Manager: Events - Minneapolis, United States - J Murphy & Associates

    J Murphy & Associates
    J Murphy & Associates Minneapolis, United States

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    Description

    Manager:
    Events & Communications


    Reports to:
    Development Manager

    Full time: 37-40 hours a week
    $30 to $34 p/h

    $62,400 to $70,720


    Key Responsibilities:
    Client

    Attend meetings, events and other related activities
    Develop a relationship with clients and their staff through e-mail, calls, and outreach meetings
    Work with other JMA managers to assist with outreach to clients, project and budget management and to develop and review monthly reports
    Assist with monitoring spend (monthly); review monthly report content

    Broadly
    Create and assist with fundraising and communications strategies to support annual appeals, campaigns, top donor prospects, and events
    Produce prospect lists for individual giving
    Donor database/CRM management (SalesForce, E-Tapestry, Raisers Edge, Donor Perfect)
    Provide marketing, communications and branding analysis, recommendations and advice
    Provide support for events, as needed including - registration (entry/tracking, list management, follow up); event scripts and effective PPT presentations; compose, edit and proof event collateral materials, including but not limited to:sponsorship and silent auction solicitation letters, press releases, invitations, programs, PPT and agendas; solicit sponsorship through phone, email, and in-person outreach; maintain up-to-date, detailed notes of all sponsorship activities in Excel or other format

    Events and Community Engagement
    Provide strategy and plans for clients community engagement opportunities

    through programming and/or volunteerism
    Demonstrate knowledge of MN donor communities
    Proven track record in engagement
    Create opportunities that intersect client programming with corporate giving
    Experience managing non profit fundraising events
    Identify potential event sponsors based on org & affinity
    Project management and execution of events, including: strategy and execution; budget management; auction/game solicitation, organization (bundling) and set up at events; registration (entry/tracking, list management, follow up); name tags; program and event materials bundling; corporate sponsorship

    identification, outreach, and follow up; venue coordination, menus, AV, music, decor, event logistics, planning documents; follow-up calls; event scripts, effective program PPT presentations and event outlines

    Event List project management:
    queries and mailing lists (from databases and Excel) for invitations, newsletters, communications and fundraising campaigns; mail merges

    Write and create donor solicitation materials for direct mail, email, and social media in partnership with Communications and Development Managers, and external vendors.

    Communications
    Design and implement streamlined digital communications program for clients, incorporating key development strategies and messages
    Create and manage direct mail and fundraising campaigns

    Create calendars and coordinate regular donor communications, including but not limited to quarterly donor newsletters, email and digital correspondence, annual reports, and gift acknowledgments.

    Write content
    Participate in the development and maintenance of websites created in various web platforms
    Implement organic and paid social media strategies across social channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter.
    Lead the creation of engaging social media content including video, photos and written posts
    Curate and manage social media calendar
    Support day-to-day management of social channels (creating content, posting, monitoring and responding to comments and questions, analyzing and reporting campaign results)
    Implement paid social media campaigns, monitoring results and adjusting budgets and strategies as directed
    Stay current on social media trends and platforms, bringing new ideas and recommendations on how to further enhance clients social presence

    Development and Individual Giving
    Implement an annual work plan to achieve individual-giving goals, including:

    New and existing donor engagement strategies to increase funding from current and lapsed donors, with a keen focus on moving donors up the giving ladder.

    Write wealth screens and set up 1:1 top donor meetings; manage meeting schedules and provide updates and outreach

    Build and manage relationships with prospects and donors through personalized cultivation and outreach efforts including in-person meetings, event invitations, and regular communication and acquisition/stewardship efforts.

    Identify and create cultivation strategies for top prospects; implement these strategies in conjunction with the clients President/Executive Director, Advancement Director, Board of Directors.

    Experience/Qualifications
    Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
    Development experience working with nonprofit organization(s); private and public sector, grant writing/fundraising experience preferred
    Self-starter with strong attention to detail, problem solving skills, and demonstrated ability to be flexible in work assignments
    Organizational skills including the ability to multi-task, prioritize assignments, maintain data maintenance systems, and meet multiple deadlines
    Excellent writing/editing/drafting skills, research and information compilation skills
    Excellent interpersonal communication skills, demonstrated ability to work independently as well as with teams
    Strong attention to detail

    Excellent data and computer skills:
    Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel
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