Strategic Initiatives Manager

Raise for Good seeks a Strategic Initiatives Manager to partner with the CEO, Director of Strategy & Ops, and Head of Product & Strategy as the connective tissue between strategy and execution.

You'll coordinate and align strategic initiatives across business development, programs, and community engagement, ensuring our goals translate into measurable growth and sustained impact.

You have strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills, as well as the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.

This role requires analytical rigor, entrepreneurial energy, and the ability to move seamlessly between strategic thinking and hands-on execution.

You'll own our BD ecosystem, drive community events that build valuable relationships, and leverage AI to scale our social impact consulting work.

The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of strategy and operations, collaborates across functions, and serves as a force multiplier focused on long-term objectives.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES   BD Ecosystem Management & CEO Support Serve as the CEO's strategic execution partner for business development, managing the BD lifecycle from prospect identification through deal support.

Own and optimize the Attio CRM system, ensuring pipeline health, data integrity, and actionable insights that inform BD strategy.

Proactively research prospects, prepare briefing materials, and create compelling BD assets that position Raise for Good for successful client engagements.

Manage post-meeting follow-through, tracking commitments, next steps, and relationship touchpoints to ensure nothing falls through the cracks.

Partner with the CEO on prospect prioritization and pipeline management, identifying the highest-value opportunities and recommending strategic approaches.

Coordinate logistics for CEO prospect meetings, including agenda setting, materials preparation, and executive briefings.

Track pipeline metrics and provide regular reporting to support CEO's revenue ownership and decision-making.

Fundraising Masterclass :

• inform positioning, pricing, and program evolution; contribute to marketing and BD assets, as related to programs that support enrollment growth and partner recruitment.
• Raise for Good Community Events & Engagement Partner with the Director of Strategy & Operations, CEO, and other team members to align event strategy with business development and revenue growth objectives.
• Design and lead end-to-end strategy for Community Events (virtual and in-person), serving as the connective tissue that builds relationships and strengthens brand presence.
• Design event experiences that showcase Raise for Good's expertise while creating authentic networking opportunities for nonprofit leaders, corporate partners, and philanthropic stakeholders.
• Own event strategy, speaker curation, and partnership development while overseeing Fellows to support logistics execution.
• Analyze event ROI and relationship conversion, using insights to refine event strategy and identify the highest-value formats.
• Strategic Operations Lead  Coordinate across BD, program, and community initiatives to ensure strategic alignment and identify synergies between workstreams.
• Track progress against organizational strategic goals, surfacing risks, blockers, and opportunities to leadership.
• Synthesize insights from pipeline metrics, event outcomes, and market landscape to inform strategic pivots and resource allocation.
• Lead quarterly strategic reviews, providing data-driven recommendations on initiative prioritization and trade-offs.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE  30 Days - Establish Strategic Foundation :

Begin competitive positioning work that will inform strategy growth. 60 Days - Drive Strategic Alignment :

Leadership feels you're connecting dots they couldn't see before. 90 Days - Become the Strategic Catalyst :

YOUR IMPACT 1 Year - Strategic Orchestrator :

The CEO has more time for strategic BD conversations because you make operations run smoothly. 2 Years - Growth Architect :

Program revenue has grown measurably through your strategic coordination.  3+ Years - Strategic Leader :

COMPETENCIES Entrepreneurial :

Strategic Operator & Systems Thinker :

People Leader :

Excellent Communicator :

Builder / Operator :

Social Impact Expertise :

Background in a combination of startup, small business, venture philanthropy, and / or tech nonprofit experience   BENEFITS BREAKDOWN Manager :