Essential Duties/Responsibilities
- The primary functions of this role will encompass:
- Fundraising
- Community Engagement
- Event Coordination
- Operations
- Finance
- The Executive Director will be responsible for identifying grant opportunities, applying for these partnerships, and seeing them to completion.
- These funds are generally considered restricted unless otherwise given as “operating” grants. Gifts are received from the following:
- Individuals (family foundations/trusts)
- Foundations (non-family)
- Corporations/Businesses
- These funds are generally considered restricted unless otherwise given as “operating” grants. Gifts are received from the following:
- Corporate sponsorships will be an essential contributor to the growth of Little Smiles. We expect the Executive Director to formulate these relationships and oversee continued management of the partnerships.
- These sponsors would play a key role in major events, but also facilitate ongoing activity with each Hospital
- Potential to align a sponsor with each Hospital
- Little Smiles PA hosts two flagship events each year: Little Smiles Stars Ball and Monte Carlo Night
- The Executive Director will evaluate all fundraising programs to ensure they are mission
focused with a cost/benefit analysis and will develop policies and best practices related to
signature events - Research and connect Little Smiles to new third-party activities to raise funds and drive
awareness around the Little Smiles brand- i.e. Golf Outings, Happy Hours, Casual Friday Fundraisers, School Fundraisers,
Young Professional Events, Partnerships with Bars/Restaurants,etc.
- i.e. Golf Outings, Happy Hours, Casual Friday Fundraisers, School Fundraisers,
- The Executive Director will evaluate all fundraising programs to ensure they are mission
- This role will manage our Director of Community and Partnerships to ensure we are maximizing
the number of children/caregivers we touch in the tri-state area.- We expect the Executive Director to drive new and innovative approaches to how Little
Smiles PA interacts with local caregivers.
- We expect the Executive Director to drive new and innovative approaches to how Little
- All branding and marketing efforts will be under the purview of the Executive Director, with the
support of our Marketing Consultant.- We want to ensure all materials align with our overall mission and mirror our partners in
Florida.
- We want to ensure all materials align with our overall mission and mirror our partners in
- The Executive Director will be responsible for organizing all Board Meetings, managing internal
initiatives, ensuring the Board adheres to all Little Smiles protocol/legislation, and building out
annual growth goals for the organization. - The financial health of Little Smiles PA will be a major focus for this position:
- The Executive Director will be asked to work closely with our Treasurer/Accountant to ensure we are maximizing funds to give back to our community.
- The Executive Director will be responsible for managing the overall budget and making recommendations to the Board throughout the year for the financial direction of the cause.
Qualifications
- 5-10 years’ experience in the Non-profit space preferred
- A proven track record in hitting fundraising goals
- Comprehensive portfolio of relationships within the tri-state area
- True understanding of the mission and ability to carry through all aspects of our fundraising
events - Significant experience managing a non-profit budget
- Operations acumen with a history of managing multiple resources
Please submit resume to jmullen@littlesmiles.org