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Event & Corporate Partner Coordinator

Caritas of Austin · Austin, TX · 1 mo ago
On-siteManagement$65k–$70k/yrFull-time

About the role

The Events and Corporate Partner Coordinator serves as the lead on Caritas of Austin’s premier fundraiser and manages community partnerships totaling $1M+ of the annual budget. This full-time position requires exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills, excellent time management, strong written and verbal communication, and the ability to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as primary contact for all corporate donors across various Caritas of Austin events and giving platforms.
  • Achieve annual corporate giving goals by building relationships with corporate donors and prospects to strengthen their relationship with Caritas and manage their progression through the moves management cycle.
  • Create an annual Corporate Partners strategy plan to reach budget goals including creating individual strategies for each corporate partner and prospect to cultivate and solicit sponsors.
  • Celebrate Corporate Partners' achievements and provide robust stewardship for corporate members year-round.
  • Collaborate with the Employment and Volunteer departments to identify corporations with already established Caritas relationships who could become Corporate Partners.
  • Manage the Annual Austin Originals Festival, including retaining past sponsors, identifying and soliciting new sponsors, pledges and invoices, and meeting or exceeding annual revenue goals.
  • Manage event details and logistics including, but not limited to, program production, entertainment, audio visuals, registration, catering, decorations, vendor negotiations, and contracts for Caritas of Austin’s premiere annual fundraising event.
  • Create and implement an annual stewardship plan that provides robust stewardship for corporate members year-round.
  • Recruit, manage and steward event leadership.
  • Recruit, manage and steward the event committee, create meaningful engagement opportunities for the event committee to contribute and actively recruits new committee members.
  • Create and manage annual event budget.
  • Actively execute the current stewardship plan for event sponsors, donors and attendees and seek ways to improve donor cultivation and retention.
  • Prepare correspondence, emails, minutes, reports/presentations as needed.
  • Maintain fundraising event-related records in Raisers Edge database.
  • Manage event software, currently One Cause.
  • Recruit, manage, and steward over 400+ volunteers for the Annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot during the week leading up to the event and on Thanksgiving Day.
  • Secure event sponsorships in the amount of $100,000.
  • Lead communications with the ThunderCloud and event logistics team.
  • Secure internal communications regarding the event and volunteer opportunities.
  • Plan and facilitate grand openings for affordable housing communities, including invitations, rentals, staffing, audio/visual needs, and more.

Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree - preferably in Non-Profit Management, Business, Marketing, Communications, Social Work, or related field.
  • Experience: Minimum two years’ experience working in the non-profit field or in sales.
  • Skills: Ability to solicit monetary donations, manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, strategically prioritize projects and responsibilities, collaborate well with internal and external stakeholders, demonstrate initiative and follow through on assignments, self-motivated and goal oriented, possess professional written and verbal communication skills, outstanding customer service skills, work independently on projects with minimal supervision, maintain confidentiality of all internal donor and client information, creatively solve problems, respond with sensitivity and awareness to those with diverse cultural, ethnic, social backgrounds, values, attitudes, and languages, and have passion for Caritas of Austin’s mission.

Work Environment & Schedule

This is a full-time in-person position with a standard 40-hour workweek located at Caritas of Austin Headquarters – 611 Neches Street, Austin TX 78701. Occasional evening and/or weekend hours may be required to support Development Department special events and other activities outside of normal business hours. Staff in this role are expected to participate in event activities as part of the organization’s team commitment. The annual ThunderCloud Subs Turkey Trot, held on Thanksgiving Day, is a key agency event. Staff in this role are expected to support this event as part of their responsibilities.

Pay & Benefits

Base Salary Range: $65,000 - $70,000 - with final offer based on education and experience.
Health Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, including one medical plan fully paid by Caritas of Austin for employee-only coverage, with additional plan options available.
Time Off: 20 days of PTO in year one (increasing with tenure) and 14 paid holidays.
Retirement: 403(b) retirement plan with employer match.
Additional Perks: Mileage reimbursement, monthly phone stipend, discounted memberships (e.g., LegalShield), and parking for employees working from the downtown location (if applicable).

EEO Statement

Caritas of Austin is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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