Executive Director, Development; Phoenix, AZ

Executive Director, Development (Phoenix, AZ)

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is seeking an experienced fundraising professional to serve as the market leader providing overall strategy, management, planning, execution and leadership for all aspects of the organization. This includes a diversified revenue and fundraising portfolio, including local board, executive volunteer leadership, corporate partnerships, peer-to-peer, individual giving, donor stewardship, board/staff development, and finance and budget management.

The Executive Director is responsible for positioning the Association as a leader in diabetes prevention and management in his/her respective community as well as establishing effective partnerships and collaborations with corporations, foundations, executive leaders, corporate leaders, and other community leaders, organizations/nonprofits and supporters.

This is a remote, work from home opportunity, but the individual must live in the designated market in order to attend in-person meetings and events. The Executive Director must live within 50 miles of Phoenix, AZ.

Responsible for the strategic leadership for all events in the Desert Southwest market.

Executive Volunteer Leadership

Lead volunteer leadership recruitment, stewardship and engagement

Create a shared vision and sense of ownership and accountability with volunteers and staff

Lead the recruitment and management of high-performing Event Chairs, Executive Leadership Teams and Community Leadership Boards (CLB)

In partnership with the CLB, establish business plan to achieve organizational strategic priorities, drive aggressive revenue growth and execute the mission in the community

Maintain effective communication with the CLB to inform of progress, opportunities, issues, and challenges and establish gap plans to course-correct and achieve financial targets

Provide and guide staff support for all event leadership and CLB committees ensuring financial goals are met

Demonstrate Leadership and Effective Management

Able to build and manage a successful staff team that has a shared team identity where everyone has a clear understanding of the goals and how they will be achieved. Ensures their strengths are utilized to maximize the team's effectiveness.

Understand ADA's portfolio of offerings and how those offerings relate to constituent needs. Align staff resources to maximize performance

Develop annual performance expectations with staff that includes goals, objectives, inputs and outcomes

Coach and train staff on campaign management and execution

Model in-person best practice relationships and fundraising behaviors to all staff

Communicate effectively and inspire others to high performance; promote accountability; drive a culture of activity, remove barriers; support others to be creative and action-oriented; anticipate needs before they appear

Manage staff in a manner that supports a productive, professionally competent work force in an environment respectful of personal well-being and cultural diversity

Proactively inform and assure understanding of market activities and outcomes with the Territory Vice President and others as appropriate

Continuously work to assure market alignment with the Region, Division, and National strategic direction and established policies and procedures

Increase Area Revenue

Recruit Best Practice Campaign Chair(s)

Develop and drive a focus for exponential revenue growth

Establish strategies and tactics to achieve and exceed revenue targets

Manage personal portfolio of high priority executive volunteer leaders, corporate and major gift prospects

Peer to peer campaign oversight and ability to manage staff to execute the fundraising components of all local fundraising campaigns

Build diversified revenue streams including corporate partnerships, foundations, state grants, retail campaigns, and individual/major gifts

Collaborate with colleagues across the territory and ADA to identify and maximize opportunities across the organization

Build local donor, corporate partner, and volunteer pipelines

Ensure effective stewardship strategies are deployed to maintain and further engage constituents

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