The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is seeking an experienced fundraising professional who will support all aspects of a peer-to-peer event-based portfolio, including oversight of event fundraiser development and engagement. This self-starting individual will assist with driving fundraising success for the Kiss a Pig Gala, State of Diabetes, and Camps in the Louisiana and Mississippi areas. Primary duties of the Development Manager will include the management of existing and new teams, individual fundraisers, and volunteers. The Development Manager must live within 50 miles of New Orleans, LA. To learn more about these events, search by State through this link: https://diabetes.org/events/calendar-events
A successful candidate will manage and steward a portfolio of small corporate teams, friends and family teams, individual participants, and lead a volunteer committee supporting the execution of event day. The ideal candidate must have a proven record of success in peer-to-peer fundraising, volunteer management, and relationship development.
Responsibilities
Fundraising and Relationship Building
• Ability to manage and review daily campaign data through reports, dashboards, and revenue analysis identifying opportunities to capitalize on drive campaign revenue.
• Manages a peer-to-peer fundraising portfolio generating $50,000 - $150,000 annually.
• Regularly monitor the performance of a fundraising portfolio to ensure timely responsiveness to new registrants, accurate forecasting, recognize fundraising and recruitment milestones, and maximize retention & revenue.
• Data mining resulting in the identification and acquisition of participants, team captains, corporate partners, sponsors, and community leaders.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of donor interactions within systems and trackers. Ensure that contacts, next steps, and tasks are consistently and accurately captured in donor records and central files.
• Comfortable with managing $5k+ corporate and friends & family teams.
• Supports other fundraising events, activities, and programs as assigned.
Volunteer Engagement
• Staff lead for Event Day volunteer committee tasked with event day participant experience responsible for key event day execution including, VIP experience, participation living with diabetes, event day volunteers, in-kind support, and other local event day opportunities. ADA has full-service event production support.
• Supports the development of the market’s local pipeline of constituents and event leaders, to drive market activity.
Mission Integration
• Identify and implement marketing opportunities, partnerships, influencer relationships, and other opportunities to increase ADA’s presence and awareness within assigned market territory that drive business goals.
• Supports and maintains the vision, mission, priorities, and guiding principles of ADA.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree
• 1+ years of professional experience empowering individuals through peer-to-peer fundraising, events, and volunteerism.
• Ability to present ADA’s mission and how to get involved with groups of all sizes
• Ability to recruit and lead a group of volunteers to support event day execution.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting individuals to support an organization
• Demonstrated ability to mobilize and motivate individuals to achieve goals
• Demonstrated ability to identify opportunities for growth in relationships
• Ability to organize time effectively and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Initiative and independence, combined with the ability to work well as part of a team
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with a variety of constituencies
• Excellent verbal and written skills, creativity, independent judgment, attention to detail, accuracy, strong editing skills, and follow-through.
• Knowledge of software including Microsoft, DonorDrive (or other P2P platforms), and CRM.
• Ability to travel as needed for meetings and events required
• Must be able to work occasional nights and weekends as needed to support events.
• Authorization to work in the US required
• Reliable transportation for travel
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to fifteen pounds
• Must live within 50 miles of New Orleans, LA
Why Work Here
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) offers a rewarding career working for one of the premier voluntary health organizations in the world supporting people with type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes. Our employees like working at the ADA because of our mission, the inclusive environment, work-life balance, our benefits and our culture:
- Industry competitive base pay. Base offers are determined by several factors including but not limited to your relevant work experience, education, certifications, location, internal pay equity, etc.
- A culture of recognition including new hire welcome announcements, service anniversary awards, referral bonuses, monthly All Employee Assembly, appreciation awards
- Generous Paid Time Off, including holidays, vacation days, personal days and sick days
- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), disability & life insurance, pet insurance and retirement savings
- Guided by our mission, we provide top tier diabetes supply coverage through our medical benefits program
- A company focus on offering mental health programs and work/life balance with most of our employees working remote
- Joining our dedicated team affords the gratification of knowing beyond a doubt that you will impact the lives and well-being of millions
About the Organization
The American Diabetes Association ® (ADA) is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization fighting to end diabetes and helping people living with diabetes thrive. Since 1940, we have driven discovery and research to prevent, manage, treat, and ultimately cure diabetes. We advocate for policy changes and improved access to quality care for all people living with diabetes and/or obesity. Through the Obesity Association, a division of the ADA, we are also working to reduce the prevalence of obesity—a leading risk factor for type 2 diabetes.
Bachelor's degree and 1+ year of peer-to-peer fundraising, events, or volunteerism experience. Requires volunteer leadership, relationship development, strong communication, Microsoft, DonorDrive or another P2P platform, CRM, travel, and US work authorization.
Key Responsibilities
- managing portfolios
- engaging volunteers
- analyzing campaigns
Skills & Tools
Microsoft, DonorDrive, CRM
Job Details
- Category: Fundraising
- Seniority: Entry Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — New Orleans or Mississippi
- Salary: USD 45,000 – 52,000 / year
- Languages: English
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Retirement plan
About American Diabetes Association
A voluntary health organization fighting diabetes through research, advocacy, education, and support. — Industry: Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs