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Development Director

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The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a Development Director in our Midwest Affiliate office located in the Northwest Indiana (Crown Point, Valparaiso, Merrillville or LaPorte)

The Development Director is mainly responsible for our Heart Walk (HW) events in Lake & Porter County. You will also support our Go Red For Women Luncheon (GRFW) and Gala Heart Ball (HB) events in Merrillville, IN. Accountability will include volunteer recruitment, training, campaign goal and management activities to ensure efficient growth and development of the assigned local events. The Development Director is responsible for securing local sponsorship income, individual donations and auction items, in partnership with the immediate supervisor to support the events and to maximize overall income potential. Recruit the volunteer leadership and support volunteer teams to grow our annual Heart Walk participation. Development Director will work as part of a team while adhering to specific “Best Practices” and staying with the American Heart Association’s fundraising cost guidelines.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Provide staff support in planning, development, maintenance, implementation and evaluation of the Heart Walk events and Go Red For Women Luncheon and Gala Heart Ball events in the metro area.
  • Assure that the vision and strategic direction for the events are in alignment with the organization’s goals and objectives.
  • Provide staff support in the area of volunteer recruitment and training, event logistics, year-round planning, cultivation, and sponsorship and auction item solicitation for both of the events.
  • Supports in developing, monitoring, an annual working plan with dollar and volunteer recruitment goals, budget and timelines for the events. Develop contingency plans, as needed to successfully complete fundraising activities.
  • Secures sponsorships, individual donations and auction items.
  • Develop profiles on the top businesses within the assigned geographic area with a documented plan to secure their involvement. Completes company goal setting worksheets and prioritizes companies by their potential.
  • Develop relationship-building strategies to include making personal visits on a monthly and quarterly basis. Develop effective working relationship with high level-executives and individual donors.
  • Work closely with the Communications Director on the promotion and communications plan.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s or some college plus experience. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university preferred. College coursework combined with related experience may be substituted for a degree.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Related experience may be substituted as follows: 1 ½ years experience equates to 1 full-time year of higher education.
  • Must have at least 1 year 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.
  • Knowledge of community organization, sales, fundraising, and marketing principles, practices, techniques, and trends.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Organization Info

American Heart Association | American Stroke Association

Overview
Headquarters: 
Dallas, TX, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1949
About Us
Mission: 

The American Heart Association's mission is to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, America's No. 1 and No. 5 killers.

Founded in 1924, our organization now includes more than 30 million volunteers and supporters. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
Aug 11 2019
Active Until: 
Sep 11 2019
Hiring Organization: 
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry: 
Nonprofit