Job Description
Are you a fundraising pro who loves creating unforgettable experiences and building meaningful relationships? This is your chance to lead events that directly shape the future of local youth and communities!
Join a well-respected nonprofit with strong leadership, a collaborative culture, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. They’re financially stable, mission-driven, and looking for a creative events professional to take their fundraising and donor engagement to the next level.
What You’ll Do:
- As Special Events Manager, you’ll be the driving force behind fundraising and stewardship events that inspire support and engagement. You’ll:Plan, coordinate, and execute high-impact events that engage donors, sponsors, and volunteers.
- Manage auctions, in-kind solicitations, and sponsorship outreach.
- Collaborate with the Development Team on additional fundraising and stewardship initiatives.
- Build strong relationships with donors, sponsors, and attendees to cultivate long-term support.
- Ensure every event is mission-driven, memorable, and leaves a lasting impression.
Who You Are:
You’re strategic, creative, and relationship driven. You thrive on bringing people together, juggling multiple priorities, and turning ideas into seamless, mission-focused events. You love stewardship and know how to turn an attendee into a lifelong supporter.
You Bring:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 3+ years of nonprofit event/fundraising experience
- Experience managing events from intimate gatherings to 500+ guests
- Experience planning and executing golf tournaments
- Experience leading volunteer committees
- Strong relationship-building, communication, and organizational skills
- Comfort with CRMs and online giving/event platforms (Blackbaud, QGiv, First Giving, etc.)
Why You’ll Love It Here:
- Competitive salary + medical/dental
- Generous PTO & 401(k)
- Hybrid flexibility
- A collaborative, creative, mission-driven culture
We’re interviewing now — click ‘APPLY’ and bring your events expertise to a team that makes a difference!