Fundraising Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer’s

About the Role

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 2023, it was again recognized as the #2 peer-to-peer fundraising event and achieved the largest dollar growth of any program in the top 30. You will be leading the #1 revenue-generating walk in the country.

Utilizing your proven networking and relationship-building skills, you will drive success and achieve revenue goals by strategically identifying and engaging community and corporate leaders, and building and empowering sustainable volunteer committees in Silicon Valley. As a successful fundraising leader, you will generate excitement and enthusiasm in the community, coach and inspire volunteers to implement and build on proven strategies and best practices, resulting in event growth year over year.

This position may be eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Responsibilities

• Build sustainable corporate and community relationships to achieve event revenue goals, greater community participation, and heightened brand awareness.
• Work with companies to expand existing initiatives/activities and secure new five/six/seven-figure corporate sponsorships, teams, participants, Champions, and volunteers.
• Create and manage vendor and cause marketing activation campaigns.
• Generate a positive return on investment and increased fundraising revenue with the goal of renewing and/or growing larger accounts and multi-year funding.
• Work with the Senior Director to identify members for Executive Leadership Committees and Chair/Vice-Chair positions.
• Recruit, manage, and coach volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals.
• Manage multiple volunteer-led mass-market events simultaneously, resulting in revenue growth year over year.
• Build a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that fosters 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of proven experience in recruiting and mobilizing volunteers to achieve goals or 3-5 years of successful experience meeting sales targets.
• 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.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned territory by car. Travel includes time spent away from the office in the community to fulfill job goals. While most travel is same-day, occasional overnight or air travel may be required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, access to a reliable vehicle, a good driving record, and proof of automobile insurance.
• 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.

Pay

The Alzheimer’s Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $75,000 to $85,000 annual salary. There is a performance-based incentive opportunity of up to $13,000, depending on portfolio size and achievement of quarterly goals.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package for employees working 24+ hours/week, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, and long-term care insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays, and Paid Family Leave.
• Annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of your choosing.
• Gold standard 401(k) retirement plan.
• For full-time employees (37.5 hours/week): additional annual School Visitation Day and Elder Care Facility Day of your choosing.

Schedule

Full-time exempt position, based on a minimum of 37.5 hours per week. Some evenings and weekends required for committee meetings, Walk, and wraparound events.

Location: San Jose, CA