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Development/Fundraising Director

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The American Heart Association (AHA) has an exciting opportunity for a Director of Development, Heart Walk for our West Palm Beach, FL market. Based in our Southeast Affiliate office in West Palm Beach reporting to the Executive Director is responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with AHA corporate partners, selling sponsorships as well as cultivating donors for one of our key events, the annual Heart Walk. Will be accountable for an overall team goal of $1,033,000.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Setting and meeting aggressive fundraising goals
  • Recruiting and managing all levels of volunteers, achieve fundraising goals with an emphasis on the "C" Suite
  • Developing comprehensive fundraising plans with executive level volunteers and implementing them to ensure the success of a company’s Heart Walk goal through best practice strategies.
  • Identify creative ways to motivate and interact with Heart Walk Coaches and Walkers to ensure retention year over year for Heart Walk.
  • Maintain consistent communication with all levels of volunteers to drive fundraising efforts.
  • Working with volunteer executives’ who sit on the Heart Walk Cabinet to achieve fundraising goals including working with them to recruit new companies and sponsors to the Heart Walk.
  • Securing/managing corporate sponsorships and individual giving.
  • Ability to keep a large group of customers on track and motivated to reach goals.
  • Expected to meet weekly, monthly and yearly fundraising goals and recruitment
  • Maintaining and developing an ongoing pipeline of potential sponsors and donors.
  • Adherence to best practices and event timelines is required. Successful candidates will ideally have a background in volunteer management, face to face sales or fundraising as well as exceptional networking skills.
  • Working with volunteer leaders to recruit teams and sponsors for the CycleNation events.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor's degree and minimum 3 years’ experience in fundraising or sales.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Ability to close face to face sales and sponsorships.
  • Strong volunteer recruitment and management skills demonstrated ability to provide a high level of customer service and motivation to business and social leaders.
  • Excellent planning, organizational and follow-up skills.
  • Demonstrated professional and mature interaction with other staff and leadership volunteers, sponsors, donors and others to engage them toward the achievement of event goals.
  • Strong computer skills, proficient with MS Office suite.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Willingness and ability to travel throughout the affiliate and to the national center and work evenings and weekends as needed.

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: 
Jun 14 2019
Active Until: 
Jul 14 2019
Hiring Organization: 
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry: 
Nonprofit