Executive Director | Atlanta, GA

Arthritis Foundation, Inc; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 57,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Arthritis Foundation, Inc in Atlanta is seeking an Executive Director to lead community engagement initiatives and partner with volunteer leaders to implement the annual plan. This remote-capable, exempt, full-time role focuses on revenue generation, special events fundraising, and mission outreach.

The ED will recruit and develop a high-impact volunteer board, cultivate major donor relationships, and collaborate across markets to achieve annual goals and strengthen programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and/or a minimum of 5 years of non-profit leadership directing staff.
• Proven track record of volunteer stewardship and partnerships to exceed goals.
• Experience applying sales and relationship techniques to nonprofit settings.
• Ability to translate mission into sustainable relationships and programs.
• Experience in revenue generation including events, major gifts, and corporate/foundation support.
• Financial acumen including budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead staff to build empowered communities and expand outreach.
• Develop annual and long-term plans for revenue, fundraising, and awareness.
• Plan events, raise funds, solicit sponsors, and coordinate outreach.
• Recruit volunteers for leadership roles and grow a diverse pipeline.
• Cultivate relationships with major donors, corporate partners, healthcare providers.
• Build leadership boards and ensure market goals are met.

Skills

Non-profit leadership

Volunteer management

Fundraising

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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Executive Director | Atlanta, GA

Regular Full Time Atlanta, GA, US

Job Title

Executive Director

Classification

Grade 9 SS A | Salary from $95,000.00/yr

Department

Community Engagement

FLSA Status

Exempt | Full Time

Region Vice President

Location Remote working from Atlanta, GA

POSITION SUMMARY (Basic purpose or primary function of job)

Executive Directors (ED) are responsible for partnering closely with community volunteer leaders to build and execute an annual plan of work that addresses the unique needs of the arthritis community in their assigned market(s) including revenue generation, special event fundraising, mission outreach and awareness activities. EDs recruit, develop and manage an effective volunteer leadership board and committees to achieve goals from the annual plan and manage high-impact relationships within the market.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES (Principal responsibilities or job duties)

• Serve as Arthritis Foundation lead staff (in their assigned markets) to build empowered communities to directly deliver and expand outreach and increase awareness of Foundation’s programs and services.
• Develops annual and long-term planning with volunteers and staff, ensuring sound plans are established for revenue generation, special event fundraising, mission outreach and awareness.
• Directly implement and execute annual plan which includes planning events, raising funds, soliciting sponsors and coordinating outreach.
• Recruit the “right” volunteers for key leadership roles while also growing a diverse and engaged volunteer pipeline that fosters volunteer recruitment, recognition, training, and leadership development.
• Cultivates, stewards and advances relationships with major donors, corporate partners, healthcare providers and other key constituents within the market.
• Creates a culture of philanthropy by building dynamic, impactful Leadership Boards and committees. Manages and develop a high-performing market; creates an environment of ownership, excellence and tenacity where volunteers and staff are committed to achieve market goals.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree and/or a minimum of 5 (five) years of non-profit or related experience directing staff and partnering with volunteers.
• Distinguished track record of volunteer stewardship, formulation of high-impact partnerships and consistency in exceeding established goals.
• Proficiency in applying sales and relationship building techniques to a non-profit setting.
• Ability to relate and leverage the Arthritis Foundation’s mission into effective, sustained relationships and successful projects.
• Experience managing portfolio of revenue generation activities including direct execution special event fundraising, major gift solicitation, corporate and foundation support.
• Awareness,understandingandaccountabilityfor financialperformanceincluding planning, budgetingandforecasting.
• Balanceandcalmamidstcomplexity,competingdemandsandexpectations.
• Tactfulnesswiththeabilitytoanticipate reactionsandrespond welltochallenges.
• Promptindecision-making,includingmanagingperformance andaddressingdifficultsituations.
• Ableandwillingtoinfluence powerfulpersonalities, and professionallyand candidlycommunicatepointsof viewtoauthority.
• Modelsandbuildscoalitionsthroughcollaboration,diversityandteamwork.
• Ability to translate marketing and branding initiatives at the community level.
• Skilled communicator, effectively sharing and receiving key messages and content through multiple mediums as befits a remote colleague and leader.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND TIME ALLOCATIONS

Revenue generation, event and program delivery

60%

Volunteer and Partnership development and management