Remote Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Executive

ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY; United States; Remote; USD 37,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s leading dementia charity, is seeking a Philanthropy Executive (Trusts and Foundations) to grow our income from a portfolio of funders. This home-based role (35 hours/week) involves cultivating relationships, researching opportunities, and crafting high-quality applications and reports that clearly demonstrate impact.

You’ll lead a fundraising campaign for a future Dementia Research Leader and collaborate with teams across Research, Services and Finance.

Qualifications

• Experience in fundraising, with some understanding of trusts and foundations.
• You’ll understand what motivates different funders and enjoy finding opportunities that connect their priorities with work that matters.
• Do you enjoy writing, influencing and finding the right way to bring people into a cause?
• You’ll be a confident communicator who can build positive relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• You’ll be curious, organised and motivated by the difference your fundraising can make.
• Have fundraising experience, ideally including trusts and foundations.
• Understand how trusts and foundations operate and what motivates them to give.
• Enjoy building and stewarding relationships with external organisations.
• Can write clear, persuasive applications, reports and fundraising materials.
• Are confident communicating with different audiences and building positive relationships.
• Can manage your own portfolio, prioritise competing deadlines and take ownership of your work.
• Enjoy working with colleagues across different teams to develop compelling funding proposals.
• Are curious about dementia and motivated to help end the devastation it causes.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture relationships with existing and prospective trusts and foundations through regular communication, cultivation and stewardship.
• Research new funding opportunities and develop tailored approaches to potential supporters.
• Write high-quality applications and reports that meet funder requirements and clearly communicate impact.
• Develop your understanding of dementia and Alzheimer’s Society’s work, using this to create compelling fundraising opportunities.
• Lead the fundraising campaign for a future Dementia Research Leader, including donor planning, materials, updates and new funding opportunities.
• Work with colleagues across Research, Services, Finance and Impact Communications to develop compelling proposals and gather evidence of impact.
• Help organise opportunities for supporters to engage with our work, including project visits, researcher meetings and Society events.
• Support the Mid Value programme alongside the other Philanthropy Executive, including applications, acknowledgements and mailings.

Skills

Fundraising experience

Trusts & foundations

Relationship building

Writing

Research

Job description

Alzheimer’s Society, the UK’s leading dementia charity, is seeking a Philanthropy Executive (Trusts and Foundations) to grow our income from a portfolio of funders. This home-based role (35 hours/week) involves cultivating relationships, researching opportunities, and crafting high-quality applications and reports that clearly demonstrate impact.

You’ll lead a fundraising campaign for a future Dementia Research Leader and collaborate with teams across Research, Services and Finance.