Fundraising Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer's

Position Summary

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. On top of that, Walk was 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.

This role is currently responsible for the following markets of opportunity: Dodge City, Garden City, Great Bend and Hays, Kansas.

What You Bring

• Proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals, greater community participation and heightened brand awareness
• Successfully recruited, managed, and coached volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals
• Managed or capable of managing multiple volunteer-led mass-market events simultaneously that have resulted in revenue growth year over year
• Known as a convener and have successfully built a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that has resulted in long term community relationships
• Loved a challenge and have achieved or surpassed designated revenue and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships
• Demonstrated success at prospecting, cultivating and stewarding event teams, sponsors and participants
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication and follow through
• Ability and willingness 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. While most such travel is same day, occasional overnight travel or air travel may be required
• Ability and willingness to work some evenings and weekends as required for committee meetings, Walk and wraparound events
• 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

Title

Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Position Location

Wichita, KS

Full Time

Based on 37.5 hours per week

Position Grade & Compensation

The Alzheimer's Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $50,000 – $57,000

Benefits

• 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
• Gold standard 401(k) retirement plan

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Alzheimer’s Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia.