Development Director, SE Region

🕒 September 2

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $100k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

👔 Director

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Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1977

🤲 Charity

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 Non-profit

Charity • Healthcare • Non-profit

Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people affected by lupus through research, education, support services, and advocacy. The foundation funds and advances lupus research (including grants, fellowships, and the RAY® Lupus Registry), provides health education and support groups, offers clinical trial resources, and leads advocacy and fundraising initiatives such as Walk to End Lupus Now. It operates a national chapter network, secures federal research funding, and runs programs to connect patients, caregivers, and researchers to accelerate better treatments and ultimately a cure. The organization is a 501(c)(3) charity focused on healthcare outcomes for people living with lupus.

📋 Description

• Formulate, implement, and lead strategies and tactics for fundraising and development activities • Lead planning and execution of Walk to End Lupus Now events through recruitment, corporate sponsorship, fundraising, and committee and volunteer leadership development • Lead planning and execution of Lupus & You Empowerment Conferences, including securing sponsorships, venues, speakers, physician partnerships, communications, and recruitment • Build relationships with key volunteers, participants, corporate partners, sponsors, and community leaders • Achieve assigned revenue goals by developing and maintaining stakeholder, constituent, sponsor, donor, committee, corporate, and community partner relationships • Serve as lead Development staff member driving revenue generation and growth opportunities for fundraising and education events • Establish LFA presence within the assigned geographic territory and develop relationships for future support and engagement • Maintain detailed, timely, and accurate databases of engagement information and sponsorship, grant, and gift acknowledgements • Perform other duties as assigned to attain market financial goals • Collaborate with Care Support & Services, Research, Marketing & Communications, Advocacy & Government Relations, and Development & Fundraising departments • Report to the Southeast Division Vice President

🎯 Requirements

• 7-10 years of experience in special event fundraising and relationship development • Strong volunteer recruitment and management experience • Broad-based fundraising knowledge, nonprofit management experience, strategic planning, financial management, and market development skills • Superior relationship development skills • Ability to effectively multitask, establish priorities, and work in a fast-paced environment • Efficient time management and ability to meet deadlines under pressure • Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills • Competency handling diversified assignments • Ability to interface with all levels of staff and volunteers • Capability to leverage relationships and negotiate agreements • Excellent written, oral, and communication skills • Active listening, observation, analytical, problem recognition, and solving skills • Ability to work and make judgments independently and take initiative • Well-disciplined and self-starter • Volunteer Health Agency background desirable • Bachelor's degree • Ability to work evenings and weekends as required • Dedicated home office or workspace with reliable internet connectivity • Ability to interact with people of all ages and cultural backgrounds • Background checks are required • LFA participates in E-Verify

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance covered at 100% for the employee • Sick, vacation, and personal leave • Federal government holiday closures • Health Reimbursement Arrangement • Flexible Spending Accounts • Employee Assistance Program • Dedicated home office or workspace with reliable internet connectivity