Director, Principal Gifts, Pratham USA

Position Title: Director, Principal Gifts

Reports to: CEO + Global Executive, Pratham USA

Position: Full-Time, Exempt

Location: United States (Remote) ; candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without future sponsorship requirements

Travel: Approximately 50%, primarily for donor meetings and events across the U.S., with occasional international travel

Salary: $160,000–$190,000 with comprehensive benefits and generous PTO
One Pratham

Pratham is committed to helping build future-ready schools and communities where every child, youth, and woman has the education, skills, and opportunities to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Founded in India in 1995, Pratham is one of the world's leading education nonprofits, known for its award-winning, evidence-based approaches to improving learning outcomes. Working in partnership with governments, communities, parents, teachers, and volunteers, Pratham develops and scales innovative solutions that address some of the most pressing challenges in the learning landscape worldwide.

Today, Pratham's work reaches millions of children and young people annually across India and is being adapted in 30 countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Pratham USA

Pratham USA is part of the global Pratham network and serves as the organization's fundraising and engagement arm in the United States. Through 14 chapters and a nationwide community of donors, volunteers, corporate partners, and advocates, Pratham USA raises awareness and mobilizes resources to support Pratham's mission and impact globally.

Together, Pratham's global network is working to ensure that children, young people, girls, and women have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive in an ever-changing world. For more information about Pratham USA, visit prathamusa.org
Pratham’s Focus

Children & Learning: Engages children ages 3–14 to improve their basic reading and math skills.

Youth & Skilling: Promotes economic self-sufficiency for young adults through training and job placement.

Girls & Women’s Empowerment: Assists female dropouts over the age of 14 in completing their secondary school education and earning their 10th-grade diploma.

Research & Advocacy Efforts: Measures and provides reliable data on children’s learning.

Digital Solutions: AI offers a way to reimagine learning for students who lack access to high-quality educational resources. Pratham’s innovation enables children to verify and deepen their knowledge beyond textbooks while strengthening teacher effectiveness at scale.
The Role

Pratham USA is looking for a strategic and relationship-driven Director of Principal Gifts to play a critical role in growing philanthropic support from high-net-worth individuals and families across the United States and beyond. Reporting to the CEO, the Director will build on Pratham’s existing work by establishing and managing a portfolio of principal donors and prospects, developing tailored donor engagement and stewardship strategies, and securing significant philanthropic investments that advance Pratham’s mission. Over time, the role will also have the opportunity to explore other strategic growth initiatives.

With oversight of a small team, the Director will focus on cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors with the capacity to make gifts of $100,000 and above. Working closely with the CEO, National Board members, chapters, volunteer fundraisers, and others, the Director will identify and advance new opportunities, build a strong pipeline of principal gift prospects, and develop compelling funding opportunities and products. The Director will also help strengthen Pratham’s capacity to effectively engage and steward more principal-level donors and support the successful closure of six- and seven-figure gifts.

While the initial focus will be on expanding principal-level philanthropy and fundraising initiatives across the United States, o