Associate Director, Development at Brave

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Brave Logo
$76,000 – $94,900Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Nonprofit, EducationIndustries

Requirements

  • Deep understanding of the national donor ecosystem and funding landscape
  • Experience driving national foundation strategy and fundraising approaches for portfolios targeting ~$20-25M annually
  • Ability to develop and activate annual revenue strategies
  • Proficiency in Moves Management stages for donor engagement
  • Skills in identifying, vetting, and cultivating new national prospects
  • Project management expertise for implementing quarterly action plans and tracking revenue progress/weighted pipeline
  • Ability to review and provide critical feedback on grant applications and report drafts
  • Experience leading creation of standardized systems for donor stewardship
  • Collaboration skills with cross-functional teams (Data, Finance, Product, Systems)
  • Capability to craft complex donor narratives, funder decks, grant applications, and reporting templates
  • Proficiency maintaining Salesforce and other platforms for activities, campaigns, opportunities, and accounts
  • Experience implementing stewardship strategies for timely donation acknowledgments
  • Ability to own and manage a portfolio of national funders/stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Drive and own the national foundation strategy, including developing and activating annual revenue strategy for ~$20-25M portfolio (35%)
  • Serve as strategic partner to Senior Director of Development, understanding donor ecosystem
  • Strategize donor engagement through Moves Management and project manage execution
  • Partner to identify, vet, and cultivate new national prospects
  • Track national revenue progress, weighted pipeline, and project manage quarterly action plans
  • Review grant applications and report drafts, providing feedback for timely, high-quality submissions
  • Lead creation of standardized systems for national donor stewardship (40%)
  • Coordinate inputs from Senior Director, Development, and central teams for compelling donor stories
  • Craft and standardize complex donor narratives for key opportunities
  • Develop high-quality collateral like funder decks, national grant applications, and reporting templates
  • Maintain Salesforce and platforms with up-to-date information to support fundraising goals
  • Implement stewardship processes for timely, thoughtful donation acknowledgments
  • Own portfolio of national funders and manage strategic external stakeholder relationships (25%)

Skills

Grant Writing
Fundraising Strategy
Project Management
Donor Pipeline Management
Philanthropy
Strategic Planning
Portfolio Management

Brave

Privacy-focused browser and search engine

About Brave

Brave focuses on enhancing the web experience for users by providing a privacy-oriented browser and search engine. The Brave Browser blocks third-party ads and trackers by default, allowing for fast and private browsing. Brave Search serves as a private search engine, offering users a secure way to find information online. The company also features Brave Ads, which delivers advertising without the use of cookies, enabling advertisers to connect with audiences that are typically hard to reach. Users of Brave can earn cryptocurrency rewards for their attention to ads, while content creators can benefit from new revenue opportunities. Unlike other browsers and search engines, Brave prioritizes user privacy and offers a unique model that benefits both users and advertisers.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$36MTotal Funding
SERIES_ACompany Stage
Consumer Software, Fintech, Crypto & Web3Industries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Highly competitive salaries & benefits
Generous home-office stipends
Fully remote team
Flat org structure
Opportunity to get in early at a hyper-growth company, and revolutionize the web

Risks

Competition from other privacy-focused browsers like DuckDuckGo and Firefox is intensifying.
Dependence on Solana for BAT rewards poses risks due to network outages.
AI features may raise data privacy concerns and regulatory scrutiny.

Differentiation

Brave offers a privacy-focused browser and search engine, blocking third-party ads by default.
Users earn cryptocurrency rewards through Brave's unique digital ads platform.
Brave integrates AI features like Leo AI and CodeLLM for enhanced user experience.

Upsides

Growing demand for privacy-focused products boosts Brave's user base and market position.
Rising interest in cryptocurrency aligns with Brave's BAT rewards system.
Increased adoption of alternative search engines benefits Brave Search's growth.

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