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. 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.

Qualifications

• 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, oversight, and implementation of fundraising programs resulting 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 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
• Comfortable with managing event budgets, training volunteers, utilizing timelines, and translating data

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated management skills, including the ability to 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 to 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