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.

Responsibilities

• Identify and cultivate key community connections, corporate partnerships, and new audiences to drive campaign success.
• Recruit, train, coach, and inspire a Volunteer Committee and Executive Leadership Team to recruit and coach participants for fundraising and event planning success.
• Build sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals and creating greater brand awareness.
• Successfully recruit, manage, and coach volunteer committees to 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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 collaborate with internal and external partners
• Demonstrated ability to form and cultivate sustainable corporate relationships and partnerships
• Eagerness to network and build relationships in the community year-round to recruit and retain volunteers, companies, organizations, and activity groups
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, Luminate/Convio software

Qualifications

• 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
• Ability to travel up to 60% 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
• Valid driver’s license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record and proof of automobile insurance

Skills

• Networking and relationship building skills
• Volunteer management and coaching skills
• Corporate and community partnership building
• Event planning and execution
• Community outreach and engagement

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.

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.