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Nationwide Community Fundraising Leadership Team

Are you interested in learning about the positions on the NCFLT? You’re in the right place.  


The NCFLT works to represent and support community fundraising for Relay For Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, DetermiNation, and other community fundraising initiatives for the American Cancer Society. The team is responsible for creating and driving national and regional strategy for these major funders of the Society’s life-saving work.

NCFLT Co-Lead

Co-Leads play a crucial role in developing and implementing national strategies of community fundraising for the American Cancer Society. As a Co-Lead, you will work closely with your fellow Co-Lead and Supporting Staff Partner in managing the Executive Leadership Team and the National Community Fundraising Leadership Team (NCFLT) at large.

Priorities:
  • Collaborate with the members of the NCFLT Executive Team to identify, develop and implement national strategies to drive fundraising revenue for community fundraising events that support the Mission of the American Cancer (The Executive Team is made up of the volunteer leads and staff partners of the Product, Region/Division and Strategy teams.)
  • Determine the need for and oversee/support Strategy and Project Team
  • Collaborate with Product Leads and monitor KPIs – revenue trends, participation registration and revenue trends to identify successes and areas where the NCFLT can support growth.
  • Maintain consistent communication with your Co-Lead, Staff Partner, and Executive Team.
  • Ensure the NCFLT collaborates with the NCYET and develop relationships with the Youth Leadership Leads and the Community Liaison(s) Leads.
  • Be familiar with national volunteer trends and help determine where adjustments can be made to continue to stay relevant and meet changing needs with our community fundraising events.
  • Be the Nationwide volunteer voice for the NCFLT
  • Co-Facilitate NCFLT Meetings (virtual and in person)
  • Ensure Volunteer Leadership has meaningful experience in their roles
  • Facilitate the compilation of the annual NCFLT Impact Report
  • Facilitate succession planning in all NCFLT Roles
  • Attend Community Fundraising Events (where possible)
The best person for the position is:
  • A veteran ACS volunteer with impactful and lengthy experience as a volunteer
  • Can see the big picture and is able to think on a global level, beyond the local
  • A strong and efficient communicator with a passion for ACS events and funding the mission of the American Cancer
  • Organized, able to think strategically, willing to go the extra
  • Energized by the implementation of strategy and by the success of ACS events across the nation.
  • Experienced in leading a team and understands the value of
  • Committed to the value of coaching, recognition, and the volunteer
You will Create Meaningful Relationships:
  • Co-Lead and Staff Partner
  • Volunteers and Staff on the Executive Team
  • Region Leads and Strategic Directors
  • NCYET Leads and Community Liaison(s) and the NCYET Staff Partner
  • Lead Volunteers and Staff Partners of Strategy and Project Teams
Time Commitment
  • Two Year Commitment
  • 20-25 Hours/Month
  • Phone Calls, Emails, Virtual Meetings, Annual In-person Meeting
National leadership volunteers are expected to actively fundraise and raise a minimum of $500 annually.

Benefit to volunteers:

This position provides opportunities for professional development, program development, customer experience, project management, and working well with others. It provides many opportunities to network within the organization and to connect with volunteers and events from across the country. This position will help with the American Cancer Society’s mission to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

NCFLT Communications Lead Role

This position will play a crucial role in increasing awareness of the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) Mission and in supporting community fundraising volunteers through a variety of communication channels.

Priorities:

  • Analyze best practices for communicating with leadership volunteers and participants and make recommendations for improvements.
  • Develop and execute communication strategies for the product lines under the guidance of the NCFLT Executive Team.
  • Monitor ACS community fundraising pages/groups on Facebook.
  • Monitor and increase our presence on Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms.
  • Help keep acsresources.org up to date and relevant.
  • Collaborate with the NCFLT Executive Team and Region Teams to ensure consistent messaging and branding across all communication channels.
  • Meet with the NCFLT Executive Team, Region Teams, and staff to determine changing trends and needs for new communication campaigns.
  • Be knowledgeable about and adhere to ACS brand guidelines in all communication.

How you will accomplish these priorities:

  • Recruit, with guidance of NCFLT Executive Team, a workgroup to help create and implement Communication Strategies (ideally, the Communications Team consists of 2 to 3 people).
  • Participate in monthly NCFLT Executive Team calls to discuss strategies for communication and determine relevant communication plans based on cycles of community fundraising for Relay For Life, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer and DetermiNation events.
  • Participate in Region Team calls to discuss Region needs for communication support, social media assets, etc. Collaborate with Region Leads and their respective Strategic Directors to determine how you can support their needs.

Potential projects:

  • Expand social media presence
  • National texting campaigns (collaborate with Region Leads/Strategic Directors to complement regional texting campaigns).
  • Podcasts
  • Newsletters​

The best person for the position is:

  • Effective and adaptable communication skills and styles
  • Social media knowledge
  • Innovative
  • Creative
  • Self-motivated.

You will create meaningful relationships with:

  • Full NCFLT
  • Your staff partner

Time Commitment:

  • Two Year Term
  • 10-15 Hours a month (busy event cycles may require more time) Monthly NCFLT calls
  • One yearly in person meeting Phone Calls, emails with NCFLT
  • National leadership volunteers are expected to actively fundraise and raise a minimum of $500 annually.

Benefit to volunteers:

This position provides opportunities for professional development, program development, customer experience, project management, and working well with others. It provides many opportunities to network within the organization and to connect with volunteers and events from across the country. This position will help with the American Cancer Society’s mission to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

Region Community Fundraising Lead /Co-Lead

Lead the Region/Division Community Fundraising Leadership Team (R/DCFLT) to implement national strategies, regional/divisional priorities and empower community volunteers to drive the success and growth of all American Cancer Society (ACS) events and community-based fundraising efforts within your region/division.

Priorities:
  • Be the primary region/division volunteer voice to the National Community Fundraising Leadership Team (NCFLT) to advocate for ACS volunteers and drive implementation of strategic priorities within your region/division.
  • Along with your staff partner, build a strong, supportive and collaborative RCFLT, whose members will work on projects to support the efforts of the region
  • Collaborate with other Region Leads on the NCFLT to influence and assist in the development and implementation of national strategies.
  • Utilize ACS reports and communication with events to follow the successes and opportunities of region events and provide specific support to event leadership volunteers to drive increases in event metrics, especially in terms of participation and fundraising
  • Be a source of encouragement and recognition for leadership
  • Serve as the voice for the events in your region, sharing their best practices and their challenges with the RCFLT.
  • Talent scout and help develop volunteers within your region/division to maintain a consistently strong pipeline of leadership volunteers.
How you will accomplish these priorities:
  • Working with your staff partner, build a strong RCFLT of volunteers and then coach, mentor, and hold those volunteers accountable for their priorities.
  • Organize check-ins, virtual and in-person when geography allows, with staff partner(s) to discuss the state of ACS events and priorities within your region.
  • Plan and facilitate region calls and collaborate between calls with fellow region volunteers through consistent communication within your region/division.
  • Ensure that region team members are getting the information they need to support projects they are working on.
  • Maintain a roster of leadership volunteers on the RCFLT and continue to add members on a regular basis as leaders and projects are working on.
  • Communicate to RCFLT members about new initiatives, best practices, and challenges happening at a region/division or nationwide level.
  • Participate on monthly nationwide Region Lead calls to collaborate with NCFLT
  • If geographically able, attend ACS events in your region, along with meetings or fundraisers throughout the year. At these events, provide recognition as a leadership volunteer, check in with volunteers on their successes and challenges, and remind volunteers of their value to the mission of the American Cancer Society.
Potential projects:

Working with your staff partner, you will decide what is needed to elevate the events in your region. You will create project teams to help in the development of various regional strategies. For example, Recruitment, Fundraising, Volunteer Development, Mission, Recognition, etc.

The best person for the position is:
  • A veteran ACS volunteer with impactful and lengthy experience as a volunteer leader
  • Able to think on a global level, beyond the local level
  • A strong and efficient communicator with a passion for ACS events and funding the mission of the ACS.
  • Organized, able to think strategically, willing to go the extra mile.
  • Energized by the implementation of strategy and by the success of ACS events within your region
  • Experienced in leading a team and understands the value of teamwork
  • Committed to the value of coaching, recognition, and the volunteer voice
You will create meaningful relationships with:

Volunteers:

  • RCFLT members
  • NCFLT members

Staff:

  • Region Strategic Director
Time Commitment:
  • 2-3 year term (limit of 3 years)
  • 10-15 hours / month
  • Phone calls, emails, webinars, trainings as organized/assigned
  • Face-to-face meetings as organized (both at the Region and National level)

All leadership volunteers must continue to actively participate in and fundraise for ACS events with the expectation that all leadership volunteers raise a minimum of $500.

Benefit to volunteers:

This position provides opportunities for professional development, program development, customer experience, project management, and working well with others. It provides many opportunities to network within the organization and to connect with volunteers and events from across the country. This position will help with the American Cancer Society’s mission to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

You are an American Cancer Society (ACS) Ambassador. Participate in the National Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (MSABC) Leadership Team (NSLT) to empower areas to implement national strategies consistently, maintain the health of the volunteer leadership model, and drive the success and growth of MSABC and community-based fundraising efforts.

Members of the NSLT will be chosen based on their skill-set and strategic thinking. They will be assigned a region/division to represent with the collaborative approval of the region’s/division’s community fundraising team’s volunteer lead and staff partner, along with the NSLT volunteer lead and staff partner. They will not live in the region they are assigned to represent.

Priorities:
  • Assist in development of national strategy and represent your assigned region as a member of the (NSLT).
  • Be the primary volunteer voice and collaborate with the region’s/division’s leadership team to support the growth and vitality of MSABC in that region/division.
  • Ensure that strategies from the national level are being communicated and enacted across the region/division, working with various leadership volunteers as needed.
  • Seek to understand the volunteer successes and challenges occurring in the region/division, and work alongside your leadership team to problem solve and address areas in need of improvement
How you will accomplish these priorities:
  • Participate in monthly NSLT calls to develop/discuss strategies and voice volunteer support priorities for the region/division.
  • Participate in monthly calls with your Community Fundraising region/division leadership team, providing a presentation of updates regarding MSABC revenue, initiatives and progress
  • Participate in regional/divisional projects to contribute to the development of national strategies and tactics
  • Identify key MSABC volunteers within your region/division, and then coach, mentor, and hold those volunteers accountable as needed
  • Foster an environment of growth and enthusiasm within the current leadership in your region/division.
The best person for this position Is:
  • A veteran MSABC volunteer, with impactful and lengthy experience as leadership volunteer in their community
  • A strong and efficient communicator, with a passion for MSABC and funding the mission of the American Cancer Society
  • Organized, able to think strategically, beyond a local view
  • Respected and viewed as a strong leader by ACS volunteers and staff
  • Experienced in leading a team and understands the value of teamwork and effective communication
  • Willing to go the extra mile
Potential Projects:
  • Help develop and implement national fundraising strategies
  • Help develop and implement national recruitment strategies
  • Work with region/division leadership team on their strategic priorities
  • Work on growing the MSABC volunteer leadership model
You will create meaningful relationships with:
  • Volunteers:
    • National MSABC Lead(s)
    • Region Community Fundraising Co-Leads
    • Region Leadership Team Members
    • Other NSLT members
    • Key MSABC Volunteers
  • Staff:
    • Region Strategic Director
    • National MSABC Senior Director
Time Commitment:
  • 2 year term
  • 15-20 hours / month
  • Phone calls, emails, webinars as organized
  • Face-to-face meetings as organized (could be NSLT and/or the region/division level)

All MSABC leadership volunteers must continue to actively participate in and fundraise for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, with the expectation that all leadership volunteers raise a minimum of $500.

Benefit to volunteers:

This position provides opportunities for professional development, program development, customer experience, project management, and working well with others. It provides many opportunities to network within the organization and to connect with volunteers and events from across the country. This position will help with the American Cancer Society’s mission to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

You are a representative of the American Cancer Society (ACS).  As a member of the National Relay Leadership Team (NRLT) you are an expert in the largest fundraising movement for the ACS – Relay For Life (Relay/RFL). You are empowered to develop and implement national strategies consistently, maintain the health of the volunteer leadership model, and drive the success and growth of Relay and community-based fundraising efforts.

 

Members of the NRLT will be chosen based on their skill-set and strategic thinking.  They will be assigned a region/division to represent with the collaborative approval of the region’s/division’s volunteer lead and staff partner, along with the NRLT volunteer lead and staff partner.  They will not live in the region/division they are assigned to represent.

 

Priorities:

  • Assist in development of national strategies and represent your region/division as a member of the NRLT.
  • Be the primary volunteer voice and collaborate with your region’s /division’s leadership team to support the growth and vitality of Relay in that region/division.
  • Ensure that strategies from the national level are being communicated and enacted across your region/division, working with various leadership volunteers as needed.
  • Seek to understand the volunteer successes and challenges occurring in your region/division, and work alongside your leadership team to problem solve and address areas in need of improvement.

 

How You Will Accomplish These Priorities:

  • Participate in monthly NRLT calls to develop/discuss strategies and voice volunteer support priorities for the region/division.
  • Foster an environment of trust, growth and enthusiasm with the leadership team in your region/division.
  • Participate in monthly calls with your Community Fundraising region/division leadership team, providing a presentation of updates regarding RFL revenue, initiatives and progress.
  • Participate in regional/divisional projects to contribute to the development of national strategies and tactics.
  • Where possible, identify key RFL volunteers within your purview to coach, mentor, and help develop leadership volunteers to keep the leadership pipeline open.

 

The best person for the position is:

  • A veteran Relay volunteer, with impactful and lengthy experience as an Event Leadership Team volunteer in their community.
  • A strong and efficient communicator, with a passion for Relay and funding the mission of the American Cancer Society.
  • Organized, able to think strategically, beyond a local view.
  • Respected and viewed as a strong leader by American Cancer Society volunteers and staff.
  • Experience in leading a team and understands the value of teamwork and effective communication.
  • Willing to go the extra mile.

 

You will create meaningful relationships with:

  • Volunteers:
    • National Relay Lead(s)
    • Region/Division Community Fundraising Co-Leads
    • Region/Division Leadership Team Members
    • Other NRLT members
    • Key Relay Volunteers
  • Staff: 
    • Region/Division Strategic Director
    • National Relay For Life Senior Director

 

Time Commitment:

  • 2 year term
  • 15-20 hours / month
  • Phone calls, emails, webinars as organized.
  • Face-to-face meetings as organized (could be for NRLT and/or the region level)

 

All NRLT leadership volunteers must continue to actively participate in and fundraise for Relay For Life, with the expectation that all leadership volunteers raise a minimum of $500.

 

Benefit to volunteers:

This position provides opportunities for professional development, program development, customer experience, project management, and working well with others. It provides many opportunities to network within the organization and to connect with volunteers and events from across the country.  This position will help with the American Cancer Society’s mission to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

 

Suzy Lawrence                                                      Bryan Sherwood

NRLT National Lead                                            Senior Director, Relay For Life          

[email protected]                                     [email protected]

 

 

NCFLT Project Team Leader

Serves as the leader of an episodic project team identified by the NCFLT leads and/or executive team. The project team leader ensures a group made up of volunteers of various skills and experiences can work to complete an identified project efficiently and effectively. Project Teams to include but not limited to Mission, Training, Recognition, Awards

Priorities:
  • Recruit and lead a team of volunteers to complete a designated project within the established time
  • Develop project’s measurable goals, deadlines, and team capabilities to identify critical tasks that contribute to milestones.
  • Specific priorities will be identified for each project
How you will accomplish these priorities:
  • Work collaboratively and involve appropriate
  • Regularly communicate progress, challenges, and needs with staff partner & NCFLT leads
Potential projects:
  • Top Performers
  • Awards
  • Recognition
  • Training
  • Fundraising challenge strategy and implementation
  • Develop resources and communication plan for new initiatives
The best person for the position is:
  • Self-motivated
  • Possess strong leadership skills
  • Organized
  • Values collaboration & different perspectives
  • Be knowledgeable about and adhere to ACS brand guidelines in all communication
You will create meaningful relationships with:
  • NCFLT
  • Your staff partner
  • Project team members
Time Commitment:
  • Varies based on the project
  • Project team calls & checks with NCFLT leads
  • National leadership volunteers are expected to actively fundraise and raise a minimum of$500 annually.
Benefit to volunteers:

This position provides opportunities for professional development, program development, customer experience, project management, and working well with others. It provides many opportunities to network within the organization and to connect with volunteers and events from across the country. This position will help with the American Cancer Society’s mission to improve the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

Nationwide Community Fundraising Leadership Team (NCFLT) Co-Leads

Manage the Executive Team and NCFLT

  • Develop and implement national strategies for community fundraising
  • Oversee Strategy Leads & Project Team Leads
  • Collaborate with Product Leads, Region/Division Leads, & National Campus and Youth Engagement Team
  • Become familiar with national volunteer trends
  • Ensure volunteer leadership has a meaningful experience
  • Click here for a more detailed role description
Nationwide Community Fundraising Leadership Team (NCFLT) Strategy Communications Lead

Increase awareness of American Cancer Society Community Fundraising events

  • Analyze best practices for communicating with leadership volunteers & participants
  • Monitor ACS community fundraising pages/groups on Facebook
  • Monitor and increase our presence on Instagram, TikTok and other social media platforms
  • Ensure consistent messaging and American Cancer Society branding
  • Help keep org up to date and relevant
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Nationwide Community Fundraising Leadership Team Project Team Leader

Lead episodic project team. Project Teams to include but not limited to Mission, Training, Recognition, Awards

  • Recruit volunteer team
  • Develop measurable project goals and timelines
  • Work collaboratively
  • Communicate progress, challenges and needs
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Region Community Fundraising Lead/Co-Lead

Lead the Region to implement strategies & priorities and empower volunteers

  • Be the Region voice for the Nationwide Community Fundraising Leadership Team
  • Work collaboratively with American Cancer Society staff partner to build a strong, supportive and collaborative Region Community Fundraising Leadership Team
  • Collaborate with fellow Region Leads
  • Utilize ACS reports to identify trends, share best practices and strategies to drive revenue
  • Be a source of encouragement and recognition
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Relay For Life (RFL) Lead/Co-Lead

Lead the Nationwide Relay For Life Leadership Team

  • Ensure RFL evolves and remains relevant across the country
  • Develop and drive strategies to support fundraising
  • Develop and drive strategies to support participation
  • Develop and drive strategies that support volunteer experience
  • Help develop key performance strategies and measures
  • Collaborate with Nationwide Community Fundraising Leadership Team to support the mission
  • Facilitate the sharing of success stories and pain points of volunteer experiences
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Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (MSABC) Lead/Co-Lead

Lead the Nationwide Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Leadership Team

  • Ensure MSABC evolves and remains relevant across the country
  • Develop and drive strategies to support fundraising
  • Develop and drive strategies to support participation
  • Develop and drive strategies that support volunteer experience
  • Help develop key performance strategies and measures
  • Collaborate with Nationwide Community Fundraising Leadership Team to support the mission
  • Facilitate the sharing of success stories and pain points of volunteer experiences
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DetermiNation Lead/Co-Lead

Lead the Nationwide DetermiNation strategy

  • Ensure DetermiNation evolves and remains relevant across the country
  • Develop and drive strategies to support fundraising
  • Develop and drive strategies to support participation
  • Develop and drive strategies that support volunteer experience
  • Help develop key performance strategies and measures
  • Collaborate with Nationwide Community Fundraising Leadership Team to support the mission
  • Facilitate the sharing of success stories and pain points of volunteer experiences
  • Click here for a more detailed role description
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer (MSABC) Region Liaison

Represent MSABC at the region level

  • Assist in implementation of national strategies
  • Be the primary volunteer voice to collaborate with the region leadership
  • Support the ongoing development of region and market area volunteers
  • Seek to understand the volunteer successes and challenges in assigned division
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Relay For Life (RFL) Region Liaison

Represent RFL at the region level

  • Assist in implementation of national strategies
  • Be the primary volunteer voice to collaborate with the region leadership
  • Support the ongoing development of region and market area volunteers
  • Seek to understand the volunteer successes and challenges in assigned division
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