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About the Role

The Mission Partnerships & Development Specialist plays a key role in helping Clear Path grow the relationships, partnerships, and revenue needed to sustain and expand the mission. This is a relationship-centered, externally facing position for someone who knows how to build trust, open doors, follow up with purpose, and connect people to work that matters.

Responsibilities

• Identify, cultivate, and maintain relationships with individuals, businesses, civic groups, community leaders, and organizations that may support Clear Path’s mission.
• Build and manage a pipeline of prospective donors, sponsors, partners, and community supporters.
• Conduct outreach through phone calls, emails, in-person meetings, campus tours, community visits, networking events, and follow-up communications.
• Translate Clear Path’s mission, programs, campus, and future vision into clear and compelling conversations with prospective supporters.
• Support the movement of relationships from first introduction to meaningful engagement, sponsorship, donation, partnership, or long-term stewardship.
• Represent Clear Path professionally at community events, business meetings, donor gatherings, networking opportunities, and campus experiences.
• Assist in creating thoughtful donor and partner touchpoints that make supporters feel seen, valued, and connected to the mission.
• Maintain strong follow-up discipline with prospects, donors, partners, and internal team members.
• Support the development and growth of corporate partnerships, sponsorships, third-party fundraisers, community campaigns, and revenue-generating initiatives.
• Identify businesses and organizations that align with Clear Path’s mission and may be strong candidates for sponsorship, employee engagement, fundraising events, or long-term partnership.
• Assist with sponsor outreach, proposal development, benefit fulfillment, stewardship, and renewal conversations.
• Support Clear Path’s [LaunchKit Platform for Fundraising] and community partnership efforts by helping local businesses, volunteer leaders, and ambassadors understand how to participate.
• Work with marketing and communications staff to ensure sponsorship materials, donor communications, and campaign language are clear, accurate, and compelling.
• Collaborate with culinary, hospitality, events, and program staff to create meaningful donor and partner experiences on campus and in the community.
• Track partnership activity, revenue opportunities, next steps, and outcomes in Salesforce or other assigned systems.
• Help evaluate which outreach efforts are producing meaningful relationships, revenue, and long-term value for Clear Path.
• Support donor and sponsor stewardship before, during, and after events, campaigns, tours, meetings, and partner activations.
• Assist with planning and execution of cultivation events, donor appreciation experiences, corporate visits, sponsor gatherings, and community engagement opportunities.
• Help ensure that donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners have a positive and mission-connected experience with Clear Path.
• Prepare talking points, partner notes, follow-up messages, recognition details, and briefing materials as needed.
• Work with internal teams to make sure donor and sponsor promises are fulfilled accurately and professionally.
• Support post-event and post-campaign follow-up, including thank-you communications, impact updates, renewal conversations, and next-step outreach.
• Identify opportunities to improve the supporter experience and strengthen long-term relationships.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of outreach, meetings, donor activity, sponsorship conversations, partner commitments, and follow-up tasks in Salesforce or other assigned systems.
• Prepare reports, contact summaries, pipeline updates, and progress notes for leadership.
• Work with the Chief Innovation Officer and leadership team to support short-term and long-term development priorities.
• Collaborate with marketing, finance, culinary/hospitality, programs, and operations to support donor relations, partnership activation, campaign execution, and stewardship.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when handling donor, veteran, organizational, and financial information.
• Participate in team meetings, strategy discussions, and planning sessions related to development, partnerships, and mission growth.
• Complete other duties or tasks assigned or needed to complete job responsibilities and support Clear Path’s mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required. Relevant equivalent professional work experience in relationship-based revenue, sales, hospitality, development, business development, community relations, or customer experience will be strongly considered.
• Two or more years of experience in one or more of the following areas preferred: nonprofit development, senior living sales, healthcare or medical sales, hospitality sales, event sales, real estate, relationship banking, corporate partnerships, sponsorship sales, business development, account management, or other high-touch relationship roles.
• Demonstrated ability to build trust, maintain relationships, communicate clearly, and follow through consistently.
• Experience working with donors, customers, clients, families, business leaders, community partners, or other external stakeholders.
• Comfort making outreach calls, requesting meetings, asking thoughtful questions, and moving relationships toward a clear next step.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain a mission, opportunity, or partnership in a clear and compelling way.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple relationships, tasks, deadlines, and follow-up items.
• Experience using CRM systems, donor databases, sales tracking tools, or similar platforms preferred. Salesforce experience is a plus.
• A genuine commitment to Clear Path’s mission and to serving veterans, service members, and their families.
• Valid New York State driver’s license and must have use of a reliable vehicle.
• May be required to travel daily as needed to events in and outside of New York State in varying weather conditions.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends as needed for events, donor meetings, and community engagement.
• Must be comfortable with dogs in the workplace.
• Must possess speech and hearing sufficient for telephone and in-person communications.
• Manual dexterity sufficient for regular use of the computer keyboard and other office equipment.
• Vision sufficient for frequent use of a computer monitor to write and read documents.
• Ability to lift up to twenty-five 25 pounds.
• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
• All Clear Path for Veterans employees are required to conduct themselves professionally towards others, including but not limited to: Veterans, volunteers, visitors, and other Clear Path employees.
• Ensure that Veterans, volunteers, employees, donors, and visitors have a positive experience.
• Supports and promotes the Clear Path mission, core values, and vision.
• Adheres to Clear Path for Veterans policies and procedures.
• Promotes teamwork amongst coworkers.
• Meets or exceeds expected performance standards, including consistently reporting to work on time and being prepared to perform the position’s duties.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to connect with people from a wide range of backgrounds, including veterans, families, donors, volunteers, business owners, executives, community leaders, and staff.
• Ability to listen carefully, ask strong questions, and identify what motivates a person or organization to engage.
• Comfort with outreach, networking, follow-up, and relationship-based revenue development.
• Ability to speak professionally and confidently in one-on-one meetings, small groups, community events, and donor conversations.
• Ability to be articulate, persuasive, diplomatic, and engaging.
• Strong written communication skills sufficient to draft emails, meeting notes, donor updates, proposals, thank-you messages, and professional correspondence.
• Ability to manage a relationship pipeline and keep accurate records of contacts, activity, next steps, and outcomes.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills; attention to detail.
• Good knowledge of the sources for funding available as well as fundraising trends.
• Good knowledge of CRM tools / Salesforce.
• Good knowledge of non-profit fundraising compliance.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating across departments.
• Ability to represent Clear Path’s mission, values, and standards with professionalism and care.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information appropriately.
• Ability to travel and work flexible hours including weekends.
• Computer literate with good Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint, and willingness to learn new software programs as needed.

Location

• Central New York

Work Type

• Salary Hourly Non-Exempt
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Two or more years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

• $65,000 - $80,000

About the Company

• Clear Path for Veterans is a Central New York-based national nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and supporting veterans, service members, and their families through programs that promote wellness, community, and purpose.
• Founded on the belief that veterans thrive when they are connected, valued, and supported, Clear Path has built a strong reputation for impactful programming, trusted partnerships, and meaningful engagement with the veteran community.
• As the organization continues to grow its reach and deepen its impact, Clear Path is entering a pivotal stage of organizational development, investing in its development operations to support sustainable growth, operational excellence, and long-term mission success.