Development Manager

Summary

Join The ALS Association as a Development Manager and make a significant impact on the fight against ALS. This remote position, based in Louisiana or Mississippi, requires travel and focuses on managing Walk to Defeat ALS® events and other fundraising initiatives across Arkansas and potentially other states. You will cultivate relationships with event participants, corporate sponsors, and individual donors to maximize fundraising efforts. Responsibilities include developing fundraising strategies, managing budgets, tracking donations, and collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate possesses strong communication, relationship-building, and event management skills, along with experience in fundraising and development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 2-5 years of development, sales or fundraising experience
• Experience in planning, leading, and managing development events, including coordinating with volunteers for desired results
• Outstanding communication skills, articulate and persuasive, with well-honed relationship building skills
• Organized with effective prioritization and attention to detail
• Flexible, adaptable, with an ability to effectively work in teams
• Understands and implements an integrated fundraising/development approach to best advance the mission
• Proven and impactful experience in special event fundraising (Walk preferred)
• Great relationship and interpersonal skills; loves working with people and proven ability to build and manage relationships that help advance an organization’s mission through fundraising and donations
• Goal-oriented and high degree of self-initiative, motivation, and discipline
• Strong computer/technology skills, including MS Office, database management, and other web-based software programs
• The ability to travel up to 25% of the time and work occasional nights and weekends for Association business and events
• Must have own transportation and valid driver’s license and personal auto insurance
• Ability to occasionally bend, lift and carry equipment and other materials (up to 30 pounds)

Responsibilities

• Cultivate, develop, and manage event relationships to maximize fundraising and awareness through events/activities
• Lead all aspects of the revenue/fundraising events across the state; Walk to Defeat ALS® events, Endurance events, and Distinguished Events. Including but not limited to developing engagement and fundraising strategies that drive revenue, budget management, donation tracking, logistical planning, and execution
• Along with corporate and individual giving embedded staff, grow corporate partnership initiatives including prospecting, cultivation, developing custom proposals, securing commitments, stewardship, and retention
• Represent The ALS Association at community events to bring awareness to programs and services
• In collaboration with the Development team members, develop presentations, communication, fundraising materials for use in outreach activities
• Work closely with the Team Captains and participants to develop their personal and team fundraising plans by mentoring, coaching, and encouraging fundraising efforts
• Cultivate, develop and manage DIY event relationships to maximize fundraising and awareness through these events/activities
• Analyze fundraising data from assigned events to forecast revenue and surface areas of opportunity and challenge
• Assist in the creation of budgets for assigned events and oversee their management throughout the year while tracking donations to adequately steward gifts
• Work in conjunction with the Marketing and Communications team to help execute all marketing communication efforts relating to local and community events in the respective region
• Study and understand the history, structure, objectives, programs, and financial needs of the organization
• Draft grant proposals and supporting documents based on the funding requirements of the organization
• Submit proposals to grant coordinators for approval
• Work with the development team to manage event logistics, communications, and collateral
• Manage the Convio database, Team Raiser, Salesforce, and Greater Giving platform to track financial progress
• Perform other duties as assigned by Senior Leadership

Preferred Qualifications

Experience and ability to recruit and secure corporate sponsors and teams

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits
• 401(k) plan with employer match
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Well-being benefits
• Paid time off
• Several paid holidays