Fundraising & Event Planning Associate

About Us

Together We Rise is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our vision is to improve the lives of children in foster care throughout America who often find themselves forgotten and neglected by the public. We collaborate with community partners to bring resources to youth in foster care and use service-learning activities to educate volunteers on issues surrounding the foster care system.

The Position

Interested in joining a team that supports an organization focused on bettering the experiences of children in foster care? Are you looking to create an indirect impact on individuals every day? Does empathy and compassion drive you? Then Together We Rise has something for you! We have an exciting opportunity for the right individual to join our team as our Fundraising & Event Planning Associate. This position is responsible for lead support and thoughtful coordination of all Together We Rise events including our national gala fundraiser and virtually hosted experiences.

The Daily

Gala/National Fundraiser Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and schedule committee meetings ensuring members availability is considered

• Prepare meeting minutes with summarized action points; Responsible for ensuring action points have been completed by their respective member

• Draft customized letters for members to send and sell event tickets to their network

• Responsible for collating committees’ address book contacts and mailing letters out

• Responsible for follow up on each members leads and contacts for raffle/auction prizes, ticket/table sales and program advertising to ensure robust participation of event

• Manage gala seating plan ensuring guest names are collected timely

• Motivate and inspire committee members by continuously checking

• Ensure fundraising targets are met in accordance with event staging costs

• Preparing all thank you letters post-event

Additional Event Responsibilities include:

• Manage all invitations, RSVP’s, and dietary requirements

• ​​Manage budgets, fundraising targets, and financial reporting

• Recruit, brief, and manage charity volunteers

• Process auction bids, payments, donations, and pledges

• Manage delivery and receipt of auction lots and prizes post-event

• Manage all tickets sales, including payment processing and mail outs

• Provide day-of-event coordination support as needed

• Lead all procurement efforts for orders of items pertaining to events, including vendor selection and negotiation

• Perform all tasks ensuring seamless registration and check-out

• Perform other development projects as needed

The Essentials

• Belief and support of Together We Rise mission

• Commitment to transform the experience of those in the foster care system

• Strong interpersonal relationship building and communication skills

• Customer service skills to be applied when working with donors, volunteers, vendors, etc.

• Forward-thinker who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.

• Excellent time management, prioritizing, and organizational skills.

• Minimum of 3 years - Professional fundraising experience (preferred)

• Minimum of 3 years - Event planning experience (preferred)

• Minimum of 3 years - Relationship management skills (preferred)

Don’t think you have everything for this role but are still very interested? Please don’t hesitate to apply. We’d love to hear from you!

Please note, Together We Rise goes through an incredibly intentional process for hiring new team members and will accept applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Thank you for your patience and interest in joining our mission.

Together We Rise is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.