Remote Director, Development

Summary

Join our team as the Director of Development and lead fundraising efforts for The ALS Association's territory. This role involves leading a team, executing community engagement strategies, and managing event production. The ideal candidate has a proven track record in fundraising and event production, with excellent leadership and communication skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of six years of recent and relevant fundraising and event production experience
• Proven history of achieving revenue goals
• Proven managerial experience; ability to effectively coach, delegate and manage responsibility; knowledge of general human resources practices
• Must have extensive experience in fundraising and fundraising mechanics including CRM or other donor management, communications, and fundraising platforms
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, organize fundraising activities effectively, and participate in high-level customer service support
• Maintains strong organizational, detail and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written communication, public speaking, and customer service skills
• Demonstrated proficiency with a variety of computer programs in a Windows environment, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to quickly train and use a donor database (such as Salesforce)
• Proficiency with video conferencing software (such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams)
• Experience using Quark, Illustrator, Publisher and/or Photoshop a plus, to produce and/or edit program-specific materials to meet deadlines

Responsibilities

• Implement strategies to meet all fundraising goals for the territory
• Manage a fundraising team, provide coaching and direction as needed to meet fundraising goals
• Oversee implementation of participant recruitment and retention strategies to meet targets
• Provide volunteer support through face-to-face meetings, phone and email contact, speaking engagements as requested, kick off events, and corporate cultivation meetings
• Provide oversight of event production and logistics
• Analyze data to assess performance of programs and implement alternatives as needed
• Prepare fundraising performance reports and present them to leadership teams
• Maintain knowledge of fundraising trends, technologies, and strategies within the charitable event field
• Actively look for and take action to incorporate “moves management” (cultivation, solicitation, renewed contributions, moving donor from lower level to higher level) as part of stewardship. Where opportunity presents itself, work closely with embedded staff to actively cultivate and when appropriate solicit donors for planned gifts and/or major gifts
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the mission and fundraising goals

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits
• A 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