DREAM (formerly Harlem RBI)

Director

• Develop and implement strategies to secure institutional funding, including foundation and government grants.
• Report to the Managing Director of Advancement and lead the Institutional Giving team.
• Manage a portfolio of institutional donors with a $6M goal and oversee grant proposals, renewals, and reports.
• Build partnerships with senior leaders, Data and Finance teams to position DREAM with institutional funders.
• Design stewardship and prospecting efforts to improve retention and cultivate new national funders.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of two Managers and create systems, templates, and processes for grant development.
• Serve on the Advancement Leadership team and support MD of Advancement, Deputy Chief of Advancement, Co-CEOs, and Board as needed.
• Ensure compliance with grant requirements and accurate budgeting and financial reporting.
• Reinforce a culture of philanthropy and monitor fundraising innovations and philanthropic issues.

Director of Institutional Giving

Operations

• Operational Leadership
• Develop, execute and oversee cross-functional project plans for PK-12 strategic initiatives, collaborating with CIT, Operations, Data and Assessment, Student Supports, After School and Summer Programming, SEL and Mental Health, Talent, Equity, IT, Advancement, Communications and Brand, Finance, and PK-12 School Leadership Teams.
• Create, manage and continuously improve excellent curriculum systems and processes, including curriculum ordering and inventory management, editing and publishing, assessment administration and response to data, and customer service.
• Oversee budget planning and management for both the CIT and individual school curriculum budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation to support organizational goals.
• Strategic Leadership
• Support the Curriculum and Instruction Team’s multi-year strategic planning, ensuring alignment with DREAM’s broader organizational goals.
• Design and manage CIT’s annual and monthly planning processes, setting clear timelines, milestones, and deliverables for curriculum development and implementation.
• Drive new initiatives independently and support the Managing Director in translating initiative vision to reality. Examples of initiatives include: the use of AI across teacher development and curriculum; project-based learning; capstone research frameworks; high impact tutoring; among others.
• Establish and track the team’s performance metrics for evaluating the progress and impact of CIT initiatives and student achievement data in partnership with the Managing Director of Curriculum and Instruction.
• Understand, cultivate and navigate organizational relationships to drive CIT’s priorities to successful implementation.
• Team and Stakeholder Management
• Manage and coach the Associate Director of Curriculum Operations, modeling operational excellence and building operational capacity within the Curriculum and Instruction Team.
• Serve as a conduit between CIT and internal stakeholders, proactively communicating timelines, project statuses, and implementation plans across departments.
• Represent DREAM with CIT’s external stakeholders, such as vendors, contractors and partners.

Network Director of Curriculum Operations

• Reporting to the Managing Director of Advancement, the Director of Major Gifts is responsible for managing philanthropic partnerships with DREAM’s individual and corporate donors. This individual will cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of major donors and work collaboratively across a diverse fundraising team towards a collective goal of $21M in philanthropic annual revenue.
• This is a great role for an experienced fundraiser who is looking to build long-term relationships with New York City’s leading individual and corporate donors and maximize their impact. This person will have the opportunity to lead and innovate on securing new partners, while collaborating with a diverse and well-established fundraising team.

Director of Major Gifts

• Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization’s impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org.
• Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Advancement, the Managing Director of Advancement is responsible for driving the strategic coordination and execution of all frontline fundraising activities. This individual will manage a team of major gift and institutional gift officers in raising $21M in philanthropic revenue.
• This is a great role for an experienced fundraiser who understands the interconnectedness of individual and institutional philanthropy and is adept at managing and maximizing a diverse team.