Director, Social Impact

LOVB Minnesota

. Define LOVB’s enterprise impact agenda, focus areas, measurable goals, and multi-year roadmap .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $140,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, social impact strategy, and fundraising, with a strong ability to translate strategic goals into actionable programs and partnerships. Proven track record in managing nonprofit governance, compliance, and impact measurement while effectively communicating results to stakeholders.

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Nonprofit LeadershipFundraising StrategyImpact MeasurementPartnership ManagementProgram Development

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Hard Skills

BudgetingGrantmakingData AnalysisProgram StewardshipStrategic Planning

Soft Skills

Influencing ExecutivesAccountabilityLow-Ego LeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Social ImpactPhilanthropyCorporate ResponsibilityYouth DevelopmentCommunity Partnerships

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define LOVB’s enterprise impact agenda, focus areas, measurable goals, and multi-year roadmap
Translate the impact agenda into annual priorities, initiatives, budgets, owners, and milestones
Establish impact measures and data collection across businesses, programs, and partners; track results and improve programs
Communicate LOVB’s impact through annual reporting, Board and executive updates, partner communications, and storytelling
Monitor community needs and emerging practices in sport, youth development, access, and social impact
Lead the LOVB Foundation’s strategy, governance, staff, operations, administration, programs, and fundraising with the Foundation Board
Develop and execute Foundation programs across scholarships and financial aid, access to volleyball, and opportunity through volleyball
Build and execute fundraising strategies and cultivate donors, partners, owners, philanthropic relationships, and broader networks
Partner with the Youth Club Differentiators team to strengthen local club fundraising
Build and manage nonprofit, school, community, philanthropic, and corporate partnerships
Manage Foundation administration, fiscal sponsor and/or LOVB services relationships, financial processes, budgeting, compliance, grantmaking, and Board reporting
Establish equitable criteria for allocating Foundation resources and selecting participants, grantees, and partners
Lead and develop Foundation staff
Mobilize LOVB Youth, Pro League, athletes, teams, employees, partners, and the Foundation around shared impact priorities
Develop impact strategies, commitments, and activations with LOVB Partnerships and secure resources for aligned initiatives
Integrate impact into Youth and Pro League business priorities and activate programs nationally and locally
Partner with Brand, Communications, and Media + Content on impact messaging and storytelling
Create tools and resources enabling clubs, teams, athletes, and employees to participate in impact initiatives
Lead cross-functional execution and represent LOVB with community leaders, partners, funders, and external stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience across social impact, philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, corporate responsibility, sport, strategy, or related fields
Demonstrated success leading a foundation, nonprofit portfolio, or comparable social-impact organization or platform
Significant fundraising success, including cultivating senior-level donors and partners and securing financial, in-kind, or strategic resources from individuals, corporations, foundations, and other external sources
Experience translating strategy into scalable programs, partnerships, goals, and operating plans
Strong understanding of nonprofit governance, administration, budgeting, compliance, grantmaking/program stewardship, and partnership management
Ability to measure impact, use data to improve programs, and communicate results credibly
Proven ability to influence executives, Boards, donors, partners, and cross-functional teams in a complex, fast-growing organization
Highly accountable, low-ego leadership style
Ability to model LOVB’s Operating Principles
Ambition for impact combined with discipline to deliver it

Benefits

Comp & perks

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