BoardSource

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Washington, DC

BoardSource is a globally recognized nonprofit focused on strengthening nonprofit leadership at the highest level—the board of directors. With more than thirty years of experience, BoardSource is at the forefront of nonprofit board leadership, research, and support. BoardSource provides leaders with an extensive range of tools, resources, and research data to increase board effectiveness, strengthen organizational impact, and serve as the national voice for inspired and effective board leadership.

Almost a decade ago, BoardSource embarked on a transformative racial equity journey. They began by focusing internally to ensure they were living their values and then making an explicit commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the boardroom. As part of their thought leadership work, they introduced the Purpose-Driven Board Leadership framework, offering a fresh approach to governance.

Today, BoardSource continues along its journey of transformation. While they used to be primarily focused on meeting the technical support needs of individual boards, it has become a more complex and impactful organization that marries technical support for boards with a strong leadership voice advocating for necessary change in social sector board leadership, particularly to center equity and shift power toward the communities served by nonprofits.

BoardSource now seeks nominations and applications for their next Director of Strategic Partnerships (Director). The Director is responsible for leading and growing BoardSource’s corporate, federated, and foundation membership programs in partnership with the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. This includes directly managing a portfolio of current and potential corporate, federated, and foundation members, focused on the mid-level giving range ($10,000-$25,000). This segment of BoardSource’s membership is critical to the organization’s long-term sustainability and has tremendous growth potential.

In addition to managing a portfolio, the Director will be responsible for designing and implementing a strategy to deepen member engagement and grow revenue from corporations, federated organizations, and foundations. They will report directly to the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. As BoardSource continues to expand its reputation and impact in philanthropy, the Director will support the external positioning and amplification of BoardSource as a thought leader in the field.

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More information about BoardSource may be found at: boardsource.org.

This search is being led by Emily Wexler, Rachel Burgoyne, and Alejandra Villa of NPAG. Candidates may submit their cover letter outlining their interest and qualifications, along with their resume, via NPAG’s candidate portal.

Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity

In the leadership BoardSource provides to nonprofit organizations across the social sector, we work to spark new awareness about why a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity is essential within nonprofit organizations, as well as provide practical support and guidance about how to create positive change. This work flows from our belief that a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity is essential to realizing our vision of a world where every social sector organization has the leadership it needs to fulfill its mission and advance the public good.

Given this commitment and effort, we work to ensure that our own team is diverse and inclusive and that the entire team – regardless of background or identity – feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Our work is enriched by the lived experiences of our team members, and there is no replacement for lived experience when working on issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity. We are eager to welcome future team members who share our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity; we also strongly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply.

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