About the Organization
Established in 1985, The ALS Association is the only national nonprofit organization fighting ALS on every front. By leading the way in global research, providing assistance for people with ALS through a nationwide network of chapters, coordinating multidisciplinary care through certified clinical care centers, and fostering government partnerships, The Association builds hope and enhances quality of life while aggressively searching for new treatments and a cure.
Position Summary:
The Manager, Development is responsible for successfully implementing ALS Association signature fundraising events, as well as supporting local third-party events. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who can quickly establish relationships with existing supporters and identify new corporate prospects, stay focused and grounded under pressure, is flexible, adaptable, and excited to grow support for the ALS community.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Implement a comprehensive plan to meet an income portfolio goal of $535,000 including a variety of fundraising events and corporate partnerships.
- Responsible for the recruitment, stewardship, and retention of event committee chair and members as well as building strong relationships with community partners.
- Manage logistical details, printing, and promotional materials as needed for events
- Collaborate with Event Experience team and committee volunteers.
- Operate within budgetary guidelines.
- Partner with Care Services staff to involve patients and families in awareness and fundraising activities.
- Work with MarCom territory staff to achieve marketing and public relations objectives
- In partnership with Corporate and Individual Giving staff, execute face to face meetings, phone and email contact with corporate partners, vendors, volunteer committees and donors.
- Engage the public by representing the organization and speaking at community events.
Other Duties
- Work as integral part of Territory team and support Managing Director, Director of Development, and team members as needed.
- Ensure smooth integration of Association standards and guidelines.
- Attend Territory events and meetings as required.
- Collaborate closely with others in the Programs and Development departments to support and grow the effectiveness and efficiency in fundraising and mission activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned in support of mission and fundraising goals.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A minimum of 3 years experience in fundraising, event management, volunteer development and management, public relations, donor cultivation and relations, corporate sponsor cultivation.
- Skilled at managing participants in an online fundraising platform; ability to run reports and analyze data to build strategic outreach plans.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Must exercise good judgment in prioritizing the scheduling of events; must know when to seek input from supervisor.
- Able to communicate both orally and in writing in a timely and effective manner to multiple constituencies. Strong follow-up and follow-through required.
- Able to maintain a high level of integrity and confidentiality in working with sensitive, confidential records and information.
- Demonstrated proficiency with a variety of computer programs in a Windows environment, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to quickly train and use a donor database (such as Salesforce and Blackbaud).
- Experience using Canva, Adobe Suite, Tableau, Greater Giving, and Spekit a plus for producing and/or editing program-specific materials, running reports, and accessing training.
- Insured driver with access to an insured vehicle as frequent travel throughout the territory may be required.
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