Events & Donor Relations Manager

Archspm; White Bear Lake (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Frassati Catholic Academy in White Bear Lake, MN seeks an Events & Donor Relations Manager to lead and coordinate school community events and fundraising efforts. The role oversees logistics, communications, sponsorships, and annual campaigns including the 5K and Gala, while developing donor relationships and grant calendars.

Ideal candidates will have strong organizational and fundraising skills, with the ability to engage volunteers and staff to support FCA’s Catholic mission and community

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating school/community events.
• Proven ability to manage donor communications and fundraising campaigns.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee logistics for events (Back to School, Grandparents’ day, etc.) and annual campaigns (5K & To the Heights Gala).
• Develop and maintain donor database and relationships with alumni and local supporters.
• Coordinate timelines, vendors, volunteers, and sponsorships to ensure high-quality execution.

Skills

Event planning

Donor relations

Fundraising

Grant writing

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Frassati Catholic Academy (FCA) in White Bear Lake, Minnesota is seeking an Events & Donor Relations Manager.It’s an exciting time at FCA: We are entering our second decade of forming children according to a Catholic vision; and we are full of gratitude for the recent canonization of our patron, Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati.We know that our Catholic worldview is increasingly divergent from that of the common mentality, and the time has come for us to be clearer and more explicit about who we are and what we are attempting to do as a Catholic school. At FCA, we aim to be a community of learners, united by our common belonging to Christ, who is present in the Church. We seek to live an authentically Catholic culture, born from our continual conversion and adherence to Christ. We aim to initiate students into the great story of salvation, and truthfully introduce them to the whole of reality. We seek to form them and assist them in locating themselves in God’s great story, in order to give themselves over to Him and thereby achieve fulfillment.We have a clear sense of purpose and direction from our leadership at FCA. We are a part of the history and tradition of both St. Mary of the Lake, and St. Pius X parishes in White Bear Lake. As we enter our second decade as an organization, we look forward to the next chapter of our story. If this is a story you’d like to be a part of, we invite you to consider applying.

Event Manager Responsibilities

• Oversee logistics of the following community events (not an exhaustive list):
  • Back to school Mass & BBQ
  • Back to School Night
  • Grandparents’ day
  • Family nights (3)
  • 8th grade graduation
  • Mother/son and father/daughter events
  • Open house events
  • Principal for a day
• Oversee logistics including communications, promotion, registration, sponsorships, and fundraising for the annual 5K & “To the Heights Gala”.
• Coordinate timelines, vendors, and internal volunteer teams to ensure high-quality execution of all events.

Donor Relations Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain donor database, including St. Mary of the Lake and Frassati alumni, community members, and local businesses.
• Manage annual appeal letters broadening the donor pool.
• Oversee fundraising elements of Raffles and “Give to the Max Day”.
• Develop and maintain an annual grant calendar for submitting requests, reports and other key materials for current and prospective Grantmakers.
• Generate grant proposals, reports and supporting documents.