Manager, Strategic Partnerships & Community Impact

At the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA), we meet our neighbors where they are delivering vital nourishment through Meals on Wheels, compassionate hospice and palliative care, and essential community health services. We are seeking an entrepreneurial, relationship-focused Manager of Strategic Partnerships & Community Impact to expand community involvement and philanthropic support across all VNA mission priorities.

For nearly 100 years, the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA) has been a trusted pioneer in hospice care, helping our neighbors age with dignity and independence. Our mission-driven work spans 16 counties across North Texas—including Collin, Dallas, Denton, Kaufman, and Tarrant to rural communities in Fannin and Navarro—ensuring no one faces life's transitions alone. As a non-profit, we prioritize people over profits, treating every patient like family and maintaining a gold standard of clinical excellence. Beyond hospice, our community roots run deep through programs like Meals on Wheels.

Connect your passion for relationship-building with meaningful community impact at the Visiting Nurse Association of Texas (VNA)! As the Manager of Strategic Partnerships & Community Impact, you will cultivate and steward key relationships across North Texas—connecting corporations, civic groups, faith communities, and foundations to vital volunteer, sponsorship, and philanthropic opportunities that power Meals on Wheels, hospice, palliative care, and community health programs.

We offer a competitive salary with mileage reimbursement and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, and short- and long-term disability coverage. Employees also receive a 401(k) with a 6% company match and two-year vesting, generous PTO with six paid holidays and flexible days, professional development and education reimbursement opportunities, and the support of a mission-driven work environment.

Job Summary

The Manager of Strategic Partnerships & Community Impact is responsible for expanding community involvement and philanthropic support across VNA’s mission-based priorities. Through strategic relationship development, volunteer engagement, sponsorship cultivation, and partnership building, this position connects corporations, faith communities, civic organizations, schools, foundations, and other community groups with meaningful opportunities to advance VNA’s work. Serving as a primary relationship manager, this role develops partnerships supporting Meals on Wheels volunteer recruitment as well as hospice, palliative care, community health, capital initiatives, technology innovation, and other emerging organizational priorities.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Cultivate Strategic Partnerships: Identify, solicit, and steward corporate, civic, faith-based, and community partners, developing tailored agreements that blend volunteerism, employee engagement, philanthropy, and sponsorship.

• Expand Corporate & Group Engagement: Grow corporate programs like Drive Your Brand and Days of Caring, turning one-time volunteers into sustained advocates, donors, and organizational partners.

• Drive Volunteer Recruitment: Recruit recurring individual and group volunteers to meet operational route needs for Meals on Wheels, as well as volunteer initiatives supporting hospice, palliative care, and community health.

• Generate Sponsorship Revenue: Manage a prospect pipeline and create sponsorship packages supporting VNA programs, capital projects, community events, and innovation initiatives to meet annual engagement and revenue goals.

• Partner Stewardship & Tracking: Deliver impact reporting, coordinate recognition, manage renewal plans, and maintain accurate records in VNA’s CRM.

  What We’re Looking For:

• Professional Background: 5+ years of relevant experience in business development, corporate relations, nonprofit fundraising, sponsorship sales, community outreach, or partnership building.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

• Relationship & Communication Skills: Demonstrated track record of building and sustaining multi-faceted partnerships, delivering persuasive executive presentations, and collaborating across cross-functional teams.
  
  Preferred Qualifications:
  

  • Knowledge of North Texas corporate, philanthropic, civic, and faith networks.
  • Experience with employee engagement programs, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and sponsorship sales.
  • Familiarity with CRM systems (such as Raiser’s Edge NXT or Salesforce). 

  Apply today to connect community passion with purpose-driven impact at VNA!

  
  The Visiting Nurse Association of Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.