Fundraising Manager, Longest Day

Description Position Summary: More than a Do-It-Yourself Fundraiser, The Longest Day is a signature event of the Alzheimer's Association and is one of the fastest growing and unique campaigns of its kind in the world. The Longest Day is leading the peer-to-peer fundraising space with innovation and creativity, providing an excellent opportunity to engage new audiences in the fight to end Alzheimer's among many diverse activity groups, from the golfing and hiking communities to live streamers and bridge players. As exclusive manager of The Longest Day in your community, you will put your proven networking and relationship building skills to work identifying and cultivating key community connections, corporate partnerships and exciting new audiences that drive campaign success. As a successful volunteer manager, you will proactively recruit, train, coach and inspire your committee to recruit and coach participants to achieve fundraising and event planning success. This position is a perfect fit for an innovative, independent go-getter who demonstrates a self-disciplined, proactive attitude and takes the initiative to achieve positive and measurable results. This position will be based in Cincinnati or Dayton (depending upon personal residence location) and responsible for the Greater Cincinnati and Miami Valley chapters territory. Responsibilities Essential functions and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Build sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals and create greater brand awareness Recruit, manage, and coach volunteer committees to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals Recruit, coach and inspire individuals and teams to set and reach their revenue goals Network to identify, recruit, and engage new companies and activity-based groups in your community Manage volunteer-led events that have resulted in revenue growth year over year Build a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that results in long-term community and volunteer relationships Achieve or surpass designated financial and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships Creatively build community growth strategies for campaign growth, focusing on target markets such as golf, hiking, and live streaming You will be known as a uniter and will successfully build a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that results in long-term community and volunteer relationships Responsible for other duties as assigned Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 3-5 years of proven experience in volunteer committee development 2 years proven fundraising or sales experience Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Confident, goal-oriented, positive self-starter able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners Creatively build community growth strategies for campaign growth, focusing on target markets such as golf, hiking, and live streaming Able to execute a plan with the Volunteer Committee to recruit and retain past participants through implementing best practices and providing excellent customer service Demonstrate ability to form and cultivate sustainable corporate relationships and partnerships Display eagerness to network and build relationships in the community throughout the year to recruit and retain volunteers, companies, organizations, and activity groups Create unique, engaging community outreach activities that promote the Alzheimer's Association's mission, including community presentations, attending networking events and corporate engagement opportunities Capability to maintain year-round relationships with Global Team partners and constituents to ensure involvement