Fundraising Director, Development

Alzheimer's Association Careers•Irvine, CA

6d•Onsite

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 networking skills, you will identify and cultivate relationships with key community leaders and C-Suite corporate partners. 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 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 one of the fastest growing and unique campaigns of its kind; and Relationship Events/Gala initiatives. In this key leadership role, you will be responsible for the 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, volunteer recruitment and empowerment, team and individual fundraising cultivation, and diligent execution of strategies aligned with best 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 to set clear goals, organize projects, establish and manage budgets, and establish accountability processes
Ability 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

Nice To Haves

Proven sales and relationship management skills
Proven networking skills
Recognized leader and fundraiser in the peer-to-peer space
Enthusiastic and active member of the community
Ability to drive success and provide positive engagement with staff and volunteers through coaching, recognition, and mutual accountability
Experience in providing inspirational leadership, oversight and implementation of fundraising programs that have resulted 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
Proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals, greater community participation and heightened brand awareness
Embrace a challenge and have achieved or surpassed designated revenue and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships
Demonstrated success at prospecting, cultivating and stewarding event teams, sponsors and participants
Excellent communication and organization skills
Enthusiastic willingness to work with diverse communities and build an inclusive environment
Occasional overnight travel or air travel may be required.
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 the implementation of Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, Do What You Love to End ALZ, and Gala initiatives.
Meet or exceed goals through staff training, coaching, mentoring, volunteer recruitment and empowerment, and fundraising cultivation.
Lead, coach, and mentor a team of professional development staff.
Recruit, manage, and coach fundraising staff and volunteers to effectively implement best practices.
Build a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment.
Provide inspirational leadership, oversight, and implementation of fundraising programs.
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, resulting 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.
Supervise and manage Walk to End Alzheimer’s staff, including onboarding, training, and development.
Develop and implement strategies for identifying, recruiting, and engaging high-level and C-Suite volunteer leadership.