OverviewOwnership Capital Lab (the Lab) is seeking a proactive, creative, relational and self-propelled Development & Philanthropic Partnerships Lead to lead donor cultivation, philanthropic partnerships, grants and high-touch engagement initiatives. This role is grounded in our philosophy that fundraising is not transactional or competitive—it is the work of inviting people into shared leadership, building relational commitment and helping donors see themselves as what they are: essential co-creators in a bold movement for economic transformation. The role starts part-time and will be scoped appropriately, with potential to grow into full-time.
The ideal candidate understands that people commit not only cognitively but emotionally—and that their most valuable resources include not just money but time, attention, creativity, lived experience, expertise and networks. You are someone who knows how to unlock these resources, helping donors imagine themselves inside a growing community taking shared responsibility for transforming ownership in America.
In this role, you will partner on donor strategy and execution (leading in some areas, supporting in others), ensuring disciplined stewardship across the entire pipeline: prospect identification, warm introductions, scheduling key meetings for the Lab’s leadership, drafting persuasive communications, preparing relationally-focused briefing materials, stewarding follow-up, and creating structures that support deepening commitment through engagement and many-to-many leadership. You will also coordinate all grants work, from identifying opportunities to helping to shape strategy, drafting or overseeing drafting of proposals, driving reporting timelines, and aligning funders around a shared narrative and Theory of Change.
You will play a central role in three major-donor engagement initiatives: (1) The 2026 EO Capital Roadmap Roadshow: intimate, high-impact gatherings that spark imagination, strengthen relational networks and cultivate commitment; (2) The Leadership Circle: a peer community of philanthropic partners who meet twice yearly to learn, align and steward collective momentum; (3) Donor and investor learning trip(s): immersive experiences that deepen understanding of employee ownership and build momentum for long-term philanthropic and investment engagement.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in relational spaces, excels at creating purposeful structure, brings courage and imagination to donor engagement, is adept at maximizing impact with modest resources and wants to build a movement—not merely raise funds. As the Lab expands fundraising success, this part-time role will evolve into a full-time position.
Time allocation snapshot
50%: Donor research, cultivation, engagement and stewardship
25%: In-person donor engagement and event support logistics (e.g. Roadshow, Leadership Circle, potential donor engagement trips and other opportunities)
25%: Grants strategy, drafting (or overseeing drafting) and management
1. Donor cultivation, engagement & stewardship (50%)
Creative, high-impact engagement opportunities
Co-design donor experiences that promote agency, shared responsibility, and many-to-many connection—including Roadshow events, engagement opportunities, small-group gatherings and peer-learning spaces
Craft compelling, resourceful approaches for engaging donors on a lean budget
Shape narratives and materials that translate complex ideas into compelling calls to action grounded in shared purpose, values and the belief that everyone has meaningful resources to contribute
Co-create dynamic, tiered “asks” (time, introductions, creativity, thought partnership, financial investment) to build momentum, strengthen relational ties and deepen commitment
2. In-person donor engagement (25%)
Event-based donor engagement
Co-design intimate donor gatherings in each Roadmap Roadshow location (e.g. dinners, receptions, local tours), developing creative ways to connect donors into the Roadmap’s narrative and momentum
Develop and manage planning for donor & investor learning trip(s), utilizing the trip planning as a donor engagement engine — cultivating imagination, commitment and collective purpose.
Coordinate logistics, RSVPs, materials, run-of-show and follow-ups on a lean budget with relational excellence and follow-through.
Leadership Circle and other strategic engagement
Support development of overall Leadership Circle as a community of shared engagement and momentum
Plan gatherings that nurture relational power, strengthen many-to-many networks and invite members into leadership roles
Ensure impeccable logistics, hospitality, facilitation and follow-up
3. Grants strategy, development & management (25%)
Monitor grant calendars, identify opportunities, and provide ample lead time for cultivation and strategy development
Develop proposal strategy and manage feedback cycles
Draft or oversee drafting of high-quality grant narratives, budgets and attachments
Coordinate reporting timelines and prepare submissions
Maintain an accurate, adaptive grants tracker
Qualifications
Required
5+ years experience in fundraising, donor relations, philanthropic partnerships and grant development
Experience with donor meetings, events, and high-touch relational cultivation
Comfort engaging donors at all levels
Demonstrated ability to move donors from interest to commitment using relational approaches
Exceptional written communication skills; able to write persuasively, including in the voice(s) of Lab leadership
Entrepreneurial, resourceful, creative and adept at creating high-impact engagement with modest resources
Strong project management and deadline discipline with clear-structure-building skills
Experience managing grants calendars and developing proposals and/or overseeing grantwriter(s)
Passion for impact investing, systems change and economic justice
Preferred
Experience in philanthropy, working in or partnering with family offices and/or individual donors
Familiarity with CRM platforms and workflow tools
Familiarity with employee ownership or adjacent work.
Who you are
Energized by authentic relationship-building, and inspiring and inviting donors to increase their commitment through engagement
Skilled at helping donors imagine themselves inside a movement and understand their participation as meaningful and necessary
Thrive in entrepreneurial settings; love being a structure creator and holder who makes fast-paced environments hum
Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to set clear priorities and manage up and across, given there is always more to do than bandwidth allows
Comfortable making meaningful, timely asks — for time, attention, introductions, creativity and financial commitments
Motivated by a belief in shared purpose, relational power, and the transformative potential of systems change
Passionate about shared ownership and economic equity
Compensation & logistics
Part-time salaried role with generous benefits. Salary and benefits are prorated to a 25 hours/week role at full time rate of $90-$103K, with opportunity to grow into full-time as fundraising success expands. If preferred, could structure as a flat rate monthly contractor role.
Remote within the U.S.
Some travel required for Roadshow events, donor gatherings, and learning & engagement trip(s).
The team is fully remote. This job will be remote, with travel, as needed, for in-person events and gatherings. We are ideally looking for somebody who can work regular business hours in the Pacific or Mountain time zone with ability to sometimes flex the schedule earlier to accommodate Eastern or Central time zones as needed.
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Application materials
We ask you to submit a cover letter, resume, and short writing sample (no more than 5 pages). In your cover letter, please explain what motivates you to work with Ownership Capital Lab, and how your experience, skills and commitment will advance our work to build the Ownership Economy and Ownership Investing. Through the application website, you will also be asked to answer a few short questions.
Application Timeline
Application is rolling, with priority given to applicants who submit by the end of day, Thursday, February 5. Ideal start date: April 2026.
The Ownership Capital Lab is a fiscally sponsored initiative of The ImPact. The ImPact is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The ImPact is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws concerning employment discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. To this end, The ImPact ensures equal opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, lawful alien status, physical, mental, and medical disability, veteran status or liability for service in the United States Armed Forces.
About The ImPact
The ImPact is a global membership community for families committed to aligning their assets with their values. We are a nonprofit organization, registered in the United States in 2014. Our mission is to help families make more impact investments more effectively; our purpose is to improve the probability and pace of solving social and environmental problems by increasing the flow of capital to investments generating measurable impact. Today, The ImPact connects a community of more than 90 families from 20 countries on five continents. We gather at global summits, regional convenings, dedicated working groups, and immersive field trips. Everything The ImPact does is built on a foundation of peer-to-peer exchange: members share knowledge, insight, and opportunities to convert their interest in impact investing into action. Whether they are beginners or leading experts, The ImPact works with families to build a customized plan of membership that will provide the experiences, best practices, and relationships they need to progress toward their impact goals. Our operations are funded through members’ annual contributions and grants and donations from families and foundations keen to support its work or specific projects. We are committed to supporting emergent collaboration by our members to push on the frontiers of impact finance. New projects and initiatives are developed in “The Lab,” The ImPact’s incubator for research and co-creation of innovative, impact-driven initiatives that are unlikely to otherwise occur. Lab projects come in many forms, but they all address significant gaps in local, regional, or global impact investing markets and ecosystems. They push on significant points of leverage of the financial system and are designed to have impact beyond themselves. Lab initiatives play with ideas, structures, practices, or stakeholder groups that are new or unproven in the market in which the project exists. Since 2021, The ImPact Lab has supported the launch of four major initiatives: Trimtab Impact, the Transformation Capital Initiative, the Ownership Capital Lab, and the Innovative Finance Initiative. Learn more about The ImPact at https://www.TheImPact.org/.
The ImPact is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The ImPact is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws concerning employment discrimination, including the Americans with Disabilities Act. To this end, The ImPact ensures equal opportunity to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, lawful alien status, physical, mental, and medical disability, veteran status or liability for service in the United States Armed Forces.
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