Overview
Development Director Jobs in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA at American Heart Association, Inc.
Overview
Since our founding in 1924, we’ve cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us.
The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Development Director, Boston covering the Boston Metro market.This position is hybrid from our office in Wellesley, MA with daily travel in the Boston market.
The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.
Responsibilities
The Development Director will achieve revenue goals and ensure volunteerleadershipis recruited and developed. This will include solicitation of large dollar and multi-year corporate sponsor ships, individual donor cultivation, peer-to-peer fundraising, and volunteer committee recruitment for theGo Red for Women campaign. The Director will be held accountable for an overall bold market fundraising goal and carry out high-quality campaigns in accordance with Association standards and incollaborationwith the team.
We have afast-pacedsales type of environment with the main responsibility of driving revenue in support of our mission.
Prospect and secure local corporate sponsor ships and individual donations. Research, identify, and acquire companies as participants and volunteers for the American Heart Association campaigns.
Prioritize current corporate customers based on the number of employees, current financial support, and relationship with the American Heart Association.
Engage, recruit, and mobilize CEOs, corporate leaders, and community leaders to serve on volunteerleadershipcommittees and participate in events.
Recruit and lead executive volunteerleadership, volunteer committees, and handle day of the event timeline and business plans.
Handle the annual team cycle for the digital experiences/events including securing corporate participation, goal setting, and motivating team members for the Go Red for Women campaign.
Lead and engage new individual membership for our personal giving society, in partnership with other appropriate fundraising staff.
Develop profiles of the top businesses within the assigned market with a detailed plan to secure their involvement.
Handle event management including but not limited to planning, logistics, implementation, and evaluation post-event for constant improvements.
Work with a Communications Director to support and promote campaigncommunicationplans.
Qualifications
Want to help get your resume to the top? Take a look at the experience we require:
3+ years of experience in fundraising, sales or equivalent type experience.
Knowledge of community organizations, sales, fundraising, and marketing principles, practices, techniques, and trends.
Excellent verbal and writtencommunication skills, including large and small group presentations, group facilitation, and training.
Knowledge of forming strategic alliances/partnerships with Fortune 1000 companies or similar type organizations.
Able to travel up to 75% in your local market.
Must have at no less than basi…
Title: Development Director
Company: American Heart Association, Inc.
Location: Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA
Category: Non-Profit, Management
