The full-time Donor Stewardship and Events Manager will be responsible for tasks related to event management, donor engagement, fundraising, and communications.

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EVENT MANAGEMENT

• Planning, management, and execution of all Tri-County fundraising events

• Manage event schedule, budget, and set-up; confirm all sponsors, and guest/student speakers.

• Oversee all paper and electronic invitations and deliverables, and all event related logistics.

• Create and own committee meeting/event agendas.

• Vendor Liaison: coordinate logistics with venue, caterers, AV techs, and photographers.

• Coordinate with Graphic Arts/Website Designer to produce invitations, online event registration and RSVPs, printed ad journal, and “thank you” recognition gifts.

• Record key data (using EXCEL and One-Cause software program) regarding event-related donor RSVPs, invited guests, donations, and sponsor benefits.

 

DONOR, EVENT COMMITTEE and SPONSOR CULTIVATION

• Assist President in planning of donor and sponsor outreaches

• Add to donor relationship records: meeting notes, contact info, donations, event attendance, donor sensitivities and special concerns.

• Assist team in creating fundraising materials including: Annual Appeal letter, and marketing, videos and printed Annual Donor Report

• Assist with Board annual meeting in March.

 

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Thrive in a fast-paced, creative, and ever-evolving environment.

• Dedication to the mission of the scholarship fund; understanding of nonprofit sector and fundraising.

• A cheerful and flexible outlook

• Capability to work both collaboratively as well as independently while meeting deadlines.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to interact with all of the foundation's constituents (donors, vendors, schools and scholarship student families)

• Ease in working with / learning computer programs: EXCEL, One-Cause, Raisers’s Edge

• Some flexibility of hours. Ability to work evenings once a month at fundraising events

• Ability to travel within Northern NJ to event venues and partner schools within the Morris, Passaic and Sussex tri-county area.