2+ years of work experience in administrative, fundraising, and/or special events, with experience working with volunteers and grassroots organizing/volunteer mobilization; peer-to-peer fundraising experience strongly preferred.
Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills; organized and detail-oriented with solid administrative skills; superb customer service; ability to recruit and manage volunteers; intermediate MS Office 365 (Excel and Outlook) and database knowledge (Blackbaud Raiser's Edge and/or Luminate preferred).
Must have reliable transportation (valid driver's license and auto insurance) and willingness to travel up to 50% during peak event seasons (occasional nights or weekends).
Requirements:
Lead constituent outreach to increase retention and activation of Walk team captains, fundraisers and volunteers, with priorities determined by local market leads in conjunction with the Senior Director, Revenue Operations.
Execute multi-channel outreach (phone calls, text messaging, and emails) for kickoff events, re-recruitment of Team Captains and previous-year Walkers, call blitzes and national incentive challenges, and fundraising activation.
Conduct post-event follow-up including incentive and recognition activities.
Coordinate with the Community Engagement team and local market leads on assigned tasks and provide follow-up notes to identified markets.
Job description
In this role, you would lead the management of our Boston Empower Walk/Run events. Our Community Engagement temporary employee will assist with the following responsibilities:
Assist identified markets with constituent outreach to increase retention and activation of Walk team captains, fundraisers and volunteers with priorities determined by local market lead in conjunction with Senior Director, Revenue Operations.
Outreach to include, but not limited to phone calls, text messaging and emails for:
Kickoff event outreach
Re-recruitment of Team Captains
Re-recruitment of previous year Walkers
Call Blitz and National Incentive Challenges
Fundraising activation or goal achievement
Post event follow up including incentive and recognition follow up
Communicate with Community Engagement team members and local market leads on assigned tasks and provide follow up notes to identified markets.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Education: Associate’s degree or equivalent experience Experience: 2+ years’ work experience preferred (administrative, fundraising, and/or special events) and working with volunteers, including grassroots organizing and volunteer mobilization. Peer-to-peer fundraising experience strongly preferred.
Specialized Skills and Knowledge:
Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
Organized and detail oriented, with solid administrative skills
Superb customer service skills
Ability to recruit and manage volunteers
Intermediate proficiency with MS Office 365 including Excel and Outlook
