Fundraising Director, Development

Alzheimer's Association - Orange County Chapter; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid Time Off

Paid holidays

Volunteer Day

Job summary

Alzheimer's Association - Orange County Chapter in Irvine seeks a Director of Development to lead revenue growth through peer-to-peer fundraising, events, and corporate sponsorships. You will coach staff and volunteers, build community partnerships, and oversee Walk to End Alzheimer's and related initiatives.

The role requires a proven leadership track, strong networking, budgeting, and data-driven decision making, with travel up to 50% and a commitments to equity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Proven experience recruiting and mobilizing volunteers and community leaders to achieve goals.
• Demonstrated management skills: set goals, organize projects, manage budgets, ensure accountability.
• Ability to supervise Walk to End Alzheimer’s staff, including onboarding and development.
• Proven track record building sustainable corporate and community relationships to meet revenue goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Do What You Love to End ALZ, and Gala fundraising initiatives.
• Coach and mentor staff and volunteers to achieve fundraising targets.
• Develop and nurture partnerships with corporate sponsors and community leaders.
• Oversee event growth strategies through community and volunteer engagement.
• Manage budgets, timelines, and performance metrics to drive results.

Skills

Volunteer recruitment

Staff leadership

Relationship building

Budget management

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Luminate/Convio

Job description

As Director of Development you will put your proven sales and relationship management skills to work driving success and achieving revenue goals through positive engagement with staff and community volunteer leaders.

Utilizing your proven networking skills, you will identify and cultivate relationships with key community leaders and C‑Suite corporate partners effectively. As a recognized leader and fundraiser in the peer-to-peer space, you will coach and inspire your team to build successful event growth strategies through community and volunteer engagement.

You join a high performing team of leaders responsible for the implementation of Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, the world’s largest fundraiser for Alzheimer’s care, support and research; Do What You Love to End ALZ, a signature event of the Alzheimer’s Association, and is one of the fastest growing and unique campaigns of its kind; and Relationship Events/Gala initiatives.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s® ranks as the second-largest peer-to-peer fundraising event in the United States and continues to set the pace as one of the fastest-growing walk events in the country. Do What You Love to End ALZ is leading the peer-to-peer fundraising space with innovation and creativity, providing an excellent opportunity to engage new audiences in the fight to end Alzheimer’s among many diverse activity groups, from the golfing and hiking communities to live streamers and bridge players.

In this key leadership role, you will be responsible for successful implementation of Walk to End Alzheimer’s®, Do What You Love to End ALZ and Gala to meet or exceed goals through staff training, coaching and mentoring as well as volunteer recruitment and empowerment, team and individual fundraising cultivation, and through the diligent execution of strategies that align with best and proven practices. You will contribute your professional fundraising leadership experience in leading, coaching and mentoring your team of professional development staff.

This position is a perfect fit for a purpose-driven, mission-minded people leader who inspires others to take initiative to achieve positive and measurable results, demonstrates a positive attitude and takes a pro‑active approach to responsibility ownership.

This Role Is Right For You If

• You are an enthusiastic and active member of the community, utilizing your engaging networking skills to build sustainable corporate and community partnerships to achieve organizational revenue goals
• You are able to drive success and provide positive engagement with staff and volunteers through coaching, recognition, and mutual accountability
• You have successfully recruited, managed, and coached fundraising staff and volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals with a priority on Peer-to-Peer initiatives
• You are known as a uniter and have successfully built a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment
• Your experience in providing inspirational leadership, oversight and implementation of fundraising programs has resulted in meeting or exceeding revenue goals around mass market events/special events, corporate sponsorship and other corporate gifts, pipeline development for major and planned gifts and other areas of development
• You have proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals, greater community participation and heightened brand awareness
• You have managed or is capable of managing multiple volunteer-led mass‑market events simultaneously that have resulted in revenue growth year over year
• You embrace a challenge and have achieved or surpassed designated revenue and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships
• You have demonstrated success at prospecting, cultivating and stewarding event teams, sponsors and participants
• You have excellent communication and organization skills and are comfortable with managing event budgets, training volunteers, working to set timelines and milestones and using data to affect positive outcomes

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years of proven experience recruiting and mobilizing volunteers and community leaders to achieve goals, preferably in a peer-to-peer fundraising environment OR successful experience leading a team to meet sales targets
• Demonstrated management skills, including the ability set clear goals, organize projects, establish and manage budgets, and establish accountability processes
• Ability to supervise and manage Walk to End Alzheimer’s staff, including onboarding, training and development
• A proven track record at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving organizational and revenue goals
• Proven track record of developing and implementing strategies for identifying, recruiting and engaging high‑level and C‑Suite volunteer leadership
• Enthusiastic willingness to work with diverse communities and build an inclusive environment
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% within the assigned territory by car. While most such travel is same day, occasional overnight travel or air travel may be required. Must have 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 25 lbs of materials
• Strong computer skills, proficient with Microsoft Office products and social media; experience with, or ability to rapidly learn, Luminate/Convio software

Title: Director, Development

Position Location: Irvine, CA

Full Time: Based on 37.5 hours per week

Position Grade & Compensation: Grade 309. The Alzheimer’s Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $115,000 – 130,000.

Reports To: Executive Director

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.

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.

Qualified Applicants with arrest or Conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act at the Alzheimer’s Association.

The Alzheimer’s Association will conduct an individualized assessment of the material job duties of this job include working with vulnerable communities which the employer may reasonably believe that Criminal History may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship for the safety of the community.

The background check will include searches for: social security person search, public reports, county & federal criminal reports, multi-jurisdictional, sex offender database, NSOPW national sex offender, education, employment history, motor vehicle or driving history, and reference checks.