Fundraising Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer's

at ADRDA INC., dba The Alzheimer's Association in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Description

Title: Fundraising Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer's
Position Summary:
As a 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.
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.
The territory for this role is Chicago, IL. The Walk to End Alzheimer's, Chicago is the 3rd largest Walk in the Nation and the largest Walk in the Illinois Chapter with a 2024 Goal of $1.6M
This position is eligible for a $10,000 sign-on bonus!
Responsibilities
Essential functions and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Responsible for volunteer recruitment, training, coaching, and management resulting in the attainment of revenue and team goals.
Build relationships with key volunteers, participants, sponsors, and community leaders as well as existing and new corporate partners.
Responsible for Walk to End Alzheimer's volunteer planning committee development and work closely with them to assist them with team recruitment, logistics, marketing, retention, and all wrap around events.
Through volunteer networks, prospect, cultivate, and steward Walk to End Alzheimer's teams, and walkers to achieve development goals.
Execute plan for maximizing team participation to achieve revenue goals by retaining existing teams, attracting new ones from all sectors of the community, and by providing fundraising guidance and support.
Maintain year-round relationships with key constituents and volunteers to ensure involvement in all relevant chapter activities and recognition opportunities.
Work with the volunteer planning committee to organize outreach activities that promote the Alzheimer's Association mission, including community presentations
Ensure Walk to End Alzheimer's standards are being followed.
Represent the Alzheimer's Association at public events, conferences, and media events as needed.
Manage Walk-Specific social media, such as Facebook groups.
Actively participate in learning opportunities for professional growth and self- improvement.
Responsible for other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
3 to 5 years of proven experience in recruiting and mobilizing volunteers to achieve goals or 3 to 5 years successful experience of meeting sales targets.
Preferred peer-to-peer fundraising experience or equivalent sales background.
Confident, goal-oriented, positive self-starter able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners.
Demonstrated ability to form and develop partnerships with community groups and small-medium sized companies.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to recruit and manage large numbers of volunteers at different levels of expertise with diplomacy.
Ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate equity and inclusion.
Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written.
Ability and willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned territory by car including working within the territory on a bi-weekly basis, or on occasion more frequently as required by the job. 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 the same day, occasional overnight travel or air travel may be required.
Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as required for the job.
Ability to bend, stoop, lift and transport up to 25lbs of materials.
Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, Luminate/Convio software.
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