Responsible for leading the strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ event fundraising portfolio. Drives revenue through donor, sponsor, and volunteer leadership engagement while delivering high-quality event experiences. Actively manages relationships and moves constituents through the donor pipeline to increase long-term engagement and impact.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Builds and manages relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners to achieve revenue goals and grow engagement. 40%
- Leads planning and execution of event fundraising activities, including logistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and experience delivery. 20%
- Develops and executes strategies to grow revenue, participation, and donor pipeline within assigned portfolio. 15%
- Aligns event participants and partners to broader organizational engagement opportunities to deepen long-term impact. 10%
- Monitors performance against goals, adjusting strategies to optimize revenue and return on investment. 10%
- Coordinates cross-functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment. 5%
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree
- Preferred Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Years of experience: 2 years successful experience in fundraising and relationship development
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY:
- Demonstrated success driving revenue through relationship building and volunteer engagement.
- Strong project management and event execution skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- Effective relationship-building, influencing, and communication skills.
- Strong customer and donor experience orientation.
- Ability to analyze performance and adjust strategies to meet goals.
- Strong knowledge of community and constituent engagement.
- Ability to collaborate across teams and work through others to achieve outcomes.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
- Travel varies depending on the portfolio assignment and event staffing model
- Must be able to attend evening and weekend meetings, events and programs either remotely or in-person depending on the portfolio assignment
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Some lifting may be needed as part of event set up activities
The starting rate is $80,000 to $90,000. 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.
