The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is organized and professional with a meticulous attention to detail and superior oral communication skills.
Primary responsibilities include :
- Manage all fundraising events including our 700+ person Gala as well as 100-200 person regional events.
- Oversee all event details, liaise with venue management, guest speakers and other special guests.
- Track sponsorships and ticket sales for all events and collaborate with the Development team on how to achieve revenue goals.
- Support cultivation of new sponsors.
- Work with event venues and vendors to manage all event logistics from invitations to speakers and more.
- Support the Sr. Director of Development in executing an annual fundraising plan to reach fundraising goals, particularly for events, the corporate partners program and individual giving.
- Assist with political fundraising for NYLCV Gives Green, our state political action committee.
- Utilize our database for gift processing and tracking and to keep up to date donor records.
- Oversee the highly successful Corporate Partners Program, including outreach to current members and prospects.
- Support the Senior Director of Development in building our individual giving program, including with mid and major level donors.
- Work with the Development team to engage with board members and manage board engagement reports.
Preferred qualifications :
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Four to six years of relevant experience in development and / or events management.
- Demonstrated ability to manage successful high-profile, large-scale events.
- Highly organized, attentive to details, and adept at maintaining numerous tracking lists.
- Excellent oral communication skills. Competency communicating professionally with board members, corporate partners and donors.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and manage up with executive leadership to achieve department goals.
- Strong proficiency and experience with Google Suite and Database / CRM experience required. Experience with EveryAction is a plus.
30+ days ago