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TITLE: Family Team Specialist
REPORTS TO: State Director
LOCATION: Westborough, MA
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 in 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)
- Coordinate day-of MFB family team tent activities for Boston, Lowell, Cape Cod and Worcester
- 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 TN 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 Massachusetts – 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.
Melissa Hanson
State Director of March for Babies
114 Turnpike Road Suite 202
Westborough, MA 01581
FAX# 508-366-6634
mhanson@marchofdimes.com
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