Associate Director, Development (Philadelphia, PA)

Witt/Kieffer; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 61,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to combating diabetes as an Associate Director of Development. In this pivotal role, you will lead fundraising initiatives, engage volunteers, and cultivate relationships with donors and corporate partners. Your expertise in peer-to-peer fundraising and campaign management will drive the success of vital events, ensuring that the mission of improving lives is at the forefront. With a strong focus on community engagement and relationship building, you will play a key role in expanding the organization's impact. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a meaningful cause while enjoying a supportive work environment that values work-life balance and professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive base pay

Development Incentive Program

Generous Paid Time Off

Comprehensive benefits package

Mental health programs

Work/life balance focus

Recognition culture

Remote work flexibility

Qualifications

• 3+ years in peer-to-peer fundraising and campaign management.
• Proven ability to develop relationships and engage volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a peer-to-peer fundraising portfolio to raise significant revenue.
• Identify and develop new fundraising opportunities and partnerships.

Skills

Peer-to-peer fundraising

Campaign management

Relationship development

Public speaking

Data analysis

Volunteer management

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

DonorDrive

CRM software

Job description

Associate Director, Development (Philadelphia, PA)

Description

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is seeking an experienced fundraising professional who will manage 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 two State of Diabetes and ADA Camp Freedom in the Greater Philadelphia area. Primary duties of the Associate Director of Development will include the development and management of existing and new teams, individual fundraisers, and volunteers.

This individual will identify new opportunities to grow the local peer-to-peer portfolio across all fundraising channels to increase revenue, including individual fundraisers, corporate partnerships, and team participation. A successful candidate will manage and steward a portfolio of corporate & friends and family teams, individual participants, and volunteers. This position is accountable for significant revenue targets.

The ideal candidate must have a proven record of success in peer-to-peer fundraising, campaign management, and relationship development.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Fundraising and Relationship Building

• Responsible for raising at least $250,000-$500,000 annually.
• Ability to manage and review daily campaign data through reports, dashboards, and revenue analysis identifying opportunities to capitalize on drive campaign revenue.
• 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.
• Manages and executes plans for retention, upgrade, and acquisition (pipeline development) of applicable areas of business focus.
• Data mining resulting in the identification and acquisition of participants, team captains, corporate partners, sponsors, and community leaders.
• Identifies and develops new business with both existing donors & constituents as well as new prospects and provides excellent relationship management.
• 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.
• Tracks progress, financials, and other KPIs to analyze and determine success.
• Experience making $50k+ corporate sponsorship and team asks.
• Supports other fundraising events, activities, and programs as assigned.

Volunteer Engagement

• Supports the development of the market’s local pipeline of constituents and event leaders, to drive market activity.
• Supports the Executive Director & Development Director with the execution of Event Chair, Executive Leadership Team, and Executive Challenge champions, ensuring revenue targets and standards are met.
• Identifies, builds, and stewards relationships with community, philanthropic, and corporate leaders as an integral part of volunteer and donor prospect development.

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 required
• 3+ years of professional experience in empowering individuals through peer-to-peer fundraising, events, leadership, volunteerism, and corporate partnerships
• Excellent public speaking skills with the ability to present ADA’s mission and how to get involved with groups of all sizes
• 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 a large number of 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
• Reliable transportation to travel
• Must be able to work occasional nights and weekends as needed to support events.
• Authorization to work in the US required
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to fifteen pounds
• Must live within 50 miles of Philadelphia, PA

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, ranging from $61,000 - $67,000 for this role. Base offers are determined by several factors including but not limited to your relevant work experience, education, certifications, location, internal pay equity, etc.
• This position is eligible to participate in the Development Incentive Program.
• 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 a leader in the fight to end diabetes. Our mission is to prevent and cure diabetes and improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. We provide lifesaving education and resources backed by trusted experts to help people learn how to make life with diabetes easier until the day diabetes is gone for good. Through research, the ADA searches relentlessly for a cure and supports the professionals who provide direct care. Our team is on the ground fighting for those with diabetes who suffer discrimination, health inequity, high health care costs and so much more. Employees of the ADA embrace this mission and vision and keep people living with diabetes at the center of everything we do.

Req Number DEV-25-00015

Location Philadelphia Remote

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

Category Development

EOE Statement It is the policy of the American Diabetes Association to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

This position is currently accepting applications.