General Description:

The Community Fundraising and Events Coordinator is an exciting opportunity to build resources to end family homelessness by planning events, collaborating on donor strategy, and sharing our mission and work with potential and current supporters. Together with the Community Relations Manager, this position will help plan and execute People Serving People’s annual gala, school year celebration, and other fundraising focused events. To leverage the reach of People Serving People’s individual donor program, this position will work with the Individual Giving Officer to create effective appeal mailings and emails and expand the monthly and employee giving programs. To further community and supporter engagement, a combination of marketing and fundraising strategies will be utilized. Pay and Benefits:

Full-Time, Non-Exempt

$22.50/hr

Full benefits including medical, dental, supplementary insurance, generous PTO package and commuter benefit.

Education Required:

BA in Communications, Journalism, Social Sciences, English or related field. In lieu of college degree, 5+ years of fundraising, events, or marketing experience is acceptable. Essential Functions of the Job:

Annual Fund Coordination:

Monthly Donors: cultivate new monthly donors, engage current donors, acknowledge donors’ impact

Appeals: compose, design, and send annual fund appeal letters and emails in alignment with the annual development plan to potential, lapsed, and current donors

Giving Campaigns: coordinate and execute giving campaigns including Give to the Max Day, peer-to-peer fundraising opportunities, and digital campaigns around events

Employee Giving: identify companies with employee giving capacity, cultivate new employer-based donors, engage current donors, acknowledge donors’ impact

Event Coordination:

In collaboration with the Community Relations Manager, plan, coordinate, and execute fundraising events throughout the year, including the annual gala and school year celebration

Create, design, and execute marketing plans for fundraising events

Identify event vendors, enter in to contracts with vendors, and lead relationships with the vendors

Create new fundraising event ideas that coincide with donor interests, organization mission, and industry trends

Lead team in solicitation of auction items for annual gala, track and organize donated items, and coordinate the silent auction.

Follow event budgets and track expenses

Marketing

Gather stories for, write, design, and send email and print newsletters to supporters

Create, write, and work with a designer to make an annual report

Update the organization’s website as needed

Create print and digital marketing asset sand work with an external graphic designer as needed on larger projects.

Other Duties:

Instill Community Centric Fundraising principles in all strategies and tactics

Represent People Serving People at events, when needed

Show donors programs and shelter facilities in a manner that emphasizes guest privacy and dignity

Assist with other development department activities as needed

Serve on the People Serving People’s Coordinator team

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Supervise volunteers and interns to further community engagement efforts. Competencies:

Trauma Informed Care - Commits to serving our guests in a manner that acknowledges their prevalence of traumatic experiences and responses; Strives to avoid inadvertently re-traumatizing others; Seeks to address and ultimately lessen the secondary trauma and stress experienced by staff serving highly traumatized parents and children by developing self-care plans for coping with vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue.

Interpersonal Skills - Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things. Has the ability to establish rapport and interact effectively with a wide variety of people including staff, clients and service providers.

Ethics- Treats people with respect; Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.

Tolerance – Has the ability to work with a diverse population.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently. Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time. Follows instructions, responds to management direction;

Communication - Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations. Writes clearly and informatively. Able to read and interpret written information.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Supports everyone's efforts to succeed. Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Shares expertise with others.

Adaptability – Is able to adapt to changes in the work environment. Manages competing demands. Changes approach or method to best fit the situation. Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Technical Skills - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; Shares expertise with others.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.

Stress Management – Possesses the capacity to maintain personal control and a balanced approach to stressful conditions.

Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data.

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully.

Project Management - Communicates changes and progress; Completes projects on time and budget.Required Qualifications:

Experience coordinating events and projects

Excellent interpersonal skills

Superior writing and verbal skills

Familiarity with marketing and fundraising strategies

Dedication to representing our guests and clients with respect and dignity

High level of accuracy and attention to details

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Dedication to approaching work with a racial equity lens

Flexibility and ability to laugh is appreciated

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Ability to represent People Serving People to a variety of audiences, in a variety of settings

Demonstrated commitment to issues of homelessness, poverty, and social justice

Preferred Qualifications:

1+ years in a non-profit fundraising or marketing position

Familiarity editing content on WordPress sites

Basic knowledge of graphic design using Canva and Adobe Creative Suite

Experience with Salesforce

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must lift and/or move 25 lbs. Must be able to work in-person. Work Environment:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.