The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, HEART WALK in the Fort Wayne area . The Director will oversee fundraising, walk team and volunteer recruitment and management, and event logistics for two Heart Walks, one in Fort Wayne and one in Muncie. The main accountability of the Director is to drive revenue for the event. Will have a home office set up.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Prospect and secure local corporate sponsorships.
- Handle the annual walk team cycle including securing corporate participation, goal setting, recruitment of team captains, and motivating team members.
- Recruit and manage executive volunteer leadership, volunteer committees, and day of the event volunteers.
- Develop profiles on the top businesses within the Fort Wayne and Muncie area with a documented plan to secure their involvement.
- Execute event logistics based on national best practices as appropriate.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university preferred. College coursework combined with related experience may be substituted for a degree.
Skills/Experience:
- 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.
- Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1 ½ years experience equates to 1 full-time year of higher education.
- Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills, including large and small group presentations, group facilitation, and training. Skill in written communications to include clear and concise narrative reports, evaluations and similar narrative pieces.
- Ability to read, comprehend and analyze number goals, as well as fundraising reports. Skill in use of spreadsheet/database analysis.
- Ability to do daily travel up to 75% and overnight travel up to 25%.
- Must have at least basic knowledge and skill with Microsoft Office 2010 or higher 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.
Compensation/Benefits:
Attracting talented, 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.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Nov 27 2017
Active Until:
Dec 27 2017
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit