The Role
Manage Walk to Defeat ALS and other fundraising events across Kansas, developing engagement strategies, budgets, logistics, donation tracking, and revenue forecasts. Cultivate individual donors, team participants, corporate sponsors, and community relationships. Coach fundraising teams, secure and steward corporate partnerships, represent the organization at events, and identify new revenue opportunities. The role requires occasional evening and weekend availability and is remote in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Summary Generated by Built In
Established in 1985, The ALS Association is the only national nonprofit organization fighting ALS on every front. By leading the way in global research, providing assistance for people with ALS through a nationwide network of chapters, coordinating multidisciplinary care through certified clinical care centers, and fostering government partnerships, The Association builds hope and enhances quality of life while aggressively searching for new treatments and a cure.
*This a remote position is based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The ideal candidate resides in Missouri or Kansas*
*This a remote position is based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The ideal candidate resides in Missouri or Kansas*
POSITION SUMMARY: The ALS Association is seeking an energetic, mission-driven professional to manage our Walk to Defeat ALS® events and other revenue-producing opportunities in Kansas. As the Manager, Development, you will be responsible for generating revenue through the Walk to Defeat ALS® program, community event and other responsibilities as required or requested. The position will focus on the engagement of constituents, building strong relationships that meet the needs of supporters and identifying new streams of revenue with both corporate and individual donors.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
QUALIFICATIONS:
PAY TRANSPARENCY:
The ALS Association’s pay range for this position is $46,346 - $56,894 annually.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Cultivate, develop, and manage event relationships to maximize fundraising and awareness through events/activities.
- Lead all aspects of the Walk to Defeat ALS® and Distinguished events in the state. Including but not limited to developing engagement and fundraising strategies that drive revenue, budget management, donation tracking, logistical planning, and execution.
- Work closely with the Team Captains and participants to develop their personal and team fundraising plans by mentoring, coaching, and encouraging fundraising efforts.
- 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.
- Analyze fundraising data from assigned events to forecast revenue, as well as 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.
- Study and understand the history, structure, objectives, programs, and financial needs of the organization.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s Degree required; commitment to lifelong learning.
- 2-5 years of development, sales or fundraising experience.
- Strong verbal and written communication.
- 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); knowledge and ability to recruit and secure corporate sponsors and teams.
- 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, a high degree of self-initiative, motivation, and discipline.
- Strong computer/technology skills including MS Office, database management, and other web-based software programs. Experience with Salesforce a plus.
- Possess excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Possess basic computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
- Flexibility and availability to work evenings and weekends as needed for this positions events
- Maintains personal auto insurance.
- The employee must occasionally lift and /or move more than 25 pounds
PAY TRANSPARENCY:
The ALS Association’s pay range for this position is $46,346 - $56,894 annually.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 2-5 years of development, sales, or fundraising experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Organizational skills, effective prioritization, and attention to detail
- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively in teams
- Understanding and application of integrated fundraising and development approaches
- Experience with special event fundraising, preferably Walk events
- Ability to recruit and secure corporate sponsors and teams
- Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills
- Goal orientation, self-initiative, motivation, and discipline
- Strong computer and technology skills, including Microsoft Office, database management, and web-based software
- Salesforce experience
- Availability to work evenings and weekends as needed for events
- Maintaining personal auto insurance
- Ability to occasionally lift or move more than 25 pounds
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What We Do
Established in 1985, The ALS Association is the only national non-profit organization fighting ALS on every front. By leading the way in global research, providing assistance for people with ALS through a nationwide network of chapters, coordinating multidisciplinary care through certified clinical care centers, and fostering government partnerships, The Association builds hope and enhances quality of life while aggressively searching for new treatments and a cure.
