Fundraising Manager, Do What You Love to End Alzheimer's

About the role

Do What You Love to End ALZ (formerly The Longest Day) is a signature event of the Alzheimer’s Association, leading the peer-to-peer fundraising space with innovation and creativity. 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.

Responsibilities

• Identify and cultivate key community connections, corporate partnerships, and new audiences that drive campaign success.
• Recruit, train, coach, and inspire a Volunteer Committee and Executive Leadership Team to recruit and coach participants to achieve fundraising and event planning success.
• Build sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals and create greater brand awareness.
• Successfully recruit, manage, and coach volunteer committees to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals.
• Coach and inspire individuals and teams to set and reach their revenue goals.
• Create unique, engaging community outreach activities that promote the Alzheimer’s Association’s mission, including community presentations, attending networking events, and corporate engagement opportunities.
• Manage volunteer-led events that have resulted in revenue growth year over year.
• Form and cultivate sustainable corporate relationships and partnerships.
• Network and build relationships in the community year-round to recruit and retain volunteers, companies, organizations, and activity groups.
• 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.
• Maintain year-round relationships with National Team partners and constituents to ensure involvement in all relevant chapter activities and recognition opportunities.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Work evenings and weekends as required for the job.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of proven experience in volunteer committee development.
• Confident, goal-oriented, positive self-starter able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners.
• Proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals and create greater brand awareness.
• Successfully recruited, managed, and coached volunteer committees 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 has resulted in long-term community and volunteer relationships.
• Achieved or surpassed designated financial and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, Luminate/Convio software.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written.
• Willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned territory by car.

Qualifications

• Self-disciplined, proactive attitude and takes initiative to achieve positive and measurable results.
• Proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals and create greater brand awareness.
• Successfully recruited, managed, and coached volunteer committees 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 has resulted in long-term community and volunteer relationships.
• Achieved or surpassed designated financial and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, Luminate/Convio software.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written.
• Willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned territory by car.

Skills

• Networking and relationship building skills.
• Volunteer management skills.
• Event planning and execution skills.
• Corporate and community partnership building.
• Community outreach and engagement.
• Strategic planning and implementation.
• Team leadership and coaching.
• Financial management and reporting.
• Project management and prioritization.
• Customer service and client relations.
• Travel management and logistics.

Benefits

The Alzheimer’s Association offers a 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. Full-time employees (37.5 hours/week) are also eligible for the Association’s gold standard 401(k) retirement plan.

Pay

The Alzheimer’s Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $62,500 – $64,500.

Schedule

This position is based in Cohoes, NY and responsible for the Northeastern NY and Hudson Valley chapters territory. This position is full-time, based on 37.5 hours per week.