Responsible for leading the strategy, planning, execution, and growth of a premier large-scale fundraising event with accountability for $1M+ in annual revenue. Drives revenue through strategic relationship management, corporate partnerships, volunteer leadership engagement, and donor cultivation. Collaborates across functions to deliver a best-in-class event experience, strengthen the donor pipeline, and advance broader organizational fundraising goals.
Essential Duties:
- Builds, sustains, and advances high-impact relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteer leaders, and community partners to drive revenue growth and long-term engagement. 30%
- Develops and executes fundraising strategies for a premier large-scale event, including sponsorship acquisition, donor cultivation, pipeline development, and participant engagement. 20%
- Recruits, engages, and mobilizes executive volunteers, event chairs, ambassadors, and leadership teams to support fundraising success and community visibility. 15%
- Oversees delivery of a best-in-class event experience through leadership of planning, logistics, budgets, vendor relationships, and brand execution. 15%
- Collaborates cross-functionally to align event efforts with broader organizational priorities, donor strategies, and revenue goals. 10%
- Monitors financial performance, evaluates results, and adjusts strategies to optimize revenue growth, return on investment, and overall event impact. 10%
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelors in related field and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Preferred Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Years of experience: 5+ years successful experience in fundraising, corporate engagement, volunteer partnership, and relationship development
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Demonstrated success driving revenue growth through donor, sponsor, and volunteer engagement.
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills with high-impact stakeholders and community leaders.
- Experience leading complex, high-profile fundraising events with a focus on growth, donor experience, and return on investment.
- Ability to recruit, engage, and develop volunteer leadership and executive-level partners.
- Strong strategic planning, project management, and organizational skills.
- Ability to analyze performance and adjust strategies to achieve revenue goals.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and functions.
- Ability to lead through influence, manage competing priorities, and adapt in a fast-paced environment.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- Limited travel to meetings, training & events.
- Expectation of being external in the market an average of 3 days per week
- Must be able to attend evening and weekend meetings, events and programs.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- No specific physical requirements.
The starting rate is $85,000 to $95,000. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.
ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits.
