Chapter Outreach Coordinator (Nebraska)

About The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF)

The National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) is dedicated to finding cures for inheritable blood disorders and to addressing and preventing the complications of these disorders through research, education, and advocacy enabling people and families to thrive. Learn more at Bleeding.org!

About the Role

As the Chapter Outreach Coordinator, you will play an integral role in the success of the Nebraska chapter's programs, events, and fundraising initiatives. Reporting to the Senior Executive Director, you will assist in developing, executing, and facilitating the chapter's education and community outreach activities. This includes conceptualizing, planning, and managing events from start to finish to ensure a smoothly run and impactful experience for attendees. Additionally, you will assist in coordinating the chapter's fundraising campaigns, utilizing your skills in volunteer management, budgeting, reporting and relationship-building with donors and community partners. Through your efforts, you will help raise awareness, engage the bleeding disorders community, and secure critical resources to further the chapter's mission. 

Key Responsibilities

Programming

• Collaborate in the creation of goals for programs and assessment tools to monitor goal achievement.
• Coordinate community outreach events, serving as a point person for consumers and constituent database.
• Maintain a strong relationship with the local Hemophilia Treatment Center clinical team.
• Coordinate & execute Chapter's consumer assistance programs.

Fundraising

• Support fundraising event registration including donors, vendors, sponsors, and participants.
• Recruitment, screening and coordination of volunteers.
• Assist in budget preparation and monitoring for fundraising events.
• Manage and track revenues/expenditures relative to fundraising events.
• Build relationships with key vendors for the implementation of fundraising events.
• Assisting fundraising event communications (e.g. save the dates, marketing materials, registrations, follow-ups, etc.)
• Support in the creation of goals for fundraising events and assessment tools.

Admin/Operational 

• Assist with chapter communications (newsletters, social media, website, etc.)
• Follow up with industry requests and reports
• Answer and respond to inquiries, ensuring appropriate communication.
• Assist the Nebraska Chapter Senior Executive Director with additional duties as needed.

What You Bring:

To qualify for this unique opportunity, our ideal candidate should have the following experience and education:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, marketing, business, or related fields or equivalent experience.
• 1-3 years within non-profit fundraising or outreach activities.
• Outstanding written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong experience preparing reports.
• Strong knowledge of social media and other basic marketing platforms.
• Detail-orientated with the ability to manage multiple projects at a time.
• Demonstrate ability to manage events as per the schedule.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks.
• Ability to connect with the Bleeding Disorder community, and into the greater Nebraska community to build awareness about bleeding disorders. 
• Excellent networking and interpersonal skills.

As the Chapter Outreach Coordinator, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately results in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities, and personal attributes are anchored in the following:

Communications - Clearly conveys information and ideas to individuals and groups through a variety of communications modalities, both formal and informal. Practices attentive and active listening; synthesizes and incorporates information from multiple resources into current discussion content.

Project Management - The discipline of planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of a specific project. Ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources, to achieve project objectives. 

Teamwork & Collaboration - Able to develop and utilize collaborative relationships to build informal or formal teams and accomplish team goals

Reliability: Consistency in work performance, dependability in meeting commitments, and the ability to be trusted with responsibilities. It entails delivering quality work on time and being a stable force others can count on even in changing circumstances.

In addition, all NBDF employees focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as Behavioral Standards which are Respect, Accountability, Service, and Support. 

Where You Will Work:

This position is hybrid and open to candidates willing to relocate or located in Nebraska. Candidates should be comfortable working remotely with a team dispersed across the country. This role requires regular travel, typically 6-8 a year for chapter events outside the local area, often requiring overnight or weekend attendance. 

Compensation:

We have carefully considered industry benchmarks, the experience required for this position, and internal salary comparisons to determine the appropriate salary range for this role. For this position, NBDF has set a starting base salary range $32,000-$42,000 and it is non-negotiable due to our company's commitment to maintaining internal pay equity. This approach ensures that we maintain a fair and consistent compensation structure across the organization.

Research shows that candidates from marginalized populations are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every single one of the qualifications in a job description. NBDF is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. We strongly encourage interested individuals to apply, even if they don't believe they have every quality, strength, and experience listed above. We especially encourage applicants with the lived experience of disability to apply for roles in our organization. All necessary accommodation can be provided during the interview and the on-boarding process.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. People of color, members of Tribal Nations and Native communities, LGBTQ-identified people, gender-nonconforming people, people with disabilities, veterans, and people who speak a language in addition to English are strongly encouraged to apply.

What We Offer: 

At NBDF our mission is to serve those affected by all inheritable bleeding disorders. We are committed to our employees as well as those we serve. To do so, NBDF seeks and values those qualities, both visible and invisible, that make individuals unique. We strive to be a safe place where regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, family status, national origin, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation; you are heard, empowered, and valued because we truly believe that every person brings a unique perspective and experience to advance our mission.

In order to attract and retain a high-performance team, we offer a dynamic and rewarding work environment. In addition to a competitive salary, NBDF provides a comprehensive health and wellness program to eligible employees, family members and domestic partners. Our health and wellness programs include medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, preventative care, mental health services and an employee assistance / work-life balance program. We also offer:

• Full time employees: Three weeks (+) of vacation, four personal days, 12 sick days, 11 paid holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, and the Holidays’ week off (between Christmas and New Years’).
• We offer paid time off to Part-Time Employees. 
• Paid Short-Term Disability insurance & Life Insurance. 
• Pre-tax savings plan (including Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Transit Account).
• a 403(b) retirement plan with automatic contributions based on years of service.
• Paid Caregiver/Parental leave.