President, RCF

Renaissance Charitable Foundation (RCF) is a prominent $5 billion foundation, offering a range of charitable giving programs, including donor-advised funds, charitable gift annuities, and endowment funds. Additionally, RCF provides private-labeled donor-advised fund programs tailored to financial services firms and nonprofits. RCF operates under a service agreement with Renaissance Acquisition Company LLC (“Ren”), which delivers outsourced administrative support for this program. These services encompass transaction processing and accounting, administration, contributions and distributions management, customer service, regulatory reporting, tax return preparation, charitable planning, and other essential functions.

The President, RCF serves as the strategic and operational leader, responsible for driving organizational growth and long-term sustainability. This role requires an individual with a proven track record in wealth management and expanding nonprofit organizations. The President will leverage their expertise in growth strategies and financial stewardship to enhance the foundation’s impact, increase engagement, and secure the financial future of the organization. A collaborative, team-oriented leader with exceptional technical and critical thinking skills, that will provide visionary leadership, operational excellence, and a growth-driven mindset to ensure continued impact and expansion. Success in this role requires a creative, dynamic, and entrepreneurial leadership style, along with a proven track record of setting and executing a successful strategic vision to achieve organizational goals.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Develop and implement RCF’s strategic plan, ensuring alignment with its mission and long-term objectives.
Identify and seize new opportunities to expand the foundation's programs and reach, with a focus on scaling operations to maximize impact.
Leverage financial insights and wealth management expertise to optimize the foundation’s financial health, ensuring alignment between investment strategies and long-term growth goals.
Implement innovative solutions for organizational expansion, ensuring that growth strategies are data-driven and aligned with RCF’s mission.
Work closely with Ren’s Executive leadership team to promote alignment and collaboration on RCF’s progress, challenges, and opportunities; while serving as the primary liaison to the Board of Directors on matters related to growth strategy, financial stewardship, and wealth management.
Oversee the operations and administrative functions of the Foundation including the preparation of the financial statements, annual audit, insurance requirements and renewal discussions and negotiations, 990’s, 501(c)3 status and other federal, state, and local filing requirements.
Coordinate and lead the annual budget, oversight of quarterly financial reporting and assisting with the preparation of all Board of Directors deliverables.
Serve on the Board of Directors to articulate RCF’s performance and standing and advocate for decisions to ensure RCF’s continued strong financial standing.
Serve as an RCF Officer, with the authority and responsibility of authorizing banking activity and investment account transactions.
Act as a spokesperson for the Foundation, representing the Foundation in the community, and building relationships with key stakeholders, and partners to enhance the Foundation’s profile and support..
Advocate and negotiate for RCF with its 3rd party providers to ensure RCF’s vendors are adequately meeting the needs of the Foundation, especially as it relates to its outsourced administrative provider, Ren.
Ensure the Foundation operates in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and adheres to the highest ethical standards, involving oversight of legal, ethical, and professional standards in all organizational activities.
Actively engage with the other RCF Board of Directors to educate and advocate for the needs of RCF to ensure short term and long-term success of the Foundation.
Provide a high degree of responsibility and ownership for the rapidly growing Foundation, while ensuring processes and systems are effective to meet strategic goals and objectives.
Responsible for building a repeatable growth engine to significantly scale DAF Assets Under Management from a diverse set of sources (e.g. RIAs, FIs, retail, etc.)

Qualifications:

The ability to work collaboratively to set, implement, and achieve the goals of an entrepreneurial strategic plan.
A creative approach to developing new, innovative ideas that will stretch the organization and accelerate the evolving philanthropic sector.
Naturally connects and builds strong relationships, demonstrates strong emotional intelligence and communicates clearly and persuasively.
Ability to raise awareness and advance an understanding of RCF’s mission, work, and impact, inspiring trust in others through compelling influence and charisma.
A credible and compelling spokesperson, with an ability to engage effectively and externally with diverse audiences and a track record of attracting and retaining new business, clients or revenue.
Experience building and/or developing a unified team, shaping culture, and motivating teams through a period of growth and change.
Capacity to provide a clear sense of direction to the team as a strong communicator.
Self-reflective, leads by example, and drives the organization's performance with an attitude of continuous improvement by being open to feedback and self-improvement.
Ability to set clear and challenging goals, while committing the organization to improve performance, tenacious and accountable in driving results.
Delivers innovations and invests in infrastructure to continue developing consistent processes and procedures across the organization pushing RCF to the forefront of philanthropic technology and customer service.
Financial acumen with budgetary and P&L management experience, as well as a track record of executing organizational goals.
A passion for and unwavering commitment to RCF’s legacy, core values and the mission of increasing philanthropy in society.
Unquestionable personal and professional integrity, humility, and honesty.

Education & Experience:

Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in nonprofit management, philanthropic organizations, or a similar field, with significant experience in wealth management, investment strategies, and financial growth.
Bachelor’s degree in business, human resources, finance or other applicable major required.
Master’s degree, and/or additional certifications highly preferred.
Experience overseeing the financial management and reporting an organization, including oversight of the financial statements, budgets and forecasts, and the ability to understand and articulate financial matters to the Board of Directors.
Highly organized individual, who is self-directed and action oriented.
Previous success working with a Board of Directors with the ability to collaborate and communicate with the board members and other stakeholders.
Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people.
An entrepreneurial mindset and a positive, collaborative attitude.
Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire a team and build strategic partnerships

This is a hybrid position that requires a regular presence at our Indianapolis headquarters

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