Fundraising Director, Walk to End Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Association Careers • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

The Director, Walk to the End Alzheimer’s, is responsible for driving the success of a large Walk to End Alzheimer’s event. The role leads volunteer leaders and applies sales, relationship-management, fundraising, and community-mobilization skills to achieve revenue and participant goals. The Director builds relationships with corporate and community partners, particularly senior-level leaders, and recruits, coaches, and empowers volunteers to support sustainable event success, committee retention, and succession planning.

The Director inspires volunteers, teams, and participants to establish fundraising goals and uses proven practices to grow the event. The position is based in Fort Worth, Texas, and reports to the VP, Development. It requires travel up to 50% within the assigned territory, primarily in the community, as well as evening and weekend work as required. The stated salary expectation is $85,000–$95,000.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Five to seven years of experience recruiting and mobilizing volunteers and community leaders to achieve goals, preferably in peer-to-peer fundraising, or five to seven years of successful experience meeting sales targets.
• Demonstrated management skills, including setting clear goals, organizing projects, establishing and managing budgets, and creating accountability processes.
• Experience developing and implementing strategies to identify, recruit, and engage high-level and C-suite volunteer leadership.
• Demonstrated volunteer-management skills, including setting goals, identifying priorities, organizing projects, managing budgets, and establishing accountability processes.
• Strong ability to build sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to organizational and revenue goals.
• Ability to work with diverse communities and build an inclusive environment.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% within the assigned territory by car; occasional overnight or air travel may be required.
• Valid driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle, good driving record, and proof of automobile insurance.
• Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as required.
• Ability to bend, stoop, lift, and transport up to 25 pounds of materials.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office products and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, Luminate/Convio software.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a peer-to-peer fundraising environment.
• Experience managing volunteer-led mass-market events, preferably a large event, with year-over-year revenue growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead a large Walk to End Alzheimer’s event and drive its success.
• Lead, recruit, coach, recognize, and hold volunteer leaders accountable to achieve event goals.
• Build and sustain corporate and community relationships that advance organizational and revenue goals.
• Cultivate relationships with key corporate and community partners, including C-suite leaders, to increase brand awareness.
• Inspire volunteers, teams, and participants to set and meet fundraising goals.
• Recruit and coach volunteers to implement proven fundraising practices and support committee retention and succession planning.
• Oversee and implement fundraising programs, including mass-market events, special events, and corporate sponsorships.
• Achieve financial and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships.
• Prospect, cultivate, and steward teams, sponsors, and participants.
• Manage event budgets, train volunteers, use timelines, and translate data.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for employees working 24 hours per week or more, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending accounts; short- and long-term disability; life insurance; long-term care insurance; tuition reimbursement; paid time off; 12 annual holidays; paid family leave; an annual Cultural & Heritage Day; and a Volunteer Day of the employee’s choosing.
• Gold-standard 401(k) retirement plan for eligible employees.
• Full-time employees working 37.5 hours per week also receive an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior