About this role

Benefits:

Competitive salary

Position Title: Foundation President

Department: Foundation Services Reports To: President and COO & Board of Directors Status: Full-Time Job Level: 7

Position Summary

The President of the CAREX Foundation is a bold, visionary, community‑centered leader responsible for shaping the philanthropic force behind CAREX’s mission: We Aim to Go and Serve Where Others Do Not. This role is designed for an innovator who thrives at the intersection of philanthropy, influence, and impact—someone who can transform generosity into sustainable change for the communities CAREX serves.

The Foundation President mobilizes resources, cultivates high‑value partnerships, energizes the Board, and champions equity-centered initiatives across behavioral health, rural healthcare access, and community uplift. This role requires a relentless relationship builder, a modern fundraiser, and a fearless advocate for underserved communities.

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising & Revenue Generation

· Architect and execute a bold, diversified fundraising strategy including major gifts, capital campaigns, grants, corporate partnerships, philanthropic collaborations, and community-giving initiatives.

· Build and grow a pipeline of mission-aligned donors, changemakers, influencers, and impact investors.

· Drive innovative giving experiences—digital campaigns, storytelling-driven appeals, grassroots activations, and experiential fundraising.

· Establish metrics and financial goals; monitor performance while continuously elevating growth strategies.

· Position the Foundation as the philanthropic partner of choice for individuals and institutions that care about health equity and behavioral health transformation.

Board Leadership & Governance

· Lead, inspire, and evolve the Foundation Board into a high-performing governing body with clear roles, accountability, and strategic alignment.

· Recruit dynamic, diverse Board members who bring influence, networks, and passion.

· Provide ongoing Board education, development, and engagement to drive effective decision-making and community impact.

· Facilitate transparent communication, ensuring the Board is informed, empowered, and effective.

Strategic Relationship Management

· Serve as the public face and chief ambassador of the CAREX Foundation.

· Build deep, meaningful, high-trust relationships with donors, elected officials, community leaders, healthcare partners, universities, nonprofits, and business leaders.

· Develop shared-value partnerships that amplify CAREX’s mission, expand reach, and open new opportunities for impact.

· Champion CAREX’s commitment to underserved communities, ensuring partnerships reflect dignity, equity, and sustainable progress.

Community Engagement & Social Impact

· Lead the Foundation’s presence in community initiatives, events, outreach, and advocacy.

· Identify unmet needs across communities we serve and mobilize resources, partners, and volunteers to support them.

· Elevate the voices and experiences of individuals often left out of traditional healthcare systems.

· Support CAREX programs that deliver behavioral health services, telehealth access, and care for rural and underserved populations.

Organizational & Program Support

· Partner with CAREX leadership to align philanthropic efforts with organizational priorities.

· Provide targeted support to initiatives related to behavioral health innovation, rural health transformation, workforce development, autism support programs, community health equity, and more.

· Steward resources responsibly, ensuring transparency, ethical management, and clear impact reporting.

· Develop annual plans, budgets, performance measures, and impact dashboards for stakeholders.

Brand, Storytelling, and Mission Amplification

· Lead storytelling efforts that humanize CAREX’s work and inspire giving.

· Oversee creative content, campaigns, and messaging that make the CAREX Foundation stand out as progressive, compassionate, and impact-driven.

· Ensure the Foundation’s brand reflects innovation, trust, and community empowerment.

Qualifications

· 10+ years of progressively responsible senior leadership experience in nonprofit management, philanthropy, healthcare, behavioral health, or community development with demonstrated impact.

· Proven success leading complex fundraising efforts, including major gifts, grants, corporate partnerships, capital campaigns, and multi‑channel giving strategies.

· Demonstrated ability to inspire and steward long‑term donor relationships, including high‑net‑worth individuals, foundations, and institutional partners.

· Executive‑level experience working with Boards of Directors, including governance, strategic planning, Board recruitment, and accountability.

· Experience serving as a public‑facing leader and chief ambassador, representing an organization with credibility, influence, and authenticity across diverse stakeholders.

· Strong background advancing equity‑centered initiatives and working in partnership with underserved or historically marginalized communities.

· Operational leadership experience, including financial stewardship, budget oversight, performance metrics, and transparent impact reporting.

· Proven ability to lead teams and collaborate cross‑functionally, inspiring performance, alignment, and shared accountability.

· Preferred: Experience connected to behavioral health access, rural healthcare, telehealth innovation, workforce development, or community‑based social services.

· Deep commitment to CAREX’s mission and values:
Integrity, Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration, Innovation, Diversity, Accountability, and Safety.

Flexible work from home options available.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Us

Our purpose is to inspire positive change by fostering unity among diverse communities and promoting sustainable solutions. We offer a wide range of services, including individual and group therapy, community reinforcement, self-control management and more. We take a holistic approach to treatment, addressing the needs of the whole person.

Carex offers a number of counseling services for children and young adults to fit their needs. Counseling services can assist with issues such as school challenges, parent-child conflict, marriage or relationship problems, anxiety and stress management, depression, grief, loss, abuse, victimization, substance use disorders involving drugs and/or alcohol and other behavioral health concerns.

Most services are provided on an outreach basis – in client’s homes, schools, or other community settings – to reduce barriers to treatment and provide services in the environment where they are needed.

About this role

Benefits:

Competitive salary