Fundraising Senior Director, Walk to End Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Association®•Hopkins, MN

3h•Onsite

About The Position

As Senior Director, Walk to End Alzheimer’s, you will join a team of leaders responsible for implementing Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, the world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. This role involves utilizing networking and relationship-building skills to cultivate key community connections, drive success, and achieve revenue goals by strategically identifying and engaging C-suite corporate and community partners. You will manage multiple peer-to-peer fundraising events annually, generate community excitement, and coach and empower volunteers to ensure strong retention and succession planning. As part of the chapter leadership team, you will be responsible for meeting or exceeding goals through staff training, coaching, mentoring, volunteer recruitment and empowerment, team and individual fundraising cultivation, and diligent execution of strategies aligned with best practices.

Requirements

Proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals, greater community participation, and heightened brand awareness.
Successfully recruited, managed, and coached staff and volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals OR able to effectively assimilate custom training on peer-to-peer fundraising and leverage sales/relationship development background to recruit, manage and coach volunteers to implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals.
Managed or capable of managing multiple volunteer-led mass-market events simultaneously that have resulted in revenue growth year over year.
Known as a convenor and has successfully built a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that has resulted in long term community relationships.
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.
Comfortable with managing event budgets, training volunteers, working to set timelines and milestones, and using data to affect positive outcomes.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
7-10 years of proven experience recruiting and mobilizing volunteers and community leaders to achieve goals, preferably in a peer-to-peer fundraising environment OR 7-10 years successful experience meeting sales targets.
Demonstrated management skills, including the ability to set clear goals, organize projects, establish and manage budgets, and establish accountability processes.
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

Implement Walk to End Alzheimer’s® to meet or exceed goals.
Cultivate key community connections.
Drive success and achieve revenue goals by strategically identifying and engaging key C-suite corporate and community partners.
Manage multiple peer-to-peer fundraising events annually.
Generate excitement and enthusiasm in the community for Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
Coach and empower volunteers, ensuring strong volunteer committee retention and succession planning.
Inspire volunteers, teams, and participants to set fundraising goals.
Provide staff training, coaching, and mentoring.
Recruit and empower volunteers.
Cultivate team and individual fundraising.
Diligently execute strategies that align with best and proven practices.
Supervise and manage Walk to End Alzheimer’s staff, including onboarding, training, and development.
Manage event budgets.
Train volunteers.
Work to set timelines and milestones.
Use data to affect positive outcomes.