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title: 'Vice President of Development at Project Healthy Minds'
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# Vice President of Development at Project Healthy Minds

- **Company:** Project Healthy Minds
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2023-11-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/project-healthy-minds/704a3070-2c83-4275-881d-5ecfb661a971

## Job description

## ABOUT PROJECT HEALTHY MINDS

Project Healthy Minds is a mental health tech non-profit startup. We are pioneering a first-of-its-kind model: applying technology to address one of the biggest social issues of our time: the growing mental health crisis. We believe in a simple but profound idea: that it should be as easy to find mental health services as it is to book a flight or a restaurant reservation. That's why we're building the world’s first digital marketplace for finding mental health services that are right for you.

To do that, we work with some of the most inspiring and influential leaders in America - business titans, tech entrepreneurs, clinicians and scientists, musicians, artists, athletes, media stars, policymakers, and more. Because we believe that the world's most complex challenges require interdisciplinary teams and solutions.

We are backed by a powerhouse of industry-leading Board of Directors and Advisory Council Members who are passionate, hands-on, and dive into the important work with us.

Learn more at projecthealthyminds.com and @projecthealthyminds on social.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

## WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

We’re looking for a visionary and ambitious development leader who is as talented at front-line fundraising as they are at building and managing a team or crafting a development strategic plan. We are growing quickly and need a proven leader to help shape the development strategy, and multi-year hiring plan and provide hands-on execution of the plan. This is an ideal opportunity for a talented front-line fundraiser who gets equally excited at cultivating and strengthening relationships with key donors as they get about building teams, designing systems, and executing a multi-year strategic plan. Reporting to the Founder & CEO, this role will serve as a thought partner and senior counselor to the CEO.

## HOW YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE:

● Oversee the development function, including individual giving, corporate partnerships foundation, and governmental relations, special events, research, operations, development communications, planned giving, grassroots fundraising, etc. ● Spearhead the development planning function – shaping the multi-year development strategic plan and oversee its execution in a hands-on manner. ● Build a full, world-class development function – bringing a network of exceptionally talented candidates and discovering and recruiting great new talent to Project Healthy Minds. ● Develop from scratch and implement systems for how the development staff should work together. ● Cultivate, solicit, and deepen relationships with a pool of key funders. ● Partner with the Founder & CEO to deepen relationships with members of the Board of Directors, Advisory Council, and other key stakeholders. ● Serve as a player-coach for the development staff – providing executive management, training, and mentorship to a team of high-potential staff. ● Grow a large and diversified donor base for Project Healthy Minds to create sustained, long-term growth. ● Architect the overarching donor communications plan – working in partnership with Creative and Marketing teams. Frequently analyze fundraising targets and mark-to-market progress, operationalizing insights, and delivering quarterly development reviews to the Founder & CEO.

## ABOUT YOU

## OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE IS:

● An entrepreneur at heart – you are a builder at heart and are excited about growing a development function. You bring that entrepreneurial spirit into everything you do – taking initiative and actively seeking to deepen current donor relationships and forge new ones. ● A skilled fundraiser – you are bringing a wealth of experience with individual fundraising in the non-profit sector. You have actively managed and grown a donor pool and secured six, seven, and eight figure gifts, and you are eager to build a diverse portfolio of supporters for Project Healthy Minds. You offer extensive knowledge of industry standards and best practices. ● Emotionally intelligent – you understand that the heart of this role lies in building deep, thoughtful relationships with our stakeholders. With excellent communication skills, reliability, and a positive, confident disposition, you care about serving as the main point of contact for a large group of stakeholders with diverse personalities and backgrounds. Your excellent interpersonal skills allow you to develop and maintain long-term, productive relationships both internally and externally. ● A born leader – you lead, inspire, and collaborate with your development colleagues through your vision and empathy. You are a thought partner to the Founder & CEO and are intuitively talented at managing a development team of full-time and part-time staff. ● Flexible – you can be nimble and easily balance different priorities, with experience and comfort working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. You have the ability to travel as necessary. ● Mission-driven – you are passionate about our work and are motivated to raise money to expand access to mental health services. ● Driven by customer satisfaction – as you remain laser-focused on fundraising, your overarching goal is to give each donor a customized, outstanding experience with Project Healthy Minds. ● Experienced – Bachelor’s degree and 15-25 years in nonprofit fundraising. Management experience required. Ideal candidate has a full set of fundraising experience – individual major giving, corporate partnerships, foundations relations, etc.

## WHAT WE OFFER

● Competitive compensation ● Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits ● Paid holidays and generous PTO ● Life insurance ● Short-term and long-term disability ● Spring Health mental healthcare ● Commuter benefits ● Perks at Work ● Experience joining a dynamic start-up environment that is re-writing the playbook for social change in the mental health tech space ● Benefits of joining a close-knit, highly-motivated team with mentorship opportunities from founding leaders, Advisors, and Board members ● Learning & Development opportunities, including free MasterClass subscriptions ● Opportunity to attend inspiring experiences and events with thought leaders, business executives, and iconic speakers across a range of industries ● And more (just ask!)

The annual salary for this role is $225,000 - $300,000, depending on experience, skills, and other relevant considerations.

EEO Guidelines: Project Healthy Minds is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, age, race, color, creed, national origin, alienage, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic trait or predisposition, carrier status, citizenship, veteran or military status and other personal characteristics protected by law. All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. Project Healthy Minds will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws, and will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable "Fair Chance" laws.

COVID Guidelines: The health and safety of our Project Healthy Minds community is the highest priority. As such, Project Healthy Minds is requiring all newly hired staff members to be fully vaccinated and boosted with an FDA authorized and/or approved COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. Requests for reasonable accommodations for medical, religious, or other reasons will be considered in accordance with applicable law.

Due to the high volume of applications received, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

## About Project Healthy Minds

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Project Healthy Minds is a nonprofit building the world’s first free digital mental health marketplace and driving workplace mental health research and anti-stigma campaigns.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Nonprofit 501(c)(3))
- **Headquarters**: New York City, New York, USA
- **Founded**: 2018 (per GuideStar) or 2020 (per LinkedIn/company profiles) — conflicting reports
- **Founders**: Phil Schermer (Founder & CEO), Alexander Jilla (Co-Founder & CFO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Mental health, digital health marketplace, nonprofit advocacy, workplace mental health research
- **Target customers**: 
  - B2C: Individuals seeking therapy, psychiatry, support groups, and self-care resources
  - B2B: Employers and organizations via the Workforce Lab research and workplace mental health programs
  - Community: Partners, culture-makers, policymakers, and volunteers
- **Mission**: Make finding mental health support as easy as booking a flight or restaurant reservation — because mental health shouldn’t be a luxury; it’s for everyone. The organization tackles the mental health crisis through access, destigmatization, and systemic change. ([projecthealthyminds.com](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/))

## Products & Services
- **Free Mental Health Marketplace**: The world’s first free digital mental health marketplace, letting users filter by challenge, price, location, and type of care (therapy, psychiatry, support groups, self-care apps, crisis lines, eating disorder clinics, substance use services, and more). ([projecthealthyminds.com](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/))
- **Workforce Lab**: A first-of-its-kind research hub launched in partnership with Harvard Business School, led academically by Ryan W. Buell. It measures which workplace mental health interventions actually move the needle on wellbeing and organizational performance, providing peer benchmarking, ROI analysis, and data-driven action plans for employers. Founding member companies include Acast, Apollo Global Management, AXIS, KPMG US, L’Oréal North America, ServiceNow, TD SYNNEX, Teneo, and Universal Music Group. ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/project-healthy-minds))
- **Anti-Stigma Campaigns & Cultural Partnerships**: Programs that partner with culture-makers and public figures to shift public attitudes about mental health, including campaigns featured in major media and global platforms like the World Economic Forum in Davos. ([projecthealthyminds.com](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/))
- **Advocacy & Policy Change**: Bottom-up advocacy for institutional and policy change to make mental health “everyone’s business.” ([projecthealthyminds.com](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/))

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (nonprofit)
- **Key Metric**: Revenue has grown more than 10X over the past 3 years; headcount is 33 employees (+20.5% YoY, +8 people). ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/project-healthy-minds))
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Philanthropic backers and cultural figures include the Irsay family, Arthur Blank, Stephen Ross, Jeff Yabuki, Lisa Stone Pritzker, Prince Harry and Meghan (The Duke and Duchess of Sussex), Jody Gerson, Carson Daly, Dr. Andy Sekel, Matt Fischer, Paul Knopp, and more. Research/partnership: Harvard Business School. Founding Workforce Lab member companies: ServiceNow, KPMG US, L’Oréal North America, Universal Music Group, TD SYNNEX, Acast, Apollo Global Management, AXIS, and Teneo. ([projecthealthyminds.com](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/), [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/project-healthy-minds))
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Headcount grew +20.5% year-over-year and +11.9% monthly
  - LinkedIn following grew +82.5% yearly, reaching ~15,270+ followers
  - Launched the Workforce Lab in September 2026, signaling expansion into B2B research
  - Active job postings increased +100% year-over-year (6 open roles at time of research) ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/project-healthy-minds))

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover as a free mental health marketplace**: No other platform provides a comprehensive, free front-door for mental health services at this scale.
- **High-profile cultural and business backing**: Endorsement and funding from business leaders, philanthropists, and celebrities help amplify awareness and credibility.
- **Nonprofit trust model**: Being a nonprofit aligns incentives with patient access rather than profit, and enables partnerships with academic institutions like Harvard Business School.
- **Strong media presence**: Featured on CNBC, NBC’s TODAY, MSNBC, CNN, at Davos, Axios, Vanity Fair, and VOGUE, increasing brand visibility and user adoption.
- **Workforce Lab differentiation**: Creates a standardized, validated measurement framework for workplace mental health, offering a unique B2B value proposition. ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/project-healthy-minds), [projecthealthyminds.com](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/))

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding access**: Continue building and scaling the free mental health marketplace as the “front door on the internet” for mental health support.
- **Workplace mental health research**: Grow the Workforce Lab into the definitive research body for ROI and effectiveness of employer mental health interventions.
- **Destigmatization**: Run anti-stigma campaigns and cultural partnerships to drive early action and normalize seeking support.
- **Systemic change**: Advocate for institutional and policy change to make mental health a priority across sectors. ([projecthealthyminds.com](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/), [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/project-healthy-minds))

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven environment**: Employees work on one of the defining issues of our time — the growing mental health crisis — with direct impact on millions of Americans. ([projecthealthyminds.com](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/))
- **High-caliber team**: Team members come from the Obama White House, BlackRock, Amazon, Google, HappyFunCorp, Bumble, Global Citizen, Columbia Records, PwC, and category-defining startups. ([projecthealthyminds.com](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/))
- **Culture and flexibility**: NYC-based with roles ranging from on-site to hybrid and freelance/contract. Current openings include Lead Software Engineer (contract), Product Engineer, User Journey, Director of Operations, and Director of Live Programming. ([jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/project-healthy-minds), [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/project-healthy-minds))
- **Growth opportunity**: As a scaling nonprofit with 10X revenue growth and increasing headcount, employees can shape the future of the organization and its platform.
- **Diverse team structure**: Strong representation across design, product, marketing, operations, and medical roles, with a seniority mix that suggests meaningful ownership even at earlier levels. ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/project-healthy-minds))

## Sources
1. [projecthealthyminds.com](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/)
2. [projecthealthyminds.com/team](https://www.projecthealthyminds.com/team)
3. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/project-healthy-minds)
4. [guidestar.org](https://www.guidestar.org/profile/82-3616589)
5. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/project-healthy-minds)

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