[Hiring] Director of Development @American Diabetes Association

Role Description

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is seeking an experienced fundraising professional who will supervise all aspects of a peer-to-peer event-based portfolio, including oversight of event revenue and donor & fundraiser development and engagement. This self-starting individual will be responsible for driving fundraising success for the State of Diabetes event and initiating the first Step Out Walk in the Portland/SW Washington Market. The Development Director must live within 50 miles of Portland, OR.

Primary duties of the Director of Development will include:

• Development and management of existing and new teams, individual fundraisers, corporate partners, event leadership, and volunteers.
• Identifying new opportunities to grow the local peer-to-peer portfolio across all fundraising channels to increase revenue.
• Managing and stewarding a portfolio of corporate & friends and family teams, individual participants, volunteers, and corporate leaders.
• Accountability for significant revenue targets and influencing the strategic implementation of local campaign initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Fundraising and Relationship Building
  • Formulate, implement, and lead strategies and tactics for fundraising and development activities.
  • Manage and review daily campaign data through reports, dashboards, and revenue analysis.
  • Regularly monitor the performance of a fundraising portfolio.
  • Develop and execute plans for retention, upgrade, and acquisition.
  • Data mining to identify and acquire participants, team captains, corporate partners, sponsors, event leadership, and community leaders.
  • Maintain accurate and complete records of donor interactions.
  • Track and report on progress, tactics, trends, financials, and other KPIs.
  • Provide frequent financial input including budget management, forecasts, and revenue reports.
  • Collaborate with Field staff and the larger organization.
• Participant Experience & Events
  • Support peer-to-peer events ensuring an extraordinary participant and donor experience.
  • Support other fundraising events, activities, and programs as assigned.
• Volunteer Engagement
  • Build and implement strategy to develop a pipeline of leaders.
  • Provide leadership in building and implementing annual plans around volunteer leadership.
  • Support the Executive Director in identifying and executing duties of the Event Chair.
  • Manage the Executive Leadership Team and Executive Challenge champions.
  • Identify, build, and steward relationships with community, philanthropic, and corporate leaders.
• Mission Integration
  • Identify and implement marketing opportunities and partnerships to increase ADA’s presence.
  • Support and maintain the vision, mission, priorities, and guiding principles of ADA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ years of professional experience in peer-to-peer fundraising, events, leadership, volunteerism, and corporate partnerships.
• Excellent public speaking skills.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting individuals to support an organization.
• Ability to mobilize and motivate individuals to achieve goals.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with various constituencies.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, creativity, attention to detail, and strong editing skills.
• Knowledge of software including Microsoft, DonorDrive, and CRM.
• Ability to travel as needed for meetings and events.
• Must be able to work occasional nights and weekends as needed to support events.
• Reliable transportation to travel.
• Must live within 50 miles of Portland, OR.

Benefits

• Industry competitive base pay.
• A culture of recognition including new hire welcome announcements and service anniversary awards.
• Generous Paid Time Off, including holidays, vacation days, personal days, and sick days.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and retirement savings.
• Full diabetes supply coverage through our medical benefits program.
• Focus on mental health programs and work/life balance.
• Opportunity to impact the lives and well-being of millions.