Are you ready to bring your dynamic fundraising or sales skills to Heart? If so, read on to learn how you can join our hardworking development staff as we lead the charge in funding critical research, advocacy and educational programs to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke and work towards building a culture of health in our communities.
Is it about the money? Sure, but it’s about so much more. To continue the fight against the number 1 and number 5 causes of death in the world, we need dedicated staff who can engage and motivate our past, present and future volunteers and donors to become passionate about our important mission and fundraising strategies.
If you have the desire to take your career to the next level, apply for the Development Director - Heart Walk position we have available. In this role you will implement fundraising strategies with employers in the Binghamton, NY market for sponsorships, peer to peer fundraising and walker revenue.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with corporate and community partners;
- Driving new business development through selling sponsorships and generating participant income for the assigned campaign;
- Developing new company and volunteer recruitment plans as well as driving income goals;
- Recruiting and stewarding c-suite volunteer leaders based on nationally established methodologies;
- Driving peer-to-peer fundraising;
- Establishing relationships with affluent individual donors and foundations and achieving dollar results;
- Monitoring participant fundraising trends and implementing proven strategies to improve income;
- Conducting a minimum of 10 face to face meetings per week
- Building a network of meaningful volunteer partnerships to advance our mission.
Want to move your resume to the top so that you can become a “Relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives” ? Here are some things to consider:
- you will want to have demonstrated success in achieving assigned revenue goals;
- you should have the knowledge and ability to successfully identify, nurture, recruit, and manage relationships with top-level level volunteers/customers;
- we would like you to have excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and social skills;
- you are a self-starter who makes things happen;
- your experience in understanding and navigating corporate cultures to achieve goals will be invaluable;
- you are willing to work outside of standard hours in support of your events, sponsors and volunteers which may involve some evening and/or weekend work as needed;
- you able to travel within your territory daily as well as occasional travel to other locations.
Attracting hardworking, committed employees means offering a competitive benefits package, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do. Our Rewards & Benefits package not only gives you the total benefits you want, but also goes above and beyond with creative programs to develop your skills – helping you grow and thrive at the American Heart Association.