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Development Director – West Coast

American India Foundation

Remote - San Francisco Bay Area, California

The American India Foundation (AIF) is committed to improving the lives of India’s underprivileged, with a special focus on women, children, and youth. AIF does this through high-impact interventions in education, health, and livelihoods because poverty is multidimensional and multigenerational. Its vision is to contribute to building an India where all people can gain access to affordable education, healthcare, and livelihood opportunities and where all Indians can realize their full potential. AIF is committed to catalyzing social and economic change in India and building a lasting bridge of collaboration and communication between the United States and India.

The salary range for this position is $120,000 to $140,000.

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The Opportunity

The American India Foundation seeks its next Development Director – West Coast to lead and grow its fundraising efforts in the western United States. This is a unique and exciting role for an individual passionate about catalyzing social and economic change for the most underserved communities in India. The Director will serve as the lead fundraiser for chapters in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County, and Seattle, raising $7 million annually, while also expanding their reach within the region. They will manage a portfolio of prospects and donors, developing and implementing strategies to identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward high net-worth individuals, foundations, and corporations.

AIF seeks a creative, talented, experienced development professional with a global outlook who has a proven track record of success in securing six-figure gifts, developing strong relationships, engaging volunteers, and being part of a dynamic organization that is focused on improving the lives of others. While this position is remote, meeting with donors and board members in the Bay Area is an integral part of this role.  If not residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Director must be willing to travel regularly to the Bay Area.

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    Senior Consultant Khushboo Rami-Patel brings to Lindauer and our clients over 10 years of experience. Her expertise as an advancement professional, including in research, donor cultivation, stewardship, strategic planning, events, and client relations, positions her to support critical search and talent needs among the firm’s broad range of clients. As a Senior Consultant at Lindauer, Khushboo relies on her development experience to guide her in fulfilling client needs and is driven by an ambition to match organizational mission with individual talent. Khushboo’s clients have spanned all parts of the non-for-profit sector including higher education, healthcare, arts and culture, and mission-based organizations.

    Khushboo began her career at the Center for American Progress (CAP), a public policy, research, and advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. Her early years were spent training and managing volunteers, staffing political events, and producing and managing a notable conference and fundraiser set her up for the transition into development and advancement. From CAP, Khushboo moved to the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Chicago to implement an inaugural cultivation and stewardship strategy for current and prospective major donors and managed relationships with executives at many of the city’s most prominent corporations. Her success in fast-paced environments led her to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago where she managed a portfolio of annual and project-based donors and implemented individualized multi-year strategic fundraising plans for the Board of Trustees and other dedicated patrons of the museum, raising record breaking funds for general operating support and museum exhibitions and education programs. Khushboo made the career transition to executive search at Lindauer in 2019.

    Khushboo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Bachelor of Arts in Communications Studies from the University of Michigan.

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