About us

Our goal is to Safe Families for Children seeks to bring the church and community together to keep children safe and families together. Safe Families for Children is rooted in faith, fueled by radical hospitality, disruptive generosity, and intentional compassion, to build a network of caring and compassionate volunteers to support families facing social isolation. Our goal is to support and strengthen families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and reduce the number of children unnecessarily entering the child welfare system..

Position Summary:

The Fundraising Events Manager is a motivated, self-starting individual who can be the primary person responsible for executing successful fundraising events where attendees are glad they came and happily donate.

In this role, you'll need the creativity and imagination to build quality experiences, the organizational skills and attention to detail needed for smooth execution, the networking skills to effectively engage the community and build partnerships, and the outgoing confidence to ask for sponsorships and donations. Additionally, you will need the technical and people skills required to be a strong contributor in a team environment.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic plans for participation at fundraising events
• Develop and implement strategies to increase donor engagement and participation in events
• Coordinate with event committees, sponsors, community leaders and other strategic partnership organizations to ensure attendance.
• Lead the Coordination, execution of and programming of events.
• Manage sponsorship relationships from procurement through post-event recognition.
• Respond to registrant emails, track attendees, and set up seating charts as needed.
• Liaison with vendors including in-kind donations in all aspects of the event
• Evaluate the success of each event and implement improvements as needed
• Lead the follow-up and thanking of all donations and attendee appreciation.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Non-Profit Fundraising, Event Management, Public Relations or related field
• At least 3 years of experience in event planning, fundraising, or a related role
• Strong understanding of fundraising principles and practices
• Comfortable with communicating to all socioeconomic and educational levels
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent follow-through and writing skills.
• Confident and comfortable asking for donations, sponsorships, etc.

Screenings:

• Applicant must have a clear social media presence that aligns with the forward-facing nature of this job.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $23.00 - $28.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 15 per week

Schedule:

• Evenings as needed
• Weekends as needed

Application Question(s):

• How likely are you to be able to communicate with donors and organize events whenever they are available? Do you have any hinderances in specific times?

Experience:

• Event planning and Management: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Lake Geneva, WI 53147: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lake Geneva, WI 53147