We have an excellent opportunity for a Corporate Market Director- Heart Walk in our Dallas Division. The selected candidate will have fundraising responsibilities tied to corporate sponsorship and participant income for the annual Dallas Heart Walk. This position has a planned net goal of $500K - $1M. This event brings together corporate partners, medical leaders, community leaders, and volunteers within the community to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke, the number #1 and #5 killer in America. The territory is the Dallas area. In 2017, the Heart Walk raised $6.2M.The projected goal raised for this year is $6.3M.
The date of the next Dallas Heart Walk is Saturday, September 14, 2019.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Revenue generation and volunteer management for the Dallas Heart Walk.
- Conducting sales calls to generate new business and manage existing companies.
- Developing relationships with volunteers, sponsors and key corporate and community leaders.
- Goal setting with corporate companies and individuals to raise funds and awareness.
- Working alongside the Events and Logistics team to coordinating event efforts and meet company needs and deliver on promised activations.
- Networking within the local area, and recruiting and retaining our valued volunteers.
- Ability to accomplish results through strong volunteer recruitment and management
- Proven track record in meeting sales/fundraising goals.
- Organization, communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills are a must.
- Candidates must be results driven with the ability to multi task.
- Must also be willing and able to travel within the assigned territory up to 75%.
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university preferred.
Skills/Experience:
- Must have at least 2 years of experience in fundraising, outside sales or in a non-profit organization in a similar capacity. This experience may also count towards satisfying this position ’ s educational requirement.
- Must have the ability to lift at least 20 lbs from the ground to waist level with or without reasonable accommodation
- Must have strong knowledge and skill set within Microsoft Office Suite including but not limited to managing emails in Outlook, developing reports in Excel, creating presentations in PowerPoint and crafting letters in Word.
Job Function:
Organization Info
Listing Stats
Post Date:
Oct 28 2018
Active Until:
Nov 28 2018
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit