Associate Mission Advancement Advisor

Overview

As we celebrate our Centennial year, we invite you to join us in shaping the next century of impact. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives as we remain devoted to a future of health and hope for everyone, everywhere. At the American Heart Association, your contribution matters, and so does your career.

 

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for an Associate Mission Advancement Advisor, Foundations.  This position will be focused on a portfolio in our Western States Region.

 

This position can be home based within the Western States Region.

 

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

 

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Responsibilities

In this role, you are responsible for establishing and cultivating relationships with current and potential funders to increase foundation giving, achieve mutual goals, and build long-term relationships. You will be responsible for advancing the American Heart Association mission by establishing and cultivating relationships with current and potential foundations to increase foundation giving, achieve mutual goals, and build long-term relationships.

 

You will research and develop a portfolio of foundations with the potential to fund AHA projects across the country to include identifying, planning, preparing and presenting grant proposals and accompanying materials (including budgets and timelines), as well as completing appropriate follow-through and stewardship for multiple grants/gifts.  This position focuses on grants for a variety of purposes primarily in amounts up to $100K.

 

Essential Duties:  

• Identifies and qualifies foundations (up to 100) capable of providing gifts within assigned geographical areas of the Association.
• Develops cultivation and solicitation plans/timelines for each donor in portfolio, updating regularly as plans advance and evolve. 
• Actively and positively develops each relationship through a variety of communications, including phone, email, meetings and involvement of internal partners and volunteers.
• Manages the proposal development and submission process; preparing correspondence, Letters of Inquiry, proposals, reports and other documents; each that are well-written, compelling, consistent with the strategic direction and funding needs of the Association, and that aligns with donor goals.
• Conducts external research on prospective foundation donors and continually builds an understanding of the goals and interests of those foundations.
• Records all donor plans and activity in Salesforce CRM and provides regular progress reporting as requested. 
• Works with grant administrators to develop timely and high-impact reports to donors.
• Develops own depth of mission knowledge and insight needed to effectively communicate with donors.

 

Qualifications

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• A Bachelor’s Degree or 2 years of relevant experience.
• Exceptional persuasive writing skills, strong communication skills, fluency in office technology.
• Experience collaborating with program partners, other internal team members and/or volunteers.
• Ability to travel up to 5% local and overnight stay.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in foundation relations and proposal preparation.
• Experience leading cross-functional groups with a focus on collaborative solutions.
• Experience and knowledge of public health initiatives.
• Experience working across geographical markets.
• Database research and management.
• Experience in budget development.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary minimum to the midpoint of the range is $50,800.00 to $70,000.00. This position is incentive eligible based on achieving certain targets. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials to the pay range may apply.

 

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