American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Fundraising Events Manager, Massachusetts

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Jessica van der Stad

Jessica van der Stad

Mission-Driven Nonprofit Leader | Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Pro | Mental Health Advocate

๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐‘๐Ž๐‚๐Š๐’๐“๐€๐‘ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ฌ!


๐๐Ž๐’๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐ ๐’๐”๐Œ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐˜: Responsible for implementing AFSP fundraising events and revenue generating initiatives within assigned market (Massachusetts).


๐๐”๐€๐‹๐ˆ๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’:

- Bachelorโ€™s Degree preferred but not required

- Minimum of 2 yearsโ€™ experience in peer-to-peer fundraising events

- Highly organized and detail oriented

- Strong interpersonal and communications skills required


๐‘๐„๐๐Ž๐‘๐“๐’ ๐“๐Ž: Executive Director


๐‹๐Ž๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐: Must Reside within Assigned Chapter Territory (Massachusetts)


๐‘๐„๐’๐๐Ž๐๐’๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐‹๐ˆ๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’:

- Plan, manage, and implement AFSPโ€™s signature fundraising events, the Out of the Darkness Community Walks and Campus Walks, within assigned market.

- Implement all other approved chapter fundraising events and revenue generating events and initiatives.

- Develop budgets for all walk and non-walk fundraising events.

- Responsible for recruiting, training, and managing all walk and other fundraising event committee and day-of event volunteers.

- Work with event related vendors, municipalities, and venues.

- Work with appropriate national staff on corporate, foundation, and grant fundraising.

- Responsible for securing sponsorships for all event fundraising.

- Growth expected is a minimum 20% increase in fundraising each year.

- Assist Programs Manager with planning and implementing Program events.

- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.


๐’๐€๐‹๐€๐‘๐˜ ๐€๐๐ƒ ๐๐„๐๐„๐…๐ˆ๐“๐’:

- Annual salary range: 55-65K

- 22 PTO (vacation, sick, wellness and personal days) your first year of employment (5 additional days 2nd year)

- Company Sponsored Medical Employee Reimbursement Plan (MERP)

- 10% employer retirement contribution after 2 years of employment

- Flexible Summer Fridays

- 11 Holidays


๐€๐๐๐‹๐˜ ๐๐Ž๐–: www.afsp.org/jobs

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    Full-time

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