The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a SCHOOL FUNDRAISING DIRECTOR in the WEST DENVER METRO region. The Youth Director will handle the overall implementation and promotion of our Jump Rope for Heart, and Hoops for Heart fundraising events in schools in the DENVER territory with a fundraising goal of $475,000 working with 175 schools in the West Denver area and Grand Junction.
For this position, you will need a home office set-up, but will spend most of your day driving to meet with school Superintendents, Principals and teachers. The main accountability of the Director is to drive revenue for the events and build strong relationships with volunteers.
- Prospect and secure school participation.
- Recruit, train, and motivate School Coordinators (mainly PE teachers) to implement and coordinate the fundraisers.
- Attend and speak at kick-off assembly events at schools holding the fundraisers.
- Ensure each school has the materials and resources needed to have a successful event.
- Perform summer cultivation with school administrators at both the school and district level.
- BE A DAILY “ROAD WARRIOR” driving to as many as 12 schools in one day, and making large travel loops to the Western Slope of Colorado.
- 2+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN FUNDRAISING OR OUTSIDE SALES or in a non-profit organization in a similar capacity. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position’s educational requirement.
- Recruit, train and counsel volunteers to achieve goals and objectives.
- Transport materials and other supplies to and from meetings and events.
- Ability to do daily travel up to 75% and overnight travel up to 25%.
- Intermediate skill with Microsoft Office used for word processing, email, presentations, and spreadsheets. Advanced knowledge and skill with these programs is preferred. These skills are subject to testing.
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds with the expectation that items in excess of 20 pounds would be broken down into smaller components or additional assistance is required before lifting and/or moving.
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