Arthritis Foundation · 2 days ago
Executive Director | West Palm Beach, FL
The Arthritis Foundation is seeking an Executive Director to partner with community volunteer leaders and address the unique needs of the arthritis community. The role involves revenue generation, fundraising, mission outreach, and managing volunteer leadership to achieve annual goals.
Responsibilities
Serve as Arthritis Foundation lead staff (in their assigned markets) to build empowered communities to directly deliver and expand outreach and increase awareness of Foundation’s programs and services
Develops annual and long-term planning with volunteers and staff, ensuring sound plans are established for revenue generation, special event fundraising, mission outreach and awareness
Directly implement and execute annual plan which includes planning events, raising funds, soliciting sponsors and coordinating outreach
Recruit the 'right' volunteers for key leadership roles while also growing a diverse and engaged volunteer pipeline that fosters volunteer recruitment, recognition, training, and leadership development
Cultivates, stewards and advances relationships with major donors, corporate partners, healthcare providers and other key constituents within the market
Creates a culture of philanthropy by building dynamic, impactful Leadership Boards and committees. Manages and develop a high-performing market; creates an environment of ownership, excellence and tenacity where volunteers and staff are committed to achieve market goals
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and/or a minimum of 5 (five) years of non-profit or related experience directing staff and partnering with volunteers
Distinguished track record of volunteer stewardship, formulation of high-impact partnerships and consistency in exceeding established goals
Proficiency in applying sales and relationship building techniques to a non-profit setting
Ability to relate and leverage the Arthritis Foundation's mission into effective, sustained relationships and successful projects
Experience managing portfolio of revenue generation activities including direct execution special event fundraising, major gift solicitation, corporate and foundation support
Preferred
Awareness, understanding and accountability for financial performance including planning, budgeting and forecasting
Balance and calm amidst complexity, competing demands and expectations
Tactfulness with the ability to anticipate reactions and respond well to challenges
Prompt in decision-making, including managing performance and addressing difficult situations
Able and willing to influence powerful personalities, and professionally and candidly communicate points of view to authority
Models and builds coalitions through collaboration, diversity and teamwork
Ability to translate marketing and branding initiatives at the community level
Skilled communicator, effectively sharing and receiving key messages and content through multiple mediums as befits a remote colleague and leader
Company
Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation is committed to raising awareness and reducing the unacceptable impact of arthritis.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageRecent News
2025-12-29
2025-11-07
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