Donor Events & Development Manager

American Youth Foundation; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

SIMPLE-IRA retirement plan with 3% if/

Free tuition for dependents while AYF-

Job summary

The American Youth Foundation seeks an Events and Development Manager to unite AYF’s community and grow support for Miniwanca and Merrowvista. You will organize events where alumni, families, and donors experience the mission and manage the Annual Fund that sustains programs.

You will report to the Director of Development from our St. Louis office and support hosts, volunteers, families, and donors who form AYF’s community.

Qualifications

• Two to three years of nonprofit fundraising experience, with success renewing donors, securing sponsorships, and closing annual fund gifts.
• You have produced events end to end, including at least one led by a volunteer committee.
• Organized and calendar-driven: you can run several events at different stages while maintaining a monthly appeal rhythm.
• Warm and steady with hosts, volunteers, vendors, families, and donors, and comfortable making the ask.
• A clear, warm writer and at home in a donor database (Bloomerang, Raiser’s Edge NXT, or comparable).

Responsibilities

• Manage the Annual Fund: renewal and lapsed-donor outreach, the appeal calendar, email and mail appeals, and the end-of-year direct mail.
• Write acknowledgement letters and stewardship communications for new, recurring, and legacy donors.
• Track results monthly and refer donors with capacity beyond the Annual Fund to the Director of Development.
• Record every event and donor interaction in the database so nothing learned in the room is lost.

Skills

Nonprofit fundraising

Event management

Donor communications

Volunteer management

Tools

Bloomerang

Raiser's Edge NXT

Job description

The American Youth Foundation seeks an Events and Development Manager to unite AYF’s community and grow support for Miniwanca and Merrowvista. You will organize events where alumni, families, and donors experience the mission and manage the Annual Fund that sustains programs.

You will report to the Director of Development from our St. Louis office and support hosts, volunteers, families, and donors who form AYF’s community.