage a robust and impactful national board of directors Organizational Leadership Foster a culture of philanthropy and ensure that fund development is executed in keeping with the organization’s mission, vision, and values Serve on the leadership team to inform organizational strategy, address challenges, and steward organization-wide priorities, with a revenue-focused perspective Work in close partnership with finance, program, data, and technology leaders across the organization to ensure a cross-functional approach to all fundraising strategies, aligning revenue generation with program impact and strategic priorities Ensure team members are prepared for donor engagements, and communicate Matriculate’s missi