The Role
Leads YouVersion’s organizational giving strategy by cultivating and expanding relationships with foundations, churches, businesses, and other institutional partners. Manages a portfolio of approximately 20–40 organizations, identifies new funding opportunities, develops grant proposals, oversees reporting and renewals, tracks activity in the CRM, and communicates impact, KPIs, and future vision to donors and stakeholders.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Director of Organization Giving is primarily responsible for leading the strategy to cultivate, steward, and grow relationships with private, corporate, and family foundations, as well as churches and businesses. This role develops and executes a comprehensive organizational giving strategy to expand strategic generosity partnerships and increase financial support for the mission. The Director collaborates with Development leadership and cross-functional teams to identify compelling giving opportunities, invite financial investment, communicate giving impact, and strengthen long-term relationships with organizational partners.
YouVersion was created by the local church in 2007 and remains a ministry of Life.Church today. At Life.Church, our mission is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. Our team is committed to reaching people worldwide through innovative technology. And YouVersion is one of the ways we get to do that. Life.Church is a multi-site Christian church meeting in the United States and globally at Life.Church Online.
We wholeheartedly believe a daily rhythm of seeking intimacy with God has the power to transform lives. That’s why YouVersion creates biblically-based experiences that encourage and challenge people to seek God. We hope everyone in our community is on an active journey to become who God made them to be, abiding in Him, and drawing closer every day.
What You'll Do
- Lead the strategic management and growth of a portfolio of approximately 20–40 foundations, developing individualized engagement strategies to strengthen partnerships and expand giving opportunities.
- Identify and pursue mission-aligned foundations and organizations, developing strategic opportunities that invite them into meaningful partnerships with YouVersion.
- Evaluate philanthropic trends, foundation priorities, and funding landscapes to inform organizational giving strategy and identify new partnership opportunities.
- Build long-term, trust-based partnerships with foundation officers, trustees, and key stakeholders, ensuring they feel known, spiritually encouraged, and connected to the impact of their giving.
- Conduct and maintain consistent, meaningful engagement with existing foundation partners through personalized communication, meetings, and other relational touch points.
- Represent YouVersion's vision and organizational giving opportunities at foundation gatherings, conferences, and YouVersion-specific donor events.
- In addition to relational touch points, provide professional updates on strategic KPIs, impact metrics, and future vision to organizational partners.
- Lead the full grant lifecycle for organizational partners, including identification, cultivation, proposal development, submission, reporting, and renewal.
- Oversee the tracking and evaluation of the foundation giving activity within the CRM to ensure accountability and measurable growth.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to identify and develop strategic giving opportunities that attract new foundation partners and strengthen existing relationships.
Lead Organizational Giving Strategy
Build Strategic Giving Partnerships
Manage Giving Operations and Reporting
Skills Needed to Succeed
- Ability to self-motivate, make independent decisions, and solve problems with innovation.
- Effective at multi-tasking and time management to meet strict deadlines while remaining flexible and open to change.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Effective at process and organizational management to coordinate, structure, and provide vision to projects.
- Strong relational skills with the ability to build authentic, long-term partnerships.
- Ability to navigate foundation giving vehicles, including grants, appreciated securities, donor-advised funds (DAFs), and planned giving, to develop effective giving partnerships.
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, philanthropy, or a related field.
- 3-5 years of experience in foundation relations, grant writing, or major gifts fundraising in faith-based nonprofit environments.
- Experience with nonprofit financial structures, including program budgeting, restricted and unrestricted funding, and impact measurement.
Benefits We Offer
- Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
- Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons.
- Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health.
- Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase.
- Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
- Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
- Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment!
- $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth.
- Casual dress and work environment.
- And much more!
At Life.Church, every staff member, and intern is a minister and is expected to engage in the church's ministry fully. We consider ministry readiness and an individual’s capacity to represent Life.Church’s beliefs as a minister during the selection process for all staff and intern positions. An essential function within every position held by a staff member or intern at Life.Church is to uphold and represent the beliefs of Life.Church. Learn more about what we believe at Life.Church.
While we unite around our mission, we know unity doesn’t mean uniformity. Our calling is too great, and our mission is too important not to be intentional about strengthening our team through diversity. We know that diverse perspectives in race, ethnicity, background, age, and gender are essential to reaching the world for Christ. To learn more about how we strengthen our team through diversity, visit our careers page.
All data collected in our application process, from resume collection to application questions, is used for recruitment purposes only.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, philanthropy, or a related field
- 3–5 years of experience in foundation relations, grant writing, or major gifts fundraising in faith-based nonprofit environments
- Experience with nonprofit financial structures, including program budgeting, restricted and unrestricted funding, and impact measurement
- Ability to navigate grants, appreciated securities, donor-advised funds, and planned giving
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong relational skills and ability to build authentic, long-term partnerships
- Process and organizational management skills, including coordinating projects and meeting deadlines
- Ability to self-motivate, make independent decisions, solve problems innovatively, and manage multiple priorities
- Ability to uphold and represent Life.Church beliefs and demonstrate ministry readiness
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The Company
What We Do
Life.Church is one church in multiple locations, meeting across the United States and globally at Church Online. Our mission is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. We are risk-taking, irrationally generous, spiritual contributors who bring our best, laugh hard, and honor God with integrity.
