Fundraising Director, Development

Alzheimer's Association®•Irvine, CA

7d•$115,000 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As Director of Development, you will leverage your proven sales and relationship management skills to drive success and achieve revenue goals through positive engagement with staff and community volunteer leaders. Utilizing your proven networking skills, you will identify and cultivate relationships with key community leaders and C-Suite corporate partners effectively. As a recognized leader and fundraiser in the peer-to-peer space, you will coach and inspire your team to build successful event growth strategies through community and volunteer engagement. You will join a high-performing team of leaders responsible for the implementation of Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, the world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support and research; Do What You Love to End ALZ, a signature event of the Alzheimer’s Association, and is one of the fastest growing and unique campaigns of its kind; and Relationship Events/Gala initiatives. Walk to End Alzheimer’s® ranks as the second-largest peer-to-peer fundraising event in the United States and continues to set the pace as one of the fastest-growing walk events in the country. Do What You Love to End ALZ is leading the peer-to-peer fundraising space with innovation and creativity, providing an excellent opportunity to engage new audiences in the fight to end Alzheimer’s among many diverse activity groups, from the golfing and hiking communities to live streamers and bridge players. In this key leadership role, you will be responsible for successful implementation of Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, Do What You Love to End ALZ and Gala to meet or exceed goals through staff training, coaching and mentoring as well as volunteer recruitment and empowerment, team and individual fundraising cultivation, and through the diligent execution of strategies that align with best and proven practices. You will contribute your professional fundraising leadership experience in leading, coaching and mentoring your team of professional development staff. This position is a perfect fit for a purpose-driven, mission-minded people leader who inspires others to take initiative to achieve positive and measurable results, demonstrates a positive attitude and takes a pro-active approach to responsibility ownership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
5-7 years of proven experience recruiting and mobilizing volunteers and community leaders to achieve goals, preferably in a peer-to-peer fundraising environment OR successful experience leading a team to meet sales targets
Demonstrated management skills, including the ability set clear goals, organize projects, establish and manage budgets, and establish accountability processes
Ability to supervise and manage Walk to End Alzheimer’s staff, including onboarding, training and development
A proven track record at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving organizational and revenue goals
Proven track record of developing and implementing strategies for identifying, recruiting and engaging high-level and C-Suite volunteer leadership
Enthusiastic willingness to work with diverse communities and build an inclusive environment
Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% within the assigned territory by car. Must have valid driver’s license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record and proof of automobile insurance.
Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as required for the job
Ability to bend, stoop, lift and transport up to 25 lbs of materials
Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, Luminate/Convio software

Responsibilities

Drive success and achieve revenue goals through positive engagement with staff and community volunteer leaders.
Identify and cultivate relationships with key community leaders and C-Suite corporate partners.
Coach and inspire team to build successful event growth strategies through community and volunteer engagement.
Lead, coach, and mentor a team of professional development staff.
Implement Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, Do What You Love to End ALZ and Gala to meet or exceed goals through staff training, coaching and mentoring.
Recruit and empower volunteers.
Cultivate team and individual fundraising.
Execute strategies that align with best and proven practices.
Build sustainable corporate and community partnerships to achieve organizational revenue goals.
Provide positive engagement with staff and volunteers through coaching, recognition, and mutual accountability.
Recruit, manage, and coach fundraising staff and volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals with a priority on Peer-to-Peer initiatives.
Build a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment.
Provide inspirational leadership, oversight and implementation of fundraising programs that result in meeting or exceeding revenue goals around mass market events/special events, corporate sponsorship and other corporate gifts, pipeline development for major and planned gifts and other areas of development.
Build sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals, greater community participation and heightened brand awareness.
Manage multiple volunteer-led mass-market events simultaneously that result in revenue growth year over year.
Achieve or surpass designated revenue and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships.
Prospect, cultivate and steward event teams, sponsors and participants.
Manage event budgets, train volunteers, work to set timelines and milestones, and use data to affect positive outcomes.