Director of Mission Engagement

About This Role

This role leads fundraising events, sponsorship development, and donor engagement for ECS4Kids, focusing on planning and executing fundraising and community engagement activities. The Director will cultivate and steward donors year-round, connecting supporters to the mission's impact and helping them fall in love with ECS4Kids.

Responsibilities

• Produce annual signature events, and smaller events, from concept to execution including budgeting, timelines, vendor sourcing and negotiation, decor, scripts, technical production, and onsite management.
• Develop run-of-show materials, manage rehearsals, and ensure exceptional guest experience.
• Lead registration, check-in, seating, accessibility, and overall event flow.
• Build and manage a sponsorship pipeline, including outreach, cultivation, proposals, and benefit fulfillment.
• Convert event attendees and sponsors into year-round relationships and increased giving.
• Draft personalized acknowledgements, impact summaries, and donor stewardship materials.
• Partner with Strategic Communications to develop event marketing and collateral, ensuring consistent messaging and mission alignment.
• Maintain accurate donor and event data in Raiser’s Edge NXT, track KPIs, and provide weekly dashboards.
• Collaborate with Finance on reconciliation, deposits, expense reports, and event budgets.
• Support event committees with agendas, materials, and follow-up, and recruit/train/supervise event volunteers.

Requirements

• 5+ years producing nonprofit fundraising events (300–500+ guest gala) and multi-session forums/summits, including auctions and sponsorship fulfillment.
• Proficiency with Raiser’s Edge NXT or similar CRMs, event registration platforms.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel expertise required).
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with diverse community segments, volunteers, groups, individuals, and professionals.
• Strong project management and organizational abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years producing nonprofit fundraising events (300–500+ guest gala) and multi-session forums/summits, including auctions and sponsorship fulfillment.

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits