Reporting to the President, the Director Events & Partnerships will have one direct report and be responsible for developing and implementing the fundraising events strategy and the celebrity engagement program for the organization.
Essential Functions:
Planning and executing major fundraising events in domestic markets including California, Connecticut, New York, Texas, Utah, Florida, Colorado and Virginia.
Responsible for all event planning and execution, including fundraising, donor cultivation and stewardship, marketing, communications, volunteer management, VIP guest participation, and working directly with third party vendors, including venues, caterers, equipment suppliers, etc.
Expense and Revenue Management: Collaborate with volunteer committees, consultants, and Major Gift Officers, to ensure that event revenue is maximized. Oversee special events expense budgets.
Ambassador/Talent Engagement: Assist in developing and implementing an annual engagement plan for organization’s Ambassador and celebrity talent.
Cause Related Marketing (CRM) Campaigns: Help manage new donor/talent CRM opportunities and help grow and maintain existing CRM relationships.
Alumni Engagement: Develops and manages the alumni engagement strategy directly with the Office of the President and supports alumni donor engagement in all events.
Collaborate with key cross-functional teams to ensure alumni awareness, including but not limited to other fundraising channels, community fundraising initiatives, communication plans and supporter engagement.
Additional duties as required.
Experience Required (education/work):
Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 10 years of successful non-profit fundraising or comparable experience.
Non-profit development and event experience is required. Experience using OneCause/Bidpal and/or other event fundraising platforms is a plus.
Characteristics/Skills Required:
Superior written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong presentation and liaison skills.
Computer proficiency, including experience with Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, and donor database experience, such as Raiser’s Edge.
Must be willing to work some nights and weekends, and travel domestically and internationally, as needed based upon events and donor cultivation schedule.
Ability to work well independently while maintaining consistent communication with supervisor.
High level of integrity in dealing with confidential information.
Proven success in managing a portfolio of prospects and having raised funds in a metric driven environment or comparable experience.
Demonstrated ability to support management of the full cycle of non-profit fundraising events. Interest and appreciation of organization’s core mission and ability to communicate that mission across different platforms and personalities.
Highly flexible and adaptable. Ability to manage competing priorities and multi-task through diverse areas.