Head of Partnerships - Education
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Chicago
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 7+ years working in or with the education ecosystem, such as schools, districts, or national or statewide education organizations
- A deep, established national network in education, built in a national organization (such as a national principals' association or early childhood network) or a statewide PTA, and bigger than one scho
- Working knowledge of how schools and education organizations are governed, funded, and organized, including when they make buying decisions
- Proven ability to build and close partnerships with organizations, not only individual customers
- Strong communication skills, credible with a school leader, on a conference stage, and at a PTA meeting
- Comfortable owning a plan and being measured on results
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skill
- Standing for long periods, lifting booth materials or popcorn cases
- Valid Driver's license
Full description
Double Good is a leading fundraising app and best-in-class technology company redefining how youth organizations raise funds for the causes they care about. Teams run short, high-impact fundraisers by selling delicious popcorn through personalized Pop-Up Stores, keeping 50% of every sale. Thousands of schools and teams nationwide use Double Good to raise meaningful funds quickly and easily.
Guided by our mission to create joy, Double Good also supports the Double Good Kids Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that exists to spark joy for children with special needs and the people who care for them through inclusive experiences and spaces that foster play, connection, and possibility.
Double Good has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 list 19 times and ranked No. 16 on Crain’s Chicago Business Fast 50 list in 2026, and it continues to grow while staying focused on impact.
In recent years, Double Good has seen 40% year over year growth, and we’re excited about our future! We’re excited about the possibility of you joining our mission. We are looking for a Head of Partnerships, Education to join our growing Partnerships team.
Location - This is a hybrid role based out of our downtown Chicago office and will require event travel.
About the role:
Own Double Good's education segment end to end. Grow awareness of Double Good across schools and education organizations, win the large-scale partnerships that bring whole networks of schools to us, and increase the number of education fundraisers run on our platform.
Responsibilities:
Segment strategy
- Build and own the education growth plan, with a clear monthly and weekly operating rhythm
- Identify and prioritize regional, state, and national partners and own the plan to win them
- Own the Donate Joy program and the seeding and outreach strategy for education, including who receives popcorn, the personas and messaging we use, and how we follow up
- Time every motion to the education buying calendar, including the summer conference and planning season, so our outreach reaches decision makers before they commit their fundraising
Partnership prospecting and relationship building
- Add new partnership leads to the top of the funnel every week and move deals through each stage
- Win the organizations that influence many schools at once: statewide PTAs, national education organizations, school leader associations, and district networks
- Own the relationship, contracting, and renewal for our largest education partners, including taking over existing relationships and growing them
Events
- Run the ROI analysis for education events and conferences and decide which ones we attend