Fundraising Participant Specialist – Special Events

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California.

📋 Description

• Create and implement peer-to-peer fundraising strategies using targeted email and phone outreach.

• Direct outreach efforts towards top fundraisers and participants with high potential.

• Provide fundraisers with essential tools and resources to broaden their personal networks and enhance donation efforts.

• Formulate strategies for peer recruitment.

• Mentor and assist fundraising participants in areas such as registration, donation processing, campaign best practices, and management of peer-to-peer platforms.

• Resolve participant-related issues effectively.

• Offer concierge services to high-performing fundraisers.

• Facilitate engagement and coaching for participants involved in virtual head-shaving events and those participating in St. Baldrick’s initiatives.

• Recognize and support participants continuously, providing collateral and communication resources.

• Oversee assigned Foundation email domains and ensure responses to participant inquiries within two business days unless otherwise authorized.

• Monitor, analyze, and disseminate participant registration and fundraising metrics.

• Collaborate with colleagues to enhance participant stewardship and concierge services.

• Generate content and compose monthly fundraising tips email content in conjunction with the communications team.

• Manage data related to email distribution effectively.

• Create and execute recognition and stewardship strategies for team captains, new participants, top fundraisers, and members of the League of Legendary Heroes.

• Identify and nurture relationships with high-impact peer-to-peer participants.

• Connect participants with relevant staff and organizational opportunities.

• Develop strategic outreach plans in collaboration with the supervisor.

• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience is preferred.

• 2-3 years of experience in volunteer management or customer service is preferred.

• Experience in fundraising and volunteering is desirable.

• Proficiency in computers, including familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite.

• Exhibits maturity, professionalism, sound judgment, diplomacy, and tact.

• Strong commitment to the foundation’s mission.

• Outstanding oral and written communication skills, including public speaking abilities.

• Effective interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills.

• Capability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team setting.

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects effectively.

• Willingness to work overtime as needed.

• Occasional travel may be required.

• Capacity to perform light lifting, under 25 lbs., regularly.

• Ability to work at a desk utilizing a computer and phone for extended periods of 2-4 hours at a time.

• Submission of a resume is required.

• Candidates residing out of state may apply if they have experience working fully remotely.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work/life balance.

• Generous paid holidays.

• Paid time off (PTO).

• Sick time benefits.

• Comprehensive medical benefit package.

• Dental benefit package.

• Vision benefit package.

• 401K plan.

• Retirement plan options.

• Flexibility to work from home.