Position Purpose

The community engagement coordinator supports the current corporate engagement manager to deepen and expand the organization's existing corporate and community engagement strategies, while developing and implementing new corporate fundraising strategies that grow relationships within the community, resulting in heightened visibility, the financial resources necessary to support our mission, and a demonstrated commitment to support the corporate community's desire to be socially responsible partners in hunger relief.

Key fundraising and project responsibilities of this statewide position focus on corporate sponsorships, cause marketing, employee giving campaigns, event and food and fund drive participation, and corporate volunteerism with guidance and evaluation of strategies provided by the organization's mission, vision, strategic plan and financial parameters approved by the board of directors.

With our values of passion, service and innovation at the forefront, this position will advance the mission of Great Plains Food Bank to end hunger together across North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota, and achieve our vision where neighbors are nourished, communities are strong, and systems ensure no one is left behind.

Core Accountabilities and Essential Duties

1. Corporate Giving Program

The community engagement coordinator supports the organization's corporate engagement activities, leveraging the expertise and strengths of the development team, leadership team and all other organizational departments.

• Develops a plan and effective corporate partnership strategies, alongside the corporate engagement manager, to increase investment to meet organization's fundraising goals.
• Multifaceted corporate partnership program development assistance. Build deeper connections with our volunteer services and food sourcing, and programs/agency services teams to incrementally grow the organization's financial donor base (individual. corporate and organization partnership/engagement opportunities).
• Coordinates large and/or statewide food and fund drives in collaboration with the operations department. Leads and promotes the virtual food drive web-based fundraising tool to secure donations, with support from the digital content coordinator.
• Manages a portfolio of corporate partners, fostering current and prospective relationship through identification, qualification, acquisition, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship activities that support annual operations and the long-term financial stability of the organization. This may include, but is not limited to, attending corporate events, preparing corporate proposals, providing follow-up reports, delivering compelling presentations, leading tours, and managing a diverse recognition program that supports unique elements in the corporate community.
• Utilizes constituent relationship management software and the moves management system to cultivate donor relationships for deepen engagement. Completes all necessary documentation pertaining to portfolio management activities.
• Regularly studies constituent relationship management applications (Volgistics, Primarious and Donor Perfect) to make engagement opportunity recommendations to the development team.
• Defines and meets annual corporate fundraising targets through analysis of donor data and engagement strategies, benchmarking, and key industry performance indicators.
• Participates in professional development opportunities to grow knowledge of corporate and employee giving trends.

2. Community Engagement

The community engagement coordinator is responsible for leading statewide engagement activities; and collaborating with internal organizational teams and departments to facilitate successful engagement logistics in order to meet fundraising goals.

• In partnership with the development team, supports sponsorship opportunities and execution, by identifying and securing sponsorships for annual fundraising events and select programs and capital needs.
• Develops, implements and evaluates Great Plains food Bank's national, regional, and local cause-related marketing campaign promotions with retailers and restaurants. Ensures alignment with Feeding America to maximize exposure of national awareness and engagement opportunities.
• Coordinates corporate volunteer experiences for donors in collaboration with volunteer managers at both warehouse facilities and programs team at statewide distributions.
• Markets and facilitates corporate employee giving and matching gift programs.
• Maintains a calendar of community engagement for planning, coordination, and promotional purposes.
• Multifaceted corporate partnership program development assistance. Build deeper connections with our volunteer services and food sourcing, and programs/agency services teams to incrementally grow the organization's financial donor base (individual, corporate and organization partnership/engagement opportunities).

3. Community Visibility and Education

The community engagement coordinator elevates the understanding of hunger and the Great Plains Food Bank through public education and awareness.

• Conducts public presentations, hosts information booths, and/or tours of the warehouse with corporations, service organizations and community groups interested in partnering with the Great Plains Food Bank.
• Lends support to community partners conducting events on behalf of the Great Plains Food Bank.
• Represents the organization statewide through appropriate civic or business philanthropic associations/organizations, and leverages community networking for greater organizational visibility and philanthropic reach.
• Serves as a member of the organization's community engagement committee and leads/coordinates key organization-wide public engagement activities aligned with our mission.

Education, Experience and Requirements

Successful candidates for this position must have 3+ years demonstrated fundraising experience in a nonprofit organization(s) and/or philanthropy experience within the corporate community. A Bachelor's degree in sales, marketing, business, event management, project management or related field is preferred. Valid driver's license, ability to travel statewide, and flexibility to attend meetings and events in the evening and/or on the weekends is required.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong internal and external customer service skills.
• Thrives while developing relationships that further our mission through fundraising.
• An inquisitive, strategic thinker.
• An outgoing, poised and persuasive communicator that possesses excellent written, oral and interpersonal skills.
• Critical thinking skills to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including PowerPoint and Excel, and donor relationship management applications.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multi-faceted demands and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and build collaboration across teams and departments. ** ******

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_Hourly Rate: $27-30 DOE
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