The mission of the Alzheimer’s Association is to eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. We are a Non-Profit Times’ "Best Places To Work For" for eight years running. Our Walk to End Alzheimer’s event is the third largest peer-to-peer Development event in the country. We are a large and comprehensive Development team, so there is plenty of room to grow with us! Join our dynamic team as we pursue our ultimate vision: a world without Alzheimer’s disease!
Direct responsibility for consistent implementation of development event(s) to meet or exceed the budgeted goals within the Columbus, Georgia region
- Manages volunteer recruitment, participation, and ongoing relationship building, to ensure successful outcomes of assigned Events. Must convey motivation, teambuilding, enthusiasm, diplomacy, professionalism, gratitude.
- Conducts effective and regular meetings to motivate volunteers and achieve goals within a defined timeframe
- Works in partnership with volunteers to identify and secure sponsors for events
- Works in partnership with volunteers to identify and generate event attendees
- Provides needed and timely information to support Communications plan
- Provides training and education to volunteers for day of event
- Provides ongoing stewardship to all volunteers, participants and sponsors to assure high satisfaction and retention
- Responsible for tracking and staying within a defined expense budget with detail and timeliness
- Responsible for tracking of revenue and sales per chapter guidelines with detail and timeliness
- Work with Senior Director to assist in the creation and implementation of additional Events within an assigned territory in order to meet the budgeted objectives of the Alzheimer’s Association Strategic Plan
- Responsible for shared administrative duties for the service area office
Responsible for accurate and timely reporting on the progress of all assigned Development Events to the Senior Director of Development
- Responsible for recordkeeping and data management for assigned Events per statewide protocols
- Responsible for other duties as assigned by Senior Director Events
Actively Participates in team and personal development
- Regularly attends team meetings to share ideas and solutions to improve events
- Attends development team meetings for annual planning purposes
- Participates in regional and Chapter meetings as needed
- Actively partners with local based staff to promote the mission and SIP of the Association
- Complies with all national and local accounting and HR policies and procedures
- Actively participates in learning opportunities for professional and self improvement
- Minimum of three years’ successful non-profit fund raising, volunteer and event management.
- Demonstrated success in managing relationship based fundraising events & initiatives
- Demonstrated success in managing committees, volunteers and vendors
- Strong and proven verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with others
- Excellent organizational skills with ability to multi-task
- Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products, Social Media and experience with Convio software extremely helpful
- Willingness to travel within Georgia, occasional evening and weekend work
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds