Teams at Reading Partners

Leads national and regional fundraising strategy, manages five development professionals, and oversees institutional donor portfolios. Responsibilities include pipeline management, prospect research, donor cultivation, grant proposals and reporting, revenue forecasting, collaborative planning, and frontline fundraising of $2–4 million. The role coaches regional fundraisers, coordinates national and regional donor relationships, partners with finance and communications, and travels approximately quarterly to support relationship building.

Lead NYC fundraising to achieve $3.8M in private revenue by designing and executing diversified development strategy across individuals, foundations, corporations, local government, and events. Manage and coach development staff, oversee board and associate board engagement, direct fundraising operations in Salesforce, run pipeline and stewardship, and represent Reading Partners externally to deepen regional growth and partnerships.

Lead the FP&A function, manage a small finance team, and support the CFOO in budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning, financial modeling, and variance analysis. Build reports and dashboards, enhance Adaptive Insights usage, ensure compliance for grants and covenants, support month-end close, and provide financial guidance to national and regional leaders and the Board.