Fundraising Director, Walk to End Alzheimer's

Position Summary: 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. The Director oversees the Miami, Walk to End Alzheimer's. As Director, Walk to End Alzheimer’s, you will be responsible for driving the success of a large walk event. Leading a team of dynamic volunteer leaders, you will put your proven sales and relationship management skills to work achieving revenue goals through positive engagement with corporate and community volunteer leaders. As a recognized and enthusiastic community mobilizer and networker, you will exponentially increase brand awareness as you cultivate relationships with key C-suite corporate and community partners. Your success at recruiting, coaching and empowering volunteers will ensure strong volunteer committee retention and succession planning that sets your event up for success for years to come. As an ambitious fundraiser in the peer-to-peer space, you will coach and inspire your volunteers, teams and participants to set fundraising goals that propel your event to one of the most successful in the country. This role is right for you if: You have proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving organizational and revenue goals. You are able to drive success and provide positive engagement with volunteers through coaching, recognition, and accountability. Your experience in providing inspirational leadership, oversight and implementation of fundraising programs has resulted in meeting or exceeding revenue goals around mass market events/special events and corporate sponsorship. You have successfully recruited, managed, and coached volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals. You are 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. You have managed volunteer-led mass-market events, preferably a large event, that has resulted in revenue growth year over year. You have achieved or surpassed designated financial and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships. You have demonstrated success at prospecting, cultivating and stewarding teams, sponsors and participants. You are comfortable with managing event budgets, training volunteers, utilizing timelines and translating data. What you Bring: 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. Travel in this case, is considered time spent away from the office, in the community, to fulfill the job goals. While most such travel is same day, occasional overnight travel or air travel may be required. 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. Title:

Director, Walk to End Alzheimer’s Position Location:

Fort Lauderdale, FL - Oversees the Miami, Walk to End Alzheimer's Full time:

Based on 37.5 hours/week Position Grade:

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VP Development Who We Are: The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia– by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. We warmly invite qualified applicants to consider this opportunity to make a life-changing impact on the millions living with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers and those that may develop the disease in the future. Read on to learn more about the role, then visit our website

www.alz.org/jobs

to explore who we are and why we've been recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years in a row. The Alzheimer’s Association is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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