Development Director, Peer-to-Peer Fundraising (Remote)

American Diabetes Association; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry competitive base pay

Generous paid time off

Medical, dental, vision benefits

FSA & retirement plan

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

The American Diabetes Association is seeking an experienced Development Director to lead peer-to-peer fundraising for Step Out Walk and Corporate Partnerships in Southern California. This remote/hybrid role will manage teams, fundraisers, volunteers, and corporate partners to drive revenue and campaign growth.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of peer-to-peer fundraising, strong public speaking, relationship management, and donor development skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 5+ 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.
• Knowledge of software including Microsoft, DonorDrive (or other P2P platforms), and CRM.
• Ability to travel as needed for meetings and events required.

Responsibilities

• Formulate, implement, and lead strategies and tactics for fundraising and development activities to sustain continued growth, maximum penetration of core market areas, and opportunities for expansion for assigned peer-to-peer portfolio.
• 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, recognize fundraising and recruitment milestones, and maximize retention.
• Develops 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, event leadership, 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.
• Track and report on progress, tactics, trends, financials, and other KPIs to analyze and determine success.
• Provides frequent financial input including budget management, forecasts, and revenue reports.
• Collaborate with an outstanding team of Field staff as well as the larger organization to ensure the campaign’s growth and success, discuss best practices, and share new ideas.

Skills

Public speaking

Fundraising

Relationship building

Data analysis

CRM

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

DonorDrive

CRM

Microsoft Office

Job description

The American Diabetes Association is seeking an experienced Development Director to lead peer-to-peer fundraising for Step Out Walk and Corporate Partnerships in Southern California. This remote/hybrid role will manage teams, fundraisers, volunteers, and corporate partners to drive revenue and campaign growth.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of peer-to-peer fundraising, strong public speaking, relationship management, and donor development skills.