Chief Growth Officer – Position Summary
KAB is investing in a newly aligned marketing-communications and development business unit in order to optimize the strategic integration of these public-facing functions for the organization, drive sustainable growth, and scale impact. The establishment of this business unit and creation of the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) position provides a critical opportunity to leverage a period of extraordinary organizational growth, visibility, and community engagement to deepen existing relationships as well as expand the base of support and philanthropic investment in KAB’s mission.

The CGO reports directly to the President & CEO with a primary charge of growing revenue and engagement in the organization. To support these efforts, the CGO will lead a suite of senior staff including Vice President of Corporate Partnerships, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, and a team of development professionals and operations support. This role is envisioned to expand external engagement with KAB, advance the public presence of the organization, and increase long-term financial sustainability through data-driven strategies, reliable and best-in-class digital platforms for public engagement (website, social media, digital philanthropy and related infrastructure, etc.), and a compelling case for support, all built upon branding and dynamic storytelling that emphasize the organization’s proactive community and environmental stewardship – fostering a technology-enabled fundraising engine (including AI) and increasingly diversified revenue sources.

The CGO will be the central figure in driving initiatives to achieve the organization’s untapped potential in individual and major gifts, structuring a seamless donor experience and comprehensive journey with clear pathways for increasing levels of investment in KAB and tailored stewardship that promotes loyalty to the organization.

Candidate Profile
While KAB will consider a broad range of backgrounds, the ideal candidate will have the following key experience, qualifications, and skills:

• Authentic connection to and passion for the mission and vision of KAB.
• Knowledge of and fundamental adherence to the principles, ethics, and best practices of modern fundraising, including the integration of various giving programs to diversify the funding base and cultivate greater donor commitments; proven success in leading multi-channel fundraising strategies and a demonstrated track record of successful frontline fundraising in a complex environment with multiple stakeholders; hands-on major gift experience, including cultivation through solicitation and stewardship; track record of advancing prospect discovery and engagement at all levels of giving.
• Ten or more years of progressively responsible leadership experience in marketing, , digital/web, social media, or fundraising marketing, experience with marketing technologies and emerging artificial intelligence, comprehensive skills in marketing communications, including the creation and refinement of compelling storytelling, digital fluency, social media content development, leveraging of multi-channel marketing approaches to accomplish goals and objectives, and the interpretation and application of data to drive strategies.
• Particular strength in developing strategic fundraising strategies, integration of marketing and fundraising in federated or networked environments, executing against plans to achieve goals and objectives, and creating and managing a budget is critical; experience working directly with the most senior levels of an organization is very important; ability to effectively strategize and engage various groups and constituents in fundraising initiatives.
• Strong leadership and management capacity with experience in senior management and the ability to lead, recruit, evaluate, and develop professionals, preferably including experience leading teams in remote or hybrid work models; track record of maintaining best practices, clear goals, and shared accountability, as well as working across departmental or divisional lines when necessary to achieve results; outstanding strategic planning and budget management skills. Deep commitment to positive culture development and team growth.
• Experience nurturing and motivating board members or other high-level volunteers..
• Strong record of data-driven decision making; ability to extract and analyze data to inform marketing, communications, and fundraising strategies, measure success, and adapt strategies as needed; knowledge of modern data management practices and innovations that can streamline processes and contribute to the integration of related functions.
• Integrity and mature judgment in handling sensitive information. Committed to personal and professional development. Elevates institutional goals beyond personal gain, ensuring efforts are mission-focused and quality-driven.
• Adaptive, positive leadership style, impeccable judgment, and the maturity to work collaboratively with a wide variety of people of diverse professional and cultural backgrounds, including executives, board members, volunteers, and community leaders; ethos of servant leadership, respect, diplomacy, equity, and inclusivity.
• Superb verbal and written communication skills, including excellent presentation skills, as well as a good sense of humor, with the stature, demeanor, and comfort level to serve as a highly visible and public-facing ambassador. Ability to inspirationally communicate KAB’s work and impact to donors.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit, and exceptional organizational and executive-level management skills; outcomes-oriented and strategic thinker with a strong work ethic for high-quality performance, attention to detail, and accountability; excellent problem-solving skills.
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving nonprofit environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Persons with national service experience (VISTA, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and veterans are encouraged to apply. Keep America Beautiful is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, ancestry, marital status, being a party to a civil union, handicap or disabilities or perception of disabilities, political activity, or other protected class status. Discrimination in violation of this policy is prohibited.

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Keep America Beautiful has retained the DSG Fundraising & Advancement Practice of DSG | Koya to assist in this confidential search process. Inquiries, nominations, and applications (current resumes and cover letters) may be submitted via the following link or directed to the leaders of the search team:

https://talent-profile.dsgco.com/search/v2/22921

Job Title: Development Operations Manager
Reports to: Vice President of Development
Location: Remote or Stamford, CT
FLSA Status: Exempt
Salary Range: $60,000-$68,000

Position Summary
As Development Operations Manager at Keep America Beautiful, you will lead the day-to-day operations of the organization’s fundraising infrastructure, ensuring accurate data, actionable reporting, and efficient systems which support revenue growth. This role oversees donor relationship management (CRM), prospect research, fundraising analytics, and provides operational support for annual giving and events. This position also provides development-focused administrative and project support to the Office of the President, with particular emphasis on donor engagement, cultivation activities, and development initiatives. Reporting to the Vice President of Development, the Development Operations Manager works collaboratively with the Development team and cross-functional partners to ensure systems, processes, and information flow support organizational fundraising goals.

Key Responsibilities
Database Management and Data Analysis

• Manage daily operations of Salesforce including maintaining data integrity, gift processing, record maintenance, de-duplication, and system enhancements.
• Generate standard and ad hoc fundraising reports: analyze donor and campaign performance to identify trends and support strategic decision making.
• Ensure high standards of data hygiene, accuracy, and consistency across development systems.
• Oversee gift processing and donor acknowledgements in coordination with Finance.
• Support reconciliation of fundraising revenue with the Finance team.

Donor Research, Prospecting & Stewardship

•  Conduct individual and institutional donor research and develop donor and prospect profiles.
• Maintain and support major donor portfolios and solicitation tracking.
• In collaboration with Marketing, ensure accurate fulfillment of all sponsorship benefits across digital and print platforms.
• Provide operational support for donor communications, events, and grant related activities.

Annual Giving Support

•  Support the individual giving program through donor segmentation and list development.
• Assist in developing and implementing strategies to grow the size, diversity, and giving potential of the annual donor base.
• Support fundraising appeals and campaign tracking.

Office of the President Support (Development-Focused)

• Provide calendar and scheduling support related to development and donor activities.
• Coordinate logistics for President’s office-led organizational events, including retreats and executive meetings.
• Draft and manage donor-related correspondence as needed.

Qualifications and Skills

•  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in nonprofit development operations; experience supporting individual giving, corporate partnerships, and executive leadership preferred.
•  High proficiency with Salesforce, including gift processing, queries, reporting, and campaign management.
• Strong data analysis skills and the ability to define engagement metrics and interpret fundraising data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365; experience with SharePoint and Asana preferred.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, remote environment with strong organizational and project management skills.
• Highly detail-oriented with strong standards for data accuracy and quality.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.

Work Environment and Expectations

• This position can be based remotely but requires occasional travel within the U.S.
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be needed during conferences or major donor events
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving nonprofit environment.

What You’ll Get

• A mission-driven team committed to community-based change
• Generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, retirement, and liberal PTO
• Flexible remote work culture with opportunities for professional growth

About Keep America Beautiful

Founded in 1953, Keep America Beautiful is America’s premier community improvement organization. Keep America Beautiful continues to be the most credible organization in community restoration and resiliency by focusing on public education, mobilizing volunteers and creating partnerships.

Working at Keep America Beautiful

Keep America Beautiful has embraced a remote work policy to attract the best and brightest from all over America. If you live within 60 miles of Stamford, you will also work at our national headquarters. Keep America Beautiful’s national headquarters is walking distance from the Stamford Metro-North train station with a shuttle bus also available. The office features a free parking garage and gym in the building and is conveniently located near great restaurants, bars, shopping and beautiful Mill River Park.

Persons with national service experience (VISTA, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and veterans are encouraged to apply. Keep America Beautiful is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, ancestry, marital status, being a party to a civil union, handicap or disabilities or perception of disabilities, political activity, or other protected class status. Discrimination in violation of this policy is prohibited.
Additional Benefits

You will be a member of a passionate team dedicated to the fulfillment of KAB’s mission. Just as KAB envisions a country in which every community is a clean, green, and beautiful place to live, we also strive for our organization to be a beautiful place to work. We believe that it is intrinsic rewards that motivate employees sustainably, but respect the need for extrinsic rewards which would include but are not limited to our benefits listed here

• Very Competitive Pay for the non-profit sector
• Generous Employee Benefits Package
• Maternity and Parental Leave
• 401k Program
• Paid Holidays

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to recruitment@kab.org.

Grants Manager

Reports to: SVP, Affiliate Network
Location: Remote or Stamford, CT (with occasional U.S. travel)
Salary Range:

Position Summary
The Grants Manager plays a critical role in advancing Keep America Beautiful’s mission by overseeing the administration, reporting, and storytelling of the organization’s grant programs. This position will centralize and manage reporting for signature grant initiatives, ensuring sponsors receive comprehensive, compelling, and timely programmatic reports that demonstrate measurable impact.

Working cross-functionally with Affiliate Operations, Programs, Regional Directors, Development, and Marketing & Communications (MarCom), the Grants Manager will support grant review and processing, oversee Community Impact grants, contribute to proposal development, and strengthen sponsor stewardship through coordinated reporting and storytelling.

Key Responsibilities

Signature Grant Reporting
• Centralize and manage reporting for Keep America Beautiful’s signature grant programs.
• Collect grant reports and impact data from affiliates and grantees, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and alignment with sponsor requirements.
• Compile affiliate submissions into cohesive, high-quality programmatic reports to be shared with corporate and foundation sponsors.
• Translate quantitative and qualitative data into compelling impact narratives that clearly demonstrate return on investment for funders.
• Develop standardized reporting templates and timelines to improve efficiency and consistency across grant programs.
• Support the Development team by summarizing broader KAB initiatives and organizational impact to fulfill corporate sponsor reporting requirements.

Grant Promotion & Impact Storytelling
• Partner with Marketing & Communications to ensure grant opportunities are promoted widely across the affiliate network and relevant audiences.
• Collaborate with MarCom to elevate stories from funded projects through blogs, social media, newsletters, sponsor spotlights, and other channels.
• Help build a storytelling pipeline that captures photos, testimonials, metrics, and success stories from affiliates and Programs to highlight the impact of funders’ investments.
• Ensure sponsors receive visibility and recognition consistent with partnership agreements.
Community Impact Grants Management
• Oversee the full lifecycle of Community Impact grants, including launch planning, communications, application processes, judging coordination, award notifications, and grant distribution.
• Coordinate closely with Regional Directors to ensure effective implementation, timely communication, and equitable review processes.
• Assist the Affiliate Operations team with grant review, evaluation, and processing.
Proposal Development & Foundation Grants
• Work in conjunction with the Development and Programs teams to develop grant components of corporate proposals, including program narratives, budgets, metrics, and reporting frameworks.
• Conduct prospect research and assist in drafting and editing foundation proposals and supporting materials.
• Ensure reporting requirements are clearly outlined at the proposal stage to streamline post-award execution.
Grants Tracking & Systems Management
• Maintain accurate grant records, reporting calendars, and deliverables in the organization’s CRM or grants management system.
• Monitor deadlines to ensure all sponsor reports and internal milestones are met.
• Identify process improvements to streamline grant administration and reporting workflows.

Qualifications and Skills
• Bachelor’s degree required; degree in nonprofit management, communications, public administration, or related field preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in grants management, grant writing, development operations, or nonprofit program reporting.
• Demonstrated experience compiling programmatic impact reports for corporate or foundation funders.
• Exceptional writing and editing skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into compelling narratives.
• Strong project management skills and attention to detail.
• Experience working cross-functionally with communications and program teams.
• Experience using AI-assisted tools to support research, drafting, and data synthesis in grant development while maintaining compliance, accuracy, and organizational voice
• Proactive and strong process thinker who takes initiative to identify opportunities for improvement and implement systems that enhance efficiency and organizational effectiveness

Core Competencies
• Programmatic grant reporting & sponsor stewardship
• Impact storytelling & narrative development
• Cross-departmental collaboration
• Grants administration & compliance
• Project management & process improvement

Work Environment and Expectations
• This position can be based remotely but requires occasional travel (approximately 10%) within the U.S.
• Occasional evening or weekend work may be needed during conferences or major program events or to engage with the affiliate network
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving nonprofit environment.

What You’ll Get
• A mission-driven team committed to community-based change
• Generous benefits package including health, dental, vision, retirement, and liberal PTO
• Flexible remote work culture with opportunities for professional growth

About Keep America Beautiful
Founded in 1953, Keep America Beautiful is America’s premier community improvement organization. Keep America Beautiful continues to be the most credible organization in community restoration and resiliency by focusing on public education, mobilizing volunteers and creating partnerships.

Working at Keep America Beautiful
Keep America Beautiful has embraced a remote work policy to attract the best and brightest from all over America. If you live within 60 miles of Stamford, you will also work at our national headquarters. Keep America Beautiful’s national headquarters is walking distance from the Stamford Metro-North train station with a shuttle bus also available. The office features a free parking garage and gym in the building and is conveniently located near great restaurants, bars, shopping and beautiful Mill River Park.

Persons with national service experience (VISTA, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and veterans are encouraged to apply. Keep America Beautiful is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, ancestry, marital status, being a party to a civil union, handicap or disabilities or perception of disabilities, political activity, or other protected class status. Discrimination in violation of this policy is prohibited.

Additional Benefits
You will be a member of a passionate team dedicated to the fulfillment of KAB’s mission. Just as KAB envisions a country in which every community is a clean, green, and a beautiful place to live, we also strive for our organization to be a beautiful place to work. We believe that it is intrinsic rewards that motivate employees sustainably, but respect the need for extrinsic rewards which would include but are not limited to our benefits listed here
• Very Competitive Pay for the non-profit sector
• Generous Employee Benefits Package
• Maternity and Parental Leave
• 403b Program
• Paid Holidays

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to recruitment@kab.org.