American Heart Association · 12 hours ago
Sr. Development Director
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expAmerican Heart Association is a leading organization in cardiovascular health, seeking a Senior Development Director. This role involves overseeing fundraising efforts, volunteer management, and community engagement for the Greater Atlanta Heart Walk event.
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Responsibilities
Achieving assigned revenue goals by developing and maintaining relationships with corporate and community partners
Ensuring the team meets/exceeds annual revenue goals
Leading existing and new sponsorships and relationships to achieve campaign goals through the cultivation, stewardship, and growth of donor financial dedication and support
Driving new business development by soliciting and maintaining high-level corporate and patron sponsors
Leading the team in the identification, cultivation and recruitment of C-suite and executive volunteer leaders
Owning the efforts of building volunteer leadership committees
Maintaining an ongoing pipeline of potential sponsors, donors, and volunteer leadership to advance our mission
Developing and implementing a plan of consistent campaign and revenue growth
Planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating assigned fundraising event(s) according to best practices and event timeline/budget
Confirming detailed, timely and accurate data entry of relevant event campaign information
Collaborating with other team members and volunteers
Coaching and mentoring your direct report to ensure their professional growth and success
Qualification
Required
University/College degree or equivalent experience, preferred
5 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or equivalent type experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Knowledge and skills in fundraising principles, practices, and techniques
Ability and experience recruiting, training, and encouraging top-level donors and volunteers
Excellent listening skills, including verbal and non-verbal communication, active listening, negotiating, problem-solving and decision-making
Highly effective organizational skills, time management, responsibility, leadership, and motivation
Ability to work outside of standard hours which may involve some evenings and/or weekends
Ability and willingness to travel extensively throughout assigned geographical territory
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
Robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution
Employee assistance program
Employee wellness program
Telemedicine
Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees
12 paid holidays off each year
Tuition Assistance
Company
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.62MKey Investors
Stupski FoundationAmeriCorps Public AlliesCity Furniture
2025-08-14Grant· $0.1M
2024-07-09Grant· $2.7M
2024-06-06Grant· $0.69M
Leadership Team
Jennifer Hall
Chief, Institute for Precision Cardiovascular Medicine
Lynne Braggs
National, Sr. Director Digital Content Production, Creative (Marketing)
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