St. Anthony Foundation
Corporate Engagement Manager
St. Anthony Foundation, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
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Corporate Engagement Manager
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St. Anthony Foundation
Base pay range $95,000.00/yr - $100,000.00/yr
Looking to help people find their next career Salary Range: $95,000-$100,000
Workdays: Monday-Friday
Work Hours: 8 AM-4:30 PM
About St. Anthony’s Founded in 1950, St. Anthony's is the most comprehensive safety net service center in San Francisco, directly providing food, clothing, medical care, addiction recovery services, access to technology, job training, and other critical resources to the community. Every day we support and are supported by thousands of San Franciscans. Everyone who comes through our doors joins the St. Anthony's team and helps us create a future where all people flourish.
Position Overview St. Anthony’s seeks a Corporate Engagement Manager to lead the development and expansion of corporate support through a unified strategy that integrates service, philanthropy, events, and long‑term partnerships. Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO), the Corporate Engagement Manager will be a key member and functional lead of a growing and dynamic development team that raises over $20 million annually. The Corporate Engagement Manager focuses on converting corporate volunteer groups into corporate donors, identifies and engages business leaders who would support our mission, and steward the Corporate Leadership Council. This position collaborates closely with Marketing & Communications, Volunteer Services, and Program teams to create a seamless pathway from service to sponsorship to sustained giving, while nurturing, expanding, and deepening corporate partnerships.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Manage and grow St. Anthony’s portfolio of existing and prospective corporate partners to meet fundraising and engagement goals.
Nurture and implement a Corporate Leadership Council to steward and engage and develop new models for corporate and community engagement.
Serve as a primary liaison to corporate partners for the organization.
Partner with the Grants Manager on corporate grant strategy, including identifying funding prospects, reviewing proposals and reports, tracking pipeline activity, and stewarding funder relationships.
Ensure all relationship activity is documented and tracked accurately in Salesforce.
Treat all guests with empathy, dignity, and respect. Seek to understand the other person's perspective and experience.
Demonstrate the ability to work effectively across cultures and an openness to learning about cultures not familiar to oneself.
Complete reports and all other paperwork neatly, legibly, and thoroughly.
Enter data and information electronically as required. Look up data and reports electronically through a database as requested.
Understand and follow the organization's programs, policies, and procedures.
Participate in regular training and development opportunities to increase personal capacity to apply innovative approaches to daily workflows, service delivery, and functions of the position.
Serve as the primary liaison to corporate partners, creating tailored strategies to support shared goals.
Collaborate closely with Volunteer Services to align outreach, ensure consistent communications, and develop a shared KPI (e.g., % of corporate groups converting to financial support each quarter).
Work with Marketing & Communications to publicize partnerships and amplify visibility across digital, print, and earned media channels.
Support St. Anthony’s major events—including Penny Pitch, Leading the Way, Forum for Good, and others—by securing corporate sponsorships and highlighting community partnerships.
Identify corporate executives and employees who may be strong prospects for individual or major gifts and partner with development teammates to deepen those relationships.
Represent St. Anthony’s at community gatherings, corporate meetings, conferences, and events to build brand awareness and new connections.
Participate in relevant meetings supporting team communication and the program's capacity to fulfill organizational goals and mission.
Collaboratively works with others to achieve team success.
Manage stress and pressure situations calmly and responsively. Maintain the capacity to control reactions and awareness of how their behavior or response can impact others.
Consistently demonstrate integrity while working and representing St. Anthony’s.
Practice direct, respectful, open, and honest communication with their colleagues. Proactively seeks support from team members or management.
Demonstrate cooperation with coworkers, management, and the community at large.
Support the CEO, CAO, board members, and volunteer leaders in corporate engagement efforts.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated success building and managing relationships with corporate partners, donors, clients, or senior executives.
Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in corporate relations, partnerships, fundraising, philanthropy, communications, community engagement, business development, or a related field.
Exceptional customer‑service mindset and confidence working with stakeholders at all levels.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable with public speaking.
Strong collaborator who works well across teams and with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Ability to take initiative, problem‑solve creatively, and work independently with sound judgment.
Ability to be polite, diplomatic, and firm. Can set limits and practice professional boundaries with guests, volunteers, donors, and coworkers.
Available to work on selected holidays, weekends, and evenings, in turn with other staff.
Experience with CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and comfort maintaining accurate records.
Experience working in a non‑profit or community‑based social service agency with people experiencing homelessness or poverty desired.
Commitment to St. Anthony Foundation Statement of Values and a desire to work for a social services agency serving the poor.
St. Anthony’s has a diverse workforce, welcoming all ethnicities, faith backgrounds and worldviews. We are also proudly Catholic. Our Franciscan identity is at the core of our mission, namely to uphold the dignity and value of the human person and lift the spirits of those in need to help create a society in which all person's flourish.
People of color, differently‑abled people, LGBT, and folks with lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
St. Anthony's is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value diversity of culture, thought, and lived experiences. We seek talented, qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, conviction history, uniform service membership/veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical conditions, genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression regardless of physical gender, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function / Industries Non‑profit Organizations
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Corporate Engagement Manager
role at
St. Anthony Foundation
Base pay range $95,000.00/yr - $100,000.00/yr
Looking to help people find their next career Salary Range: $95,000-$100,000
Workdays: Monday-Friday
Work Hours: 8 AM-4:30 PM
About St. Anthony’s Founded in 1950, St. Anthony's is the most comprehensive safety net service center in San Francisco, directly providing food, clothing, medical care, addiction recovery services, access to technology, job training, and other critical resources to the community. Every day we support and are supported by thousands of San Franciscans. Everyone who comes through our doors joins the St. Anthony's team and helps us create a future where all people flourish.
Position Overview St. Anthony’s seeks a Corporate Engagement Manager to lead the development and expansion of corporate support through a unified strategy that integrates service, philanthropy, events, and long‑term partnerships. Reporting to the Chief Advancement Officer (CAO), the Corporate Engagement Manager will be a key member and functional lead of a growing and dynamic development team that raises over $20 million annually. The Corporate Engagement Manager focuses on converting corporate volunteer groups into corporate donors, identifies and engages business leaders who would support our mission, and steward the Corporate Leadership Council. This position collaborates closely with Marketing & Communications, Volunteer Services, and Program teams to create a seamless pathway from service to sponsorship to sustained giving, while nurturing, expanding, and deepening corporate partnerships.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Manage and grow St. Anthony’s portfolio of existing and prospective corporate partners to meet fundraising and engagement goals.
Nurture and implement a Corporate Leadership Council to steward and engage and develop new models for corporate and community engagement.
Serve as a primary liaison to corporate partners for the organization.
Partner with the Grants Manager on corporate grant strategy, including identifying funding prospects, reviewing proposals and reports, tracking pipeline activity, and stewarding funder relationships.
Ensure all relationship activity is documented and tracked accurately in Salesforce.
Treat all guests with empathy, dignity, and respect. Seek to understand the other person's perspective and experience.
Demonstrate the ability to work effectively across cultures and an openness to learning about cultures not familiar to oneself.
Complete reports and all other paperwork neatly, legibly, and thoroughly.
Enter data and information electronically as required. Look up data and reports electronically through a database as requested.
Understand and follow the organization's programs, policies, and procedures.
Participate in regular training and development opportunities to increase personal capacity to apply innovative approaches to daily workflows, service delivery, and functions of the position.
Serve as the primary liaison to corporate partners, creating tailored strategies to support shared goals.
Collaborate closely with Volunteer Services to align outreach, ensure consistent communications, and develop a shared KPI (e.g., % of corporate groups converting to financial support each quarter).
Work with Marketing & Communications to publicize partnerships and amplify visibility across digital, print, and earned media channels.
Support St. Anthony’s major events—including Penny Pitch, Leading the Way, Forum for Good, and others—by securing corporate sponsorships and highlighting community partnerships.
Identify corporate executives and employees who may be strong prospects for individual or major gifts and partner with development teammates to deepen those relationships.
Represent St. Anthony’s at community gatherings, corporate meetings, conferences, and events to build brand awareness and new connections.
Participate in relevant meetings supporting team communication and the program's capacity to fulfill organizational goals and mission.
Collaboratively works with others to achieve team success.
Manage stress and pressure situations calmly and responsively. Maintain the capacity to control reactions and awareness of how their behavior or response can impact others.
Consistently demonstrate integrity while working and representing St. Anthony’s.
Practice direct, respectful, open, and honest communication with their colleagues. Proactively seeks support from team members or management.
Demonstrate cooperation with coworkers, management, and the community at large.
Support the CEO, CAO, board members, and volunteer leaders in corporate engagement efforts.
Minimum Qualifications
Demonstrated success building and managing relationships with corporate partners, donors, clients, or senior executives.
Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in corporate relations, partnerships, fundraising, philanthropy, communications, community engagement, business development, or a related field.
Exceptional customer‑service mindset and confidence working with stakeholders at all levels.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and priorities.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable with public speaking.
Strong collaborator who works well across teams and with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Ability to take initiative, problem‑solve creatively, and work independently with sound judgment.
Ability to be polite, diplomatic, and firm. Can set limits and practice professional boundaries with guests, volunteers, donors, and coworkers.
Available to work on selected holidays, weekends, and evenings, in turn with other staff.
Experience with CRM systems (Salesforce preferred) and comfort maintaining accurate records.
Experience working in a non‑profit or community‑based social service agency with people experiencing homelessness or poverty desired.
Commitment to St. Anthony Foundation Statement of Values and a desire to work for a social services agency serving the poor.
St. Anthony’s has a diverse workforce, welcoming all ethnicities, faith backgrounds and worldviews. We are also proudly Catholic. Our Franciscan identity is at the core of our mission, namely to uphold the dignity and value of the human person and lift the spirits of those in need to help create a society in which all person's flourish.
People of color, differently‑abled people, LGBT, and folks with lived experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
St. Anthony's is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We value diversity of culture, thought, and lived experiences. We seek talented, qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, conviction history, uniform service membership/veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical conditions, genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression regardless of physical gender, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.
Seniority level Mid‑Senior level
Employment type Full‑time
Job function / Industries Non‑profit Organizations
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