Fundraising Director, Walk to End Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Association®•Denver, CO

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is a significant peer-to-peer fundraising event in the United States, recognized for its growth and impact. As the Director, Walk to End Alzheimer’s, you will be instrumental in driving the success of a large walk event. This role involves leading a team of volunteer leaders, utilizing sales and relationship management skills to achieve revenue goals through engagement with corporate and community volunteers. You will act as a community mobilizer and networker to increase brand awareness and cultivate relationships with key corporate and community partners. Success in recruiting, coaching, and empowering volunteers is crucial for strong committee retention and succession planning. As a fundraiser in the peer-to-peer space, you will coach volunteers, teams, and participants to set and achieve fundraising goals, aiming for the event to be one of the most successful in the country.

Requirements

Proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving organizational and revenue goals.
Ability to drive success and provide positive engagement with volunteers through coaching, recognition, and accountability.
Experience in providing inspirational leadership, oversight and implementation of fundraising programs that resulted in meeting or exceeding revenue goals around mass market events/special events and corporate sponsorship.
Successfully recruited, managed, and coached volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals.
Successfully built a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that has resulted in long term community and volunteer relationships.
Managed volunteer-led mass-market events, preferably a large event, that has resulted in revenue growth year over year.
Achieved or surpassed designated financial and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships.
Demonstrated success at prospecting, cultivating and stewarding teams, sponsors and participants.
Comfortable with managing event budgets, training volunteers, utilizing timelines and translating data.
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 5-7 years successful experience meeting sales targets.
Demonstrated management skills, including the ability set clear goals, organize projects, establish and manage budgets, and establish accountability processes.
Proven track record of developing and implementing strategies for identifying, recruiting and engaging high-level and C-Suite volunteer leadership.
Demonstrated volunteer management skills, including the ability set clear goals, identify priorities, organize projects, establish and manage budgets, establish accountability processes.
Strong ability to build sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving 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.
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

Driving the success of a large walk event.
Leading a team of dynamic volunteer leaders.
Achieving revenue goals through positive engagement with corporate and community volunteer leaders.
Increasing brand awareness by cultivating relationships with key C-suite corporate and community partners.
Recruiting, coaching, and empowering volunteers to ensure strong volunteer committee retention and succession planning.
Coaching and inspiring volunteers, teams, and participants to set fundraising goals.
Managing event budgets.
Training volunteers.
Utilizing timelines.
Translating data.