Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, thought leadership, a network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.
As a Sales Development Representative, known internally as a Partner Development Representative, you will play a key role in cultivating donor partners to sustain Stand Together’s vision for a society based on the principles of human progress. You will join our fast-paced Development team to target and engage mutually beneficial partners aligned with our principles. The ability to thoughtfully communicate Stand Together’s objectives as well as strong business acumen and technical aptitude will allow you to excel in this role.
Location: Arlington, Virginia
How You Will Contribute
- Execute demand generation strategies (i.e. campaigns, events, buyer personas) in collaboration with the Development Operations and Marketing teams to convert major gift prospect leads into qualified opportunities
- Proactively build a strong prospect pipeline through creative, organized outreach across phone calls, texts, emails, direct mail, and LinkedIn
- Effectively articulate the vision and values of Stand Together
- Drive consistent high-volume outreach across all channels (calls, texts, emails, and direct mail) while consistently engaging and qualifying prospects to convert outreach and discovery conversations into mission-aligned opportunities
- Build and manage a quality pipeline through inbound lead follow-up and targeted outbound outreach
- Use strategic questioning to uncover philanthropic goals and assess alignment with Stand Together’s mission
- Foster alignment with prospects by effectively articulating Stand Together’s strategies and their relevance to driving meaningful social change, facilitating a seamless handoff to major gift officers
- Utilize sales enablement tools, such as Salesforce, to track all outreach, maintain accurate data records, and manage sales processes
What You Will Bring
- 3+ years of experience in fundraising, business development, B2B or B2C sales, enterprise sales, or sales development, including experience as a major gifts officer, account executive, or in a comparable relationship-based role
- Demonstrated success cultivating prospects, building pipelines, and advancing relationships toward meaningful commitments or closed opportunities
- Highly motivated and goal-oriented, passionate about driving sales and business development through creative and persistent outreach to high profile prospects, and energized by contributing to meaningful deal success
- Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while consistently delivering against outreach and pipeline goals
- Entrepreneurial, results-oriented, and adaptable, with the persistence and judgment to navigate complex prospect relationships
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, with the ability to quickly build trusted relationships internally and externally
- Growth-oriented and intellectually curious, with a willingness to test new approaches, learn from results, and continuously improve
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time effectivelyEnthusiasm 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
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.
$85,000 - $110,000 a year
For this role, the anticipated base salary range is $85,000–$110,000 per year. This role may also be eligible for additional bonus compensation designed to align total compensation with an employee’s overall contribution to the organization.
Our Principles-Based Management (PBM) compensation philosophy is grounded in an individualized approach that rewards the long-term value each person creates for the organization. Compensation decisions are informed by a variety of factors, including relevant experience, capabilities, demonstrated skills, role responsibilities, and expected contribution. Consistent with this approach, base salary may vary within or outside of the anticipated range based on these considerations.
Our Values: Working for an organization within the Stand Together philanthropic community is different from many other places. The culture is deeply rooted in Principle Based Management® (PBM®), a framework guided by the principles that drive human progress, such as dignity, openness, and bottom-up empowerment. PBM® empowers employees to be entrepreneurial, to innovate, and to continually drive transformation.
We believe diversity fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. That is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and strive to treat all employees and applicants with honesty, dignity, and respect.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.