The Events Manager is responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of an annual roster of signature organization events. The successful candidate will increase fundraising through events and identify new opportunities. The Events Manager reports to the Director of Development and is responsible to:

Fundraising

• Raise funds from sponsors and donors through a variety of signature events to meet or exceed established fundraising goals.
• Identify opportunities to establish connections with new contacts and cultivate relationships with prospective donors and sponsors.
• Achieve $300,000 individual fundraising goal through securing both renewal gifts and new gifts for special events from individual donors and institutional sponsors.
• Sustain and grow event sponsorships in the $1,000 to $5,000 range.

Event Management

• Support the Director of Development in the execution of fundraising and community events, including planning, logistics, on-site event management, and volunteer management.
• Coordinate sponsorship activation for events – communicating with sponsor contacts to obtain necessary items to fulfill sponsorship benefits, i.e. logos, ads, etc.
• Maintain and update event registration spreadsheets.
• Establish and manage relationships with event vendors such as venues, AV, security, etc. 

Event Volunteer Committees

• Attend meetings of various volunteer event committees
• Take and disseminate minutes of meetings promptly.
• Schedule and coordinate committee meetings
• Conduct follow-up with volunteers to provide information and support for their solicitation.

• Other duties as assigned.