The Fundraising Events Specialist plans, develops, organizes, and participates in a comprehensive schedule of special events to support fundraising activities for Gulfside Healthcare Services. Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy, this role manages all aspects of events from implementation to wrap-up, maintains records, and assists with other Development projects. The specialist works on-site at the Corporate Resource Center in Land O'Lakes, Florida, Monday through Friday.

Responsibilities

Organize all aspects of fundraising special events from implementation to conclusion and wrap up.
Assist Development department’s efforts to achieve event net income targets by operating within pre-approved budget and expense management guidelines.
Adhere to mandatory event protocols to maintain the integrity and success of each event assigned.
Ensure implementation of data collection for each income activity including income/expense records and donor/volunteer information.
Develop and maintain key relationships with community businesses, community leaders and high potential volunteers for increasing event participation, revenue growth, community awareness and volunteer engagement.
Maintain and communicate budget/expenditure reports and event activity reports to appropriate staff members.
Maintain record of event-related contact management in Raiser’s Edge/NXT.
Participate actively in development and planning of fundraising event strategies.
Participate in weekend meetings and/or events as required.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma required; Associate degree preferred.
Minimum of one (1) year experience coordinating fundraising events required; three (3) years preferred.
Experience monitoring project budgets and expenditures.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands.
Demonstrate interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Position continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Must be comfortable working with financial calculations and statistics attention to detail in composing, typing and meeting deadlines.
Proficient in a variety of computer software applications including word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software.

Nice to have

Previous experience in Raiser’s Edge/NXT preferred.