The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent job opportunity for a DEVELOPMENT (SALES) DIRECTOR IN OUR NORTH BAY DIVISION (based in Santa Rosa). As the Director, you will collaborate with executive leaders in the corporate and medical fields to plan and implement the Go Red For Women Campaign, including the annual fundraising luncheon which combines high level cash sponsorship and individual/patron giving.
Areas of Responsibility:
- Achieve a net revenue goal of $375,000
- Maintain and grow existing corporate cash sponsorship, while developing and executing a pipeline of prospective business
- Drive the ongoing process of identifying, recruiting and activating leadership volunteers in both the corporate and medical communities
- Engage individual philanthropic donors through the Open Your Heart and Circle of Red giving opportunities on year-round basis
- Adhere to best practices, benchmarks and times to achieve the fundraising goal as well as increase public education and awareness of the cause
- Conduct active community networking and outreach through 10+ face to face meetings on weekly basis with donors, volunteers and sponsors
Educational Background:
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Skills/Experience:
- 2+ years successful experience in fundraising, sales or marketing
- Ability to recruit, train, and manage leadership volunteers to achieve goals
- Ability to thrive in a results-driven and collaborative environment with highly effective organization, multi-tasking, communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Ability and willingness to travel and to work evenings and weekends as needed
- Experience with the American Heart Association or similar non-profit experience in a fundraising position
- Experience in closing corporate sponsorship and/or working with individual giving
- Comfortable with B2B networking and outreach, including cold calls
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:
Aug 18 2017
Active Until:
Sep 18 2017
Hiring Organization:
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry:
Nonprofit