Fundraising Manager, Do What You Love

About the role

More than a Do It Yourself Fundraiser, Do What You Love to End ALZ (formerly 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. Do What You Love to End ALZ 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 a community hike to a corporate golf tournament. As exclusive manager of Do What You Love to End ALZ 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 Volunteer Committee and Executive Leadership Team 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 initiative to achieve positive and measurable results. This position will be based in either Cincinnati or Dayton office and is responsible for the Chapter’s territory. Reports to: Director, Development. Full time, based on working 37.5 hours/week.

Responsibilities

• You have proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals and create greater brand awareness
• You have successfully recruited, managed, and coached volunteer committees to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals
• You are a successful fundraiser who has coached and inspired individuals and teams to set and reach their revenue goals
• You are an enthusiastic networker who is excited to identify, recruit and engage new companies and activity-based groups in your community
• You have managed volunteer-led events that have resulted in revenue growth year over year
• 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 achieved or surpassed designated financial and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnership

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; 3-5 years of proven experience in volunteer committee development.

Skills

• 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, livestreaming, and pickleball
• Able to execute a plan with the Volunteer Committee and Executive Leadership Team to recruit and retain past participants through implementing best practices and providing excellent customer service
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