Fundraising Events Specialist - Baypath Board of Directors

Major Responsibilities: 

Organization & execution of one or more events held throughout the year including:

• Event planning and executing deliverables against a predefined project plan
• Social Media/Event Promotion - to get the word out about the event and get the community excited about participating.
• Sponsor Outreach & Communication - to generate interest in the event and raise monies beyond the event attendance
• Event Hosting - including attendees’ registration and day of event logistics
• Engaging & courting current & future supporters
• Post-event follow-up and ensure the event is successfully completed – through a combination of direct contributions and collaboration with others.
• Actively contribute to the creation of synergy across all Baypath events 

Measures of Success include:

•  Fiscal goals for Fundraising Events – including attendance, day of event contributions, and event sponsorships
• Trends of attendees – both existing donors and new supporters
• Conversion of event attendees into supporters and consistent donors
• Feedback from attendees – collected post-event
• Feedback from planning team and volunteers – collected post-event

Requirements:

• Background in large scale (500+ attendee) fundraising event definition, creation and execution.
• Experience with and/or interest in contributing to and learning about a non-profit mission.

 General Expectations:

• Leadership & Initiative –Board Members are expected to serve as leaders- both on the Board and within their assigned Committees.
• Meeting participation –Board Members are expected to actively attend and participate in Committee meetings and full Board meetings.
• Organizational Expertise- Board Members are expected to understand the policies and procedures of Baypath – and use this knowledge to support discussions and decisions.
• Donor Stewardship –Board Members are expected to attend some Baypath events throughout the year and leverage these gatherings as an opportunity to further our relationship with our supporters.