Fundraising Director, Do What You Love

Amber Kinetics; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alzheimer’s Association in San Jose, CA seeks a Director, Do What You Love to End ALZ to build and lead Northern California partnerships with major companies and community groups. You will recruit and engage high-level volunteers, including C-suite executives, to expand fundraising and raise the campaign’s visibility across the region, while traveling up to 60% as needed.

Responsibilities include cultivating partnerships, leading volunteer committees, and driving revenue growth with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7–10 years of proven experience in volunteer committee development and/or sales.
• Willingness to travel up to 60% within Northern California.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to recruit and lead volunteer committees and engage corporate partners.

Responsibilities

• Identify and secure Northern California partnerships with large companies and influential activity-based groups.
• Recruit and engage high-level volunteers, including C-suite executives and community leaders.
• Expand visibility and fundraising growth for the Do What You Love to End ALZ campaign across the region.
• Build sustainable corporate relationships and partnerships.
• Travel up to 60% within the assigned territory and occasionally attend evenings/weekends.

Skills

Relationship building

Fundraising

Volunteer leadership

Networking

Communication

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Luminate/Convio

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

Do What You Love to End ALZ is a signature fundraising event of the Alzheimer’s Association—formerly known as The Longest Day—and one of the most innovative and fastest-growing peer-to-peer campaigns in the world. This event engages a wide range of activity-based groups, from community hikes to corporate golf tournaments, to raise critical funds in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

Are you a dynamic sales-minded leader ready to drive transformational impact? A key focus of this role is identifying and securing Northern California partnerships with large companies and influential activity-based groups—such as golf clubs, gyms, hiking communities, and pickleball leagues—to drive significant fundraising growth. You’ll recruit and engage high-level volunteers, including C-suite executives and community leaders, who can leverage their networks to bring new participants and donors into the campaign. Your strategic, relationship-driven approach will expand the visibility and impact of Do What You Love to End ALZ, helping to build a sustainable pipeline of support and engagement across the region.

This position will be based in Northern California and responsible for the Northern California chapter territory.

This role is right for you if

• You have proven success at building sustainable corporate and community relationships that contribute to achieving event revenue goals and create greater brand awareness

• You have successfully recruited, managed, and coached volunteer committees to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals

• You are a successful fundraiser who has coached and inspired individuals and teams to set and reach their revenue goals

• You areanenthusiastic networker who is excited to identify, recruit and engage new companies and activity based groups in your community

• You have managed volunteer-led events that have resulted in revenue growth year over year

• You are known as a uniter and have successfully built a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that has resulted in long term community and volunteer relationships

• You have achieved or surpassed designated financial and participant goals through team and individual fundraising, corporate solicitation, and community partnerships

What you Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• 7-10 years of proven experience in volunteer committee development and-or sales

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Confident, goal-oriented, positive self-starter able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners

• Creatively build community growth strategies for campaign growth, focusing on target markets such as golf, hiking, livestreaming, andpickleball

• Able to execute a plan with the Volunteer Committeeand Executive Leadership Teamto recruit and retain past participants through implementing best practices and providing excellent customer service

• Demonstrated ability to form and cultivate sustainable corporate relationships and partnerships

• Eagerness to network and build relationships in the community year-round to recruit and retain volunteers, companies, organizations and activity groups

• Create unique, engaging community outreach activities that promote the Alzheimer’s Association’s mission, including community presentations, attending networking events, and corporate engagement opportunities

• Capability to maintain year-round relationships with National Team partners and constituents to ensure involvement in all relevant chapter activities and recognition opportunities

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 60% within the assigned territory by car. Travel in this case, is considered time spent away from the office, in the community, to fulfill the job goals

• 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

• Responsible for other duties as assigned.

Title

Director, Do What You Love

Position Location

San Jose, CA (candidates in the following areas of the Northern California Chapter territory may be considered: Emeryville, Fresno, Sacramento, San Rafael, Santa Rosa, and Monterey)

Full time

Position Grade & Compensation

Grade 407 The Alzheimer’s Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $85,000 – 95,000

Reports To: Vice President, Development

Who We Are

The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

The Alzheimer’s Association announced a landmark $100 million investment in research for 2023. This unparalleled commitment is illustrative of the momentum we are building in dementia research — our investments today will lead to breakthroughs tomorrow.

At the Alzheimer’s Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our network of more than 1,750 employees across the United States makes a difference each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer’s and those at risk for the disease.

At the Alzheimer’s Association®, we believe that diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity — meaning that all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer’s and dementia.

The Alzheimer’s Association commitment remains steadfast in engaging all communities in our full mission. The Association provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment to the fullest extent required by law, including, but not limited to, on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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 forEmployers 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 theemployer 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 offenderdatabase, NSOPW national sex offender, education, employment history, motor vehicle or driving history, and reference checks.