Fundraising Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer's

About the role

As Manager of Walk to End Alzheimer’s, you join an exclusive team of leaders responsible for the implementation of Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, the world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. 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 and acknowledged for achieving the largest dollar growth of any program in the top 30. Utilizing your proven networking and relationship building skills to cultivate key community connections, you will drive success and achieve revenue goals by strategically identifying and engaging community and corporate leaders and building and empowering sustainable volunteer committees. As a successful fundraising leader who will manage multiple peer-to-peer fundraising events annually, you will generate excitement and enthusiasm in the community for Walk to End Alzheimer’s, coach and inspire your volunteers to implement and build on proven strategies and best practices that result in event growth year over year.

Responsibilities

• Build sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals, greater community participation, and heightened brand awareness
• Recruit, manage, and coach volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals (or assimilate custom training on peer-to-peer fundraising and leverage sales/relationship development background to do so)
• Manage multiple volunteer-led mass-market events simultaneously with revenue growth year over year
• Build a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that results in long-term community relationships
• Achieve or surpass designated revenue and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships
• Prospect, cultivate, and steward event teams, sponsors, and participants
• Manage event budgets, train volunteers, set timelines and milestones, and use data to affect positive outcomes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 3–5 years of proven experience in recruiting and mobilizing volunteers to achieve goals OR 3–5 years successful experience meeting sales targets

Skills

• Confident, goal-oriented, positive self-starter; able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners
• Demonstrated ability to develop and nurture corporate relationships and partnerships
• Ability to manage large numbers of volunteers at different levels of expertise with diplomacy
• Ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate inclusion, coupled with the ability to work in a highly matrixed organization
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication and follow-through
• Valid driver’s license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record, and proof of automobile insurance
• 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

Pay

Grade 205: $57,000 – $67,000 annually. Performance-based incentive opportunity up to $13,000 depending on portfolio size and achievement of quarterly goals.

Schedule

Full-time (37.5 hours/week). Up to 60% travel within assigned territory by car (mostly same-day; occasional overnight or air travel may be required). Some evenings and weekends required for committee meetings, Walk, and wraparound events.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term care insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 12 annual holidays
• Paid Family Leave
• Annual Cultural & Heritage Day
• Annual Volunteer Day
• Gold-standard 401(k) retirement plan
• Annual School Visitation Day (full-time employees)
• Annual Elder Care Facility Day (full-time employees)

Location: Pensacola, Florida. Reports to: Sr. Director, Walk to End Alzheimer’s.