Partner Engagement Lead, Stand Together Ventures (Development and Fundraising)
Stand Together Partner Engagement Lead, Stand Together Ventures (Development and Fundraising)
Stand Together Ventures partners aren't passive donors - they're co-investors in transformation. Our success depends on partners moving from only financial contributions to actively shaping solutions and outcomes: bringing their expertise, their networks, their judgment, and their investments to the initiatives they believe in.
We are looking for a Partner Engagement Lead to build and run the engine that makes that transformation happen - recruiting the right partners, deepening their engagement over time, creating space for them to lead alongside each other, and holding the system accountable to real results.
This is a relationship-intensive role balanced with strategy and execution of programming, and you'll be expected to apply Principled Entrepreneurship to determine the highest-value path forward. We expect you to apply your judgment and initiative to create the most value, not just execute a checklist. Mutual benefit is the standard, not a nice-to-have - every partner relationship should create real value for the partner and for the mission, not one at the expense of the other.
How You Will Contribute
Build Community
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Design and run recruitment and onboarding processes for a high-value, low-volume group of partners - identifying genuine "high potential" signals rather than surface-level markers like capacity or title.
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Build referral pathways that work because partners are proud to bring people in, not because they're asked to - turning advocacy into a natural byproduct of a great partner experience.
Drive Partner Engagement
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Match partners' expertise and interests to initiatives - including ones that weren't originally designed with them in mind - creating engagement that are tailor-made based on their interests and goals.
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Build real feedback processes (not just the concept) - concrete mechanics that keep a partner's engagement active and consistent over time.
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Design events, salons, and working groups where the value comes from peer-to-peer connection, not from content delivered top-down.
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Structure engagements for busy, high-agency individuals so they lead the conversation rather than join simply as an attendee.
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Build and execute 12–24-month plans - setting cadences and holding yourself and others accountable.
What You Will Bring
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Deep alignment with the Principles of Human Progress - especially self-actualization, mutual benefit, and bottom-up change.
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Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect.
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A track record of building and running high-touch relationship programs - major donors, LPs, board members, or a comparable high-value, low-volume group.
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Experience designing group experiences (events, salons, cohorts) where peer dynamics - not content delivery - created the value.
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Comfort working across functions with people who don't share your incentives, and a record of finding real common ground rather than surface-level compromise.
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A demonstrated habit of inviting challenge to your own thinking before it becomes expensive to change.
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Directness and humility when something hasn't worked - with leadership and with the people your mistakes affected.
What We Offer
- Competitive benefits: Enjoy a 6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting, flexible time off, comprehensive health and dental plans, plus wellness and mental health support through Peloton and Talkspace.
- A meaningful career: Join a passionate community of over 1,300 employees dedicated to improving lives and driving innovative solutions to complex social challenges.
- Commitment to growth: Thrive in a non-hierarchical environment that empowers employees to discover, develop and apply their unique talents.
- Competitive compensation: Our approach rewards the value you create through competitive salaries and bonus opportunities, allowing you to share in the success you help drive.
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