Executive Director

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.

We’re hiring an Executive Director, Development and Community Health in Fort Worth, TX.

This position serves in a pivotal leadership role within the community and reports to the Senior Vice President, North Texas.

The Executive Director works with the highest-level executives in the Fort Worth community with responsibilities for staffing volunteer Board of Directors and fostering volunteer engagement and development.

The Executive Director also provides strategic direction and management to a fantastic group of committed fundraisers and support staff with overall responsibility for a $2.5M goal.

As part of fostering an engaged community, the Executive Director will participate in community and corporate functions that allow for networking and generating new contacts to be part of the Association’s mission and fundraising efforts.

We have a fast-paced sales type of environment with the main responsibility of driving revenue in support of our mission.

We offer a base salary with the potential to earn an incentive up to 25% of your base pay. The potential incentive is based on achieving certain revenue targets and triggers.

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.

TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity, equity & inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values.

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Responsibilities :

Some of the responsibilities include :

Driving results through strong volunteer recruitment and management.

Strategic planning and meeting sales / fundraising goals.

Sustaining existing, and building new, corporate partnerships and revenue support through participating in and leading top-level cultivation strategies and engagements.

Cultivating major donors, securing large corporate sponsorships (of $25,000 or more), and identifying and securing foundation gifts.

Leading and coaching a team of fundraisers and support staff to meet the overall goals of the market and mission of the Association.

Collaborating with other internal partners, such as our Health Strategies and School Engagement teams to help drive specific cause initiatives in defined markets.

Want to move your resume to the top so that you can become a Relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives? Here are some of the requirements :

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred.

5 years successful experience in non-profit fundraising or similar experience.

3 years of managerial experience, ideally with a sales or fundraising team in a similar organization.

Experience managing and cultivating high-level leaders at the C-suite level.

Direct knowledge of special event fundraising tactics is crucial.

Ability to travel the Fort Worth, Westlake, and Southlake areas daily; always requires access to reliable transportation on an immediate basis.

Solid understanding of how to engage and work with philanthropic communities.

Must have basic knowledge and skill with Microsoft Office.

Compensation & Benefits :

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit to see more details.

Compensation Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.

Performance and Recognition You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.

This position is incentive eligible based on achieving certain targets.

Benefits We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.

As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.

Professional Development You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor / mentee in our professional mentoring program.

HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.

Work-Life Harmonization The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level.

You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.

Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2028 Goal : Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the AHA will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities.

The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

At American Heart Association American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities.

We're committed to ensuring our workforce, workplace culture and mission have a shared impact across a diverse set of backgrounds.

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