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Under the direction and guidance of the VP of Community Outreach, the Director of Community Outreach, Northern California primarily oversees all regional peer-to-peer fundraising, outreach, and mission awareness efforts connected to the ALS Network’s signature events, including endurance events and the Walk & Roll to Cure ALS programs. The event portfolio includes, but may not be limited to, the Napa Valley Ride, Jim Tracy 5K, East Bay Walk & Roll to Cure ALS, and Bay Area Peninsula Walk & Roll to Cure ALS; plus an array of do-it-yourself and family-sponsored fundraising and awareness events.

With an events fundraising portfolio totaling $1.42M, the person in this position must be a strong relationship builder and have extensive peer-to-peer fundraising experience for events such as walks, 5Ks, rides or similar. The Director will ensure that the program remains on track to meet its annual, Board-approved fundraising goals while creating safe, meaningful, and fun experiences for participants and supporters.

The Director of Community Outreach, Northern California, also supervises the activities of 3 Bay Area-based Community Outreach staff members, who assist with these efforts. The Director collaborates closely with counterparts in other regions of the organization’s service area, with volunteer leadership, and with colleagues in other departments to ensure the achievement of organization-wide fundraising and mission goals.

Eligible candidates must reside in the Bay Area such that they are within a reasonable driving and/or public transportation distance to an office in Berkeley, CA.

We connect need with support. We connect questions with answers. We connect thought leaders with new ideas. We connect research to funding and advocates to challenge the status quo.

Why? Because we know the ALS community like no one else. We know what it takes to deliver meaningful services, create the most engaging partnerships, achieve better outcomes with greater efficiency, and build the deepest connections to help those in greatest need.

Mission: To partner with the ALS community as we drive the discovery of prevention strategies, treatments, and cures for ALS; provide access to quality care and connection; and promote initiatives to improve health outcomes.