Fundraising Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's Association®; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 61,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flex accounts

Short and long‑term disability

Life insurance

Long‑term care insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Paid Time Off

12 annual holidays

Paid Family Leave

401(k) retirement plan

Cultural & Heritage Day

Volunteer Day

School Visitation Day

Elder Care Facility Day

Job summary

The Alzheimer’s Association is seeking a Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Cedar Rapids/Iowa City. You will lead the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, the world’s largest fundraiser for care, support and research, and drive revenue by engaging community and corporate leaders.

You will recruit, coach and mobilize volunteers, build sustainable partnerships, manage budgets and timelines, and travel up to 60% within your territory.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years experience recruiting and mobilizing volunteers or meeting sales targets.
• Ability to travel up to 60% within territory by car with valid license.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead Walk to End Alzheimer’s events and achieve revenue goals.
• Recruit, coach and mobilize volunteers for multiple events.
• Build and nurture corporate and community partnerships.
• Manage event budgets, timelines and milestones using data.
• Travel up to 60% and work evenings/weekends as required.

Skills

Relationship building

Volunteer management

Fundraising

Communication

Event leadership

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Luminate/Convio

Job description

Position Summary As Manager of Walk to End Alzheimer’s, you join an exclusive 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. 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. In 2024, Walk to End Alzheimer’s was again recognized as the #2 peer‑to‑peer fundraising event in the country. On top of that, Walk was acknowledged for achieving the largest dollar growth of any program in the top 30. Utilizing your proven networking and relationship‑building skills to cultivate key community connections, you will drive success and achieve revenue goals by strategically identifying and engaging community and corporate leaders and building and empowering sustainable volunteer committees. As a successful fundraising leader who will manage multiple peer‑to‑peer fundraising events annually you will generate excitement and enthusiasm in the community for Walk to End Alzheimer’s, coach and inspire your volunteers to implement and build on proven strategies and best practices that result in event growth year over year.

What Makes You Right For This Role

• 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 successfully recruited, managed, and coached volunteers to effectively implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals OR you are able to effectively assimilate our custom training on peer‑to‑peer fundraising and leverage your sales/relationship development background to recruit, manage and coach volunteers to implement best and proven practices to achieve fundraising goals
• You have managed or are capable of managing multiple volunteer‑led mass‑market events simultaneously that have resulted in revenue growth year over year
• You are known as a convener and have successfully built a positive, healthy, and inclusive team environment that has resulted in long term community relationships
• You love 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
• 3-5 years of proven experience in recruiting and mobilizing volunteers to achieve goals OR 3 - 5 years successful experience of meeting sales targets
• Confident, goal‑oriented, positive self‑starter, able to work independently with limited supervision and collaboratively with internal and external partners
• Demonstrated ability to develop and nurture corporate relationships and partnerships
• Ability to manage large numbers of volunteers at different levels of expertise with diplomacy
• Ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate inclusion, coupled with the ability to work in a highly matrixed organization
• Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication and follow through
• 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 some evenings and weekends as required for committee meetings, Walk and wraparound events
• 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

Position Details

Title: Manager, Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Location: Cedar Rapids or Iowa City, IA

Full Time: Based on 37.5 hours per week

Grade & Compensation: Grade 105. The Alzheimer’s Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $53,000 – $61,500. There is a performance based incentive opportunity up to $13,000, depending on portfolio size and achievement of quarterly goals.

Reports To: Development Director

Benefits

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.

EEO Statement

The Alzheimer’s 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.