Fundraising Director, Walk to End Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Association®•Overland Park, KS

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is a significant peer-to-peer fundraising event in the United States, recognized for its rapid growth and substantial dollar growth. As the Director, Walk to End Alzheimer’s, you will be instrumental in driving the success of a large walk event. This involves leading a team of volunteer leaders, utilizing sales and relationship management skills to meet revenue goals through engagement with corporate and community volunteers. You will also be responsible for increasing brand awareness by cultivating relationships with key corporate and community partners. A key aspect of this role is recruiting, coaching, and empowering volunteers to ensure strong committee retention and succession planning for future event success. You will inspire volunteers, teams, and participants to set ambitious fundraising goals to make the event one of the most successful nationally.

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 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.

Nice To Haves

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 have 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.
Known as a uniter and have 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.

Responsibilities

Drive the success of a large walk event.
Lead a team of dynamic volunteer leaders.
Achieve revenue goals through positive engagement with corporate and community volunteer leaders.
Increase brand awareness by cultivating relationships with key C-suite corporate and community partners.
Recruit, coach, and empower volunteers to ensure strong volunteer committee retention and succession planning.
Coach and inspire volunteers, teams, and participants to set fundraising goals.
Manage event budgets.
Train volunteers.
Utilize timelines.
Translate data.