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TITLE: Family Team Specialist
REPORTS TO: State Director
LOCATION: Cedar Rapids, IA
REASON FOR OPENING: New Position
POSITION PURPOSE:
This is a part time temporary position focused on development and recruitment of new Family Teams to generate new funds for the mission. Continuation beyond 2009 will be subject to program success and availability of grant funding.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Raise in $50,000 new revenue by recruiting and assisting in managing new and unpaid family teams participating in the “March for Babies” fundraising event
- Manage family teams newly recruited for MFB 2009
- Manage response system to family teams that register online
- Coordinate communication with family teams via e-newsletters and targeted group emails
- Identify, recruit, and train appropriate family team volunteers for chapter leadership positions (MFB committees, PSC, Revenue Development, Public Affairs, Communications)
- Assist Family Team Chairs in coordinating day-of MFB family team tent activities for top 5 markets in state (Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Dubuque, Bettendorf, Sioux City)
- Devise and implement plan for family team involvement in Prematurity Awareness Month
- Work with family teams to gather human interest stories to pitch to local media, utilize in Chapter publications and post on MOD IA website
- Manage family teams data collection and retention
- Serve as Family Team liaison with National and Regional offices
- Participate on national Family Team Liaison conference calls
- Assist with outreach to other teams and funding sources.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent.
- Minimum Two years’ experience in fundraising.
- Experience managing volunteers: excellent people skills.
- Computer literacy in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to travel within Iowa-car and valid driver’s license.
- Dynamic, energetic, empathic individual who enjoys working and collaborating with many different type of individuals, families, disciplines, medical personnel and organizations.
- Some flexibility of schedule required
Chris Garrett
State Director
425 2nd St SE #605
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
FAX# 319-247-5647
cgarrett@marchofdimes.com
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