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  TITLE: Family Team Specialist - PTR

REPORTS TO: State Director

LOCATION: Falmouth, ME

REASON FOR OPENING: New Position

POSITION PURPOSE:
This is a 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 is part time.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Raise a minimum $35,000 of new revenue by recruiting and assisting in managing new and unpaid family teams participating in the “March for Babies” fundraising event in Maine  
  • Goal setting and retention cultivation of current Maine family teams at $100,000
  • Recruit, develop and manage Family Team committee for March for Babies for Maine.  Facilitate  conference calls -- with all family team captains; conference calls with Family Team Chairs
  • Manage response system to family teams that register online for Maine
  • Coordinate communication with family teams via e-newsletters and targeted group emails
  • Identify and solicit Family Team sponsorships for Maine (cash and in-kind donations)
  • 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
  • Coordinate Family Team Kickoff 2009
  • Coordinate Family Team Thank You May 2009
  • Devise and implement plan for family team involvement in Prematurity Awareness Month, November 2009
  • Work with family teams to gather human interest stories to pitch to local media, utilize in Chapter publications and post on MOD Maine 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. 
  • 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.

 



Susan Braziel     
Maine State Director, March of Dimes 
60 Gray Road, Unit 8
Falmouth Maine 04105
Fax: 207.878.1166
sbraziel@marchofdimes.com
     


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