Jan 13th, 2025
Cradle of Liberty Council, Scouting America
Director of Special Events and Corporate Support
( Pennsylvania | On-site )
About the Organization
The Cradle of Liberty Council (COLC) is the local branch of Scouting America, changing the lives of ten thousand young people each year in Philadelphia, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. COLC seeks an experienced fundraiser and networker to give leadership to securing funding of our life changing mission through annual special events and corporate support. As our movement continues to grow year over year, this is an exciting opportunity to raise the bar to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to benefit from a high-quality Scouting program.
Job Description
Position salary range: 70,000-80,000
Position reports to: Chief Development Officer
The Director of Special Events and Corporate Support will build and give leadership to committees of community and business leaders to elevate annual special events and program funding opportunities to net $1M annually within two years.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of recruiting strong event committees and top-level honorees, leading events to a best-in-class net return to the mission, and collaborating with a professional team of mission driven professionals. The Director of Special Events and Corporate Support will report directly to the Chief Development Officer, and will work closely with high-ranking members of the Executive Board as well as business and community leaders.
Key Responsibilities
●Cultivate, solicit and steward donors to elevate special event net revenue and corporate sponsorships to $1M annually within two years.
●Recruit and develop relationships with new business and community leaders to engage as members of our event committees.
●Brainstorm with the committee to recruit and engage top-level honorees for all special events.
●Manage all event details to ensure a memorable event with a best-in-class net return to the mission.
●Develop a year-round stewardship plan for event attendees with a goal of increasing donor retention and/or future support.
●Collaborate with the Chief Development Officer and Executive Board Members to convert attendees into major gift prospects and donors.
●Ensure that all constituent management activities are properly and timely recorded in the CRM database (currently Blackbaud).
●Serve as a community ambassador for COLC and the Scouting program by actively participating in networking and community events and industry associations such as AFP.
Additional information
Qualifications
●Minimum of 5 years of successful fundraising experience, including a strong track record in special events and corporate sponsorship.
●Ability to set objectives, develop plans, and implement programs to achieve goals.
●Proven success at donor cultivation and stewardship resulting in increased gifts.
●Experience in providing leadership to a team and guiding them to individual and team success.
●Excellent organizational, writing, and interpersonal skills.
●Demonstrated success in working with boards and other volunteers.
●Highly organized, attentive to detail, goal‐oriented, and capable of multi‐tasking.
●Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
Working Conditions
●Occasional evening and weekend work.
●Predominantly an office setting but will require occasional visits to camps and outdoor Scouting activities and events.
●Extended periods sitting at a computer.
●The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Benefits
●Incentive compensation plan for exceeding goals.
●Matching 403(b) retirement plan.
●Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
●Generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays
●Employee Assistance Program
Contact email for applicants brian.pinto@scouting.org