Fundraising Vice President, Development

As Vice President of Development, you will leverage your proven sales and relationship management skills to drive success and achieve revenue goals through positive engagement with staff and community volunteer leaders. Utilizing your networking skills, you will identify and cultivate relationships with key community leaders and C-Suite corporate partners. In this leadership role, you will coach and inspire your team to build successful event growth strategies through community and volunteer engagement. You will work closely with Chapter and cross-functional leadership to develop ambitious, comprehensive development strategies and goals that align with the Association’s strategic plan and deliver measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Act as an enthusiastic and active community member, using engaging networking skills to build sustainable corporate and community partnerships to achieve organizational revenue goals.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive development strategy that produces aggressive revenue growth.
• Drive success and provide positive engagement with staff and volunteers through coaching, recognition, and mutual accountability.
• Recruit, manage, and coach fundraising staff and volunteers to implement best practices and achieve fundraising goals, with a priority on Walk to End Alzheimer’s.
• Build a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment as a unifying leader.
• Provide inspirational leadership, oversight, and implementation of fundraising programs to meet or exceed revenue goals across mass market events, special events, corporate sponsorships, major and planned gifts, and other development areas.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in sales, business, or a related field. CFRE certification is a plus but not required.
• 7+ years of proven leadership experience in peer-to-peer fundraising and other diversified fundraising programs. Experience with mass market events like Walk is required.

Skills

• Ability to effectively analyze and utilize data to increase productivity and enhance results.
• Strong track record in networking and cultivating key C-Suite community and corporate leaders.
• Proven success in engaging community and corporate leaders to fulfill volunteer leadership roles.
• Experience in strategic implementation planning, budget development, and management.
• Successful experience in supervising, coaching, and motivating fundraising staff and volunteers.
• Capable of working cross-functionally to build capacity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail and solid project management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides), and teleconferencing software like Zoom.
• Proficiency with Internet and database/fundraising applications, preferably Luminate.
• Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, early mornings, and occasional weekends.
• Willingness and ability to represent the Chapter at meetings and special events.
• Ability to travel extensively within the chapter territory, as well as occasional overnight travel.
• Valid driver’s license, proof of vehicle insurance, and access to a reliable personal vehicle to meet travel requirements.

Pay

The Alzheimer's Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $120,000 – $130,000. Compensation will be determined based on relevant experience and skills.

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.

About the Organization

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. In 2023, the Association announced a landmark $100 million investment in research, reflecting our commitment to building momentum in dementia research and achieving breakthroughs.

Our network of more than 1,900 employees across the United States makes a difference each day for those impacted by Alzheimer’s and those at risk for the disease. The Association is recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve consecutive years.

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. We believe diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity, ensuring all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care.