Fundraising Development Coordinator

Position Summary:

The Development Coordinator works alongside a dynamic development team and is responsible for supporting the implementation of our Walk to End Alzheimer’s event. 

The territories for this role include Marquette and the Upper Peninsula.

Responsibilities

Essential functions and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Create, review and finalize event materials, action plan with the Development Director.
• Provide administrative and coordination support for Walk to End Alzheimer’s projects including updating web pages, web site set-up, gift information, prepare and analyze Walk to End Alzheimer’s reports, and ensure data accuracy.
• Material organization, support and maintain needed inventory and ordering.
• Order and track and confirm receipt of orders/deliveries of event supplies and collateral.
• Phone outreach to past participants and donors.
• Directly interact with donors, including answering development and organization inquiries, sponsorship and team questions.
• Provide supervision and training to assigned volunteers.
• Through volunteer networks, prospect, cultivate and steward Walk to End Alzheimer’s teams, sponsors, and Relationship event volunteers to achieve development goals.
• Execute event plan for maximizing team participation and sponsorship opportunities to achieve revenue goals by providing fundraising guidance and support.
• Recruit and work closely with the volunteer planning committees to assist them with sponsorship, team recruitment, meeting preparations, logistics, marketing, retention, and all wrap-around events. 
• Research potential prospects and networking opportunities to grow Walk pipelines. 
• Engage with the volunteer planning committees to organize outreach activities that promote the Alzheimer’s Association mission, including community presentations and corporate engagement opportunities.
• Actively participate in learning opportunities for professional growth and self- improvement.
• Maintain an organizational climate that attracts, motivates, supports, and retains high-quality staff and volunteers who are committed to serving individuals and families
• Ensure Walk to End Alzheimer’s standards and best practices are being followed.
• Responsible for other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• One year of office administrative experience

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to recruit and manage large numbers of volunteers at different levels of expertise with diplomacy.
• Effective written communication skills, include English usage, grammar, and spelling. Ability to compose general business correspondence and review own work for accuracy.
• Work history indicating dependability and accuracy with details. Ability to accurately maintain records, prepare reports, and coordinate multiple projects, effective logistical coordination skills.
• Maintain professional personal demeanor and presence in person and via telephone with internal and external customers
• Ability to work well on a team is essential
• Punctuality with an appreciation of the impact of effective coverage to the success of the association
• Superior self-management skills, as an independent initiative to collaborate with others are essential
• Deadline-driven, incorporating effective planning and time management strategies that support the collaborative delivery of results
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% within the assigned territory by car including working within the territory on a bi-weekly basis, or on occasion more frequently as required by the job. Travel in this case, is considered time spent away from the office, in the community, to fulfill the job goals. While most such travel is the same day, occasional overnight travel or air travel may be required.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record, and proof of automobile insurance.
• Ability and willingness to work evenings and weekends as required for the job.
• Ability to bend, stoop, lift and transport up to 50lbs of materials.
• Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, Luminate/Convio software.

Title: Development Coordinator

Position Location: Marquette, MI

Part time, hourly based on 15 hours per week

Position Grade & Compensation: Grade 203 The Alzheimer's Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $21.90-$29.00 per hour.

Reports To: Senior Walk to End Alzheimer’s Director

Who We Are:

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia–by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

At the Alzheimer’s Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our network of more than 1,900 employees across the United States makes a difference each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer’s and those at risk for the disease.

We warmly invite qualified applicants to consider this opportunity to make a life-changing impact on the millions living with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers and those who may develop the disease in the future. Read on to learn more about the role, then visit our website www.alz.org/jobs to explore who we are and why we've been recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years in a row.

At the Alzheimer's Association®, we believe that diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity — meaning that all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

The Alzheimer’s Association is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave, as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing. They are also eligible for our gold standard 401(k) retirement plan. Please click HERE for more information.

Full time employees (37.5 hours/week), will enjoy all of the above plus an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.

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