Events and Annual Appeals Coordinator

About the Role

Understanding the overall missionary focus and collaboration of mission activities of the Archabbey and Seminary, this position provides leadership for fundraising, events, retreats/pilgrimages, and donor and alumni relations. All activities will support the fiscal health, resource development, communications, and strategic planning functions to maintain, strengthen, modify, and develop new aspects of the mission as represented in the Archabbey and Seminary.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all fundraising activities, scheduling, and coordination for the annual fundraising campaigns.
• Write solicitations, brochures, articles, and similar materials promoting and highlighting the works of the Archabbey and Seminary.
• Serve as the lead agent for Archabbey and Seminary events, working with volunteers, vendors, outside contractors, and internal and external stakeholders at Saint Vincent.
• Maintain regular contacts with mid-level donors via calls, emails, events, and correspondences.
• Organize, coordinate, and support events with donors, friends, retreatants, and others.
• Maintain reservations, RSVPs, collect ticket and retreat payments, and deposits.
• Work with the Executive Leadership and support staff to draft, modify, and implement strategic plans to support mission activities.
• Provide regular reports and updates on the plan's execution to the Board of Regents (BOR) and Executive staff.
• Collect invitations and assemble correspondences with retreatants, donors, and friends.
• Compose flyers, brochures, letters, and articles and oversee publications developed for engagement, awareness, and solicitation of funds.
• Produce reports for boards, grantors, individual donors, accreditation bodies, and Archabbey and Seminary leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3-5 years of experience in events, writing, relationships, public speaking, and assisting in marketing and communications.
• Ability to be poised and discrete while working with diverse groups.

Special Conditions

Position may require potential foreign and domestic travel and may require duties to be performed outside of traditional working hours.

About the Organization

Saint Vincent College is an educational community rooted in the tradition of the Catholic faith, the heritage of Benedictine monasticism, and the love of values inherent in the liberal approach to life and learning. Our mission is to provide quality undergraduate and graduate education for men and women to enable them to integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life. The programs, activities, and encounters that make up student life at Saint Vincent College encourage the intellectual gifts, professional aptitudes, and personal aspirations of students to mature harmoniously.