American Heart Association · 18 hours ago
Vice President of Development
Durham, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
3+ years expThe American Heart Association is a leading health organization dedicated to combating cardiovascular disease. The Vice President of Development will lead and manage core fundraising campaigns in the Triangle market, focusing on strategic growth and collaboration with key stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Work alongside the Executive Director on key donor relationships, not only stewarding them, but also strategizing on how to deepen impact on time, talent, and treasure
Drive new business development. Work closely with the Executive Director on prospecting for mid-to-large companies, sales processes, and onboarding. This will include assisting with the management of the Top 25 Prospect List and providing first-class service when bringing a new company into the Triangle market
Grow overall market revenue by implementing organizationally identified best practices. The principal responsibility of securely positioning the Market for aggressive growth in unrestricted revenue on an increasing and sustainable basis through building a dynamic development team, volunteer leadership talent, and capabilities
Operationalize the vision, management of staff, and implementation of strategic priorities, and volunteer and employee engagement plans
Achieve financial targets while leading multiple revenue channels
Work aggressively with five (5) direct reports and development staff on new company growth and development, both in revenue and leadership engagement/recruitment
Foster a professional work environment that promotes and values collaboration, trust, teamwork, empowerment and professionalism where communication is open, staff celebrate each other’s successes, and conflicts are identified and quickly resolved
Work with the Executive Director and direct reports to maintain a minimum of three (3) years of 'transformational' Chairs for each core campaign and its events
Partner with the region and national center departments to provide management expertise, coaching, and monitoring of fundraising events to ensure the aggressive growth of events and focus year-round attention by monitoring internal reports and management of development staff
Participate in community and corporate functions that will provide networking and visibility opportunities to facilitate generating new business contacts
Travel within the market is required for donor and partner meetings
Qualification
Required
3 years of relevant experience in fundraising, sales, or equivalent type of experience
3 years of supervisory experience with a sales or fundraising team
Ability to establish and execute strategic plans in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment
Ability to communicate vision to a team
Ability to travel locally approximately 75%; requires access to reliable transportation at all times on an immediate basis
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Preferred
Demonstrated track record of setting, achieving, and exceeding aggressive goals on a sustainable basis
Demonstrated track record of influencing others to action through communicating a shared vision
Demonstrated skill in written and oral communication, including large and small group presentations, group facilitation, and writing clear, concise reports and evaluations
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Life insurance
Retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution
Employee assistance program
Employee wellness program
Telemedicine
Medical consultation
Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees
12 paid holidays off each year
Tuition Assistance
Company
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
American Heart Association has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (5)
2024 (1)
2023 (4)
2022 (3)
2021 (2)
2020 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.62MKey Investors
Stupski FoundationAmeriCorps Public AlliesCity Furniture
2025-08-14Grant· $0.1M
2024-07-09Grant· $2.7M
2024-06-06Grant· $0.69M
Leadership Team
Jennifer Hall
Chief, Data Science and Analytics
Lynne Braggs
National, Sr. Director Digital Content Production, Creative (Marketing)
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