Fundraising Director, Walk to End Alz

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. In 2024, Walk to End Alzheimer’s® was again recognized as the #2 peer-to-peer fundraising event in the country. On top of that, Walk was acknowledged for achieving the largest dollar growth of any program in the top 30. As Director, Walk to End Alzheimer’s, you will be responsible for driving the success of a large walk event.

About the role

You will lead a team of dynamic volunteer leaders, using your proven sales and relationship management skills to achieve 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.

Responsibilities

• Drive the success of a large walk event by leading a team of dynamic volunteer leaders.
• Use proven sales and relationship management skills to achieve revenue goals through positive engagement with corporate and community volunteer leaders.
• Cultivate relationships with key C-suite corporate and community partners to increase brand awareness.
• Ensure strong volunteer committee retention and succession planning for long-term success.
• Coach and inspire volunteers to set fundraising goals that propel the event to 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.
• Able to drive success and provide positive engagement with volunteers through coaching, recognition, and accountability.
• Experience in providing inspirational leadership, overseeing and implementing fundraising programs that result in meeting or exceeding revenue goals.
• 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 results in long-term community and volunteer relationships.
• Managed volunteer-led mass-market events that 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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 5-7 years successful experience meeting sales targets.
• Proven management skills, including setting clear goals, organizing projects, establishing and managing budgets, and establishing accountability processes.
• Demonstrated volunteer management skills, including setting clear goals, identifying priorities, organizing projects, establishing and managing budgets, and establishing 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.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% within the assigned territory by car.
• Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as required for the job.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, Luminate/Convio software.

What You Bring

• Proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving organizational and revenue goals.
• Able to drive success and provide positive engagement with volunteers through coaching, recognition, and accountability.
• Experience in providing inspirational leadership, overseeing and implementing fundraising programs that result in meeting or exceeding revenue goals.
• 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 results in long-term community and volunteer relationships.
• Managed volunteer-led mass-market events that 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.

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. The Alzheimer’s Association announced a landmark $100 million investment in research for 2023. This unparalleled commitment is illustrative of the momentum we are building in dementia research — our investments today will lead to breakthroughs tomorrow. At the Alzheimer’s Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our network of more than 1,750 employees across the United States makes a difference each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer’s and those at risk for the disease. 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.

Why We're Great

• We are a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years in a row.
• We are committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia.
• We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment to the fullest extent required by law.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave, as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing.
• For full-time employees (37.5 hours/week), an additional annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.
• A 401(k) retirement plan.

Contact Information

To apply, please visit our website www.alz.org/jobs. For more information about the Alzheimer’s Association, please visit our website www.alz.org.