Reporting to the Events Director, the Events Manager is responsible for the implementation and execution of the Chapter’s special events, including Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, The Longest Day, and third-party events.
Areas of Responsibility:
Walk to End Alzheimer’s:
- Responsible for achieving established revenue targets and maintaining expense budgets for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s events assigned with direct accountability for goals set forth in the annual budget.
- Responsible for reaching financial, participant and team goals from designated territory through effective volunteer management to achieve overall chapter Walk to End Alzheimer's goal.
- Develop resources needed to build chapter's capacity by identifying individual donors, teams, fundraisers, corporate partners and third-party "wraparound" fundraisers.
- Focus and support volunteer committees on best practices around team and corporate sponsorship recruitment, team cultivation/retention, team fundraising, and corporate fundraising. Provide leadership in all areas.
- Grow corporate sponsorship partnerships to achieve overall Walk corporate revenue goals.
- Build relationships with team captains through the Walk volunteer planning committee to ensure growth in fundraising and walkers.
- Increase chapter and Walk-brand visibility through community development by implementing strategies of outreach & fund development plans. Seek and identify key community influencers and promotional partners who will assist in building chapter and Walk presence in the community.
- Build connections with target professionals and families through participation in appropriate events to reach corporate supporters, and individuals with dementia and their families (networking opportunities, speaking engagements, health fairs, public appearances, etc.).
The Longest Day:
- Develop, recruit and train a volunteer team task force in accordance with implementation plan and best practices of The Longest Day.
- Engages trains and manages relationships with community-based leadership volunteers (either chapter-wide or regionally based) to develop and execute a local recruitment, cultivation and retention plan for new and veteran teams.
- Manage committee meetings, including monitoring activities, planning agendas, and recording and distributing minutes.
- Responsible for effectively and efficiently completing activities and meeting target deadlines for successful event execution.
- Ensures ongoing mission education for volunteer team task force members.
- Utilizes available resources to maximize event results and participates in webinars, conference calls and/or trainings offered by the Association for The Longest Day.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Monitor third-party event portfolio in support of the overall event and development plan.
- Promote employee education sessions in local corporations in the community to generate awareness for our cause; to reach out to others; to give back to the corporate sector; and to open new doors for sponsorship opportunities.
- Develops and demonstrates skills in community organization, relationship building, talent identification and leadership development.
- Assure compliance with Alzheimer’s Association policies, standards and regulatory requirements.
- Record donor actions in donor database in a timely fashion.
- Abides by the ethical standards approved by the Alzheimer’s Association, Better Business Bureau and Association of Fundraising Professionals.
- Make referrals to core chapter services based on professional assessment of need; periodically provide information and referral to appropriate chapter services.
- Attend all appropriate meetings, including full staff meetings or any other meetings deemed necessary by the CEO, Chief Strategy Officer and/or Events Director.
- Represent the Association at public events, conferences, workshops and other networking events.
- Work with Chief Communications Officer to maximize media opportunities in each region.
- Other assignments as requested by the Chief Strategy Officer.
Educational Background:
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Skills/Experience:
- Three years demonstrated ability to recruit, motivate and coach volunteers in a fundraising environment preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to form and develop corporate relationships and partnerships.
- Demonstrated success in the development and promotion of fundraising events or similar programs.
- Ability to sell the Chapter’s programs and events to a variety of audiences, including corporate management, individual participants and volunteers.
- Demonstrated success in the development and implementation of local and regional events preferred.
- Ability to manage large numbers of volunteers at different levels of expertise with diplomacy.
- Ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate inclusion.
- Ability to travel regularly throughout the Chapter area with some evening, weekend, and overnight travel required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills; professional customer service skills with visitors, callers and volunteers.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
- Outgoing, positive, engaging and enthusiastic.
- Self-starter, able to work independently and problem solve.
- Strong ability to self-manage with significant strength in time management.
- Willingness to work some evenings and weekends.
- Ability to work on a team and develop relationships in the community.
- Detail-oriented, efficient, and able to multi-task.
- Strong listening skills; friendly, helpful manner with clients.
Equipment/Software:
- Multi-line telephone, conference phone, photocopier
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications
- Knowledge of Google Apps for Business
- The Raiser’s Edge and/or other fundraising/CRM databases preferred
- Previous experience with Convio Luminate desirable
Working Conditions:
- Small, not-for-profit environment
- Local and regional travel
- Work may be stressful during periods of high volume or tight deadlines
- High volume of public contact
- Independent working conditions
How to Apply:
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Listing Stats
Post Date:
Jul 31 2018
Active Until:
Aug 31 2018
Hiring Organization:
Alzheimer's Association
industry:
Nonprofit