Events Manager

Inside Philanthropy; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Planned Parenthood Mar Monte in San Jose, CA is seeking an Events Manager to develop and oversee fundraising events, increase donor engagement, and support regional house parties. The role supervises the Events Specialist and Events Associate and reports to the Director of Development Operations.

You will lead strategic event planning, create and manage budgets, develop sponsorship packages, coordinate with vendors and volunteers, and ensure compliance for c3 and c4 activities.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree.
• Minimum of five years fundraising experience in a non-profit setting.
• Excellent oral and written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; database experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leads strategic development, management, and implementation of fundraising and cultivation/stewardship events.
• Develops and meets measurable event goals aligned with departmental aims.
• Create and manage event budgets, reporting, and post-event analysis.
• Supervise Events Specialist and Event Associate.
• Create reports for c4 events to ensure campaign compliance.
• Coordinate with vendors, volunteers, and donors; manage sponsorship packages.
• Oversee event calendars, vendor contracts, and payments.

Skills

Excellent communication

Outcome-driven

Highly organized

Budget management

People leadership

Education

BA/BS degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Database experience

Job description

EVENTS MANAGER

Full-time (Hybrid)

Location: San Jose, CA

Hiring Range: $91,119 - $102,500 annually

SUMMARY

The Events Manager develops, oversees, and manages fundraising events for Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM), the largest affiliate in the country, with 30 health centers throughout half the counties of California and the entire state of Nevada. The Events Manager is responsible for fundraising events with a goal of increasing donor engagement, fostering community building, and providing excellent return-on-investment. In addition to ticketed fundraisers, this position is also responsible for organizing and supporting regional house parties. The Events Manager supervises the Events Specialist and Events Associate. This position reports to the Director of Development Operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

Leads the strategic development, management, and implementation of fundraising and cultivation/stewardship events for PPMM’s c3 and c4 organizations.

• Develops and meets measurable event goals (key performance indicators) in alignment with departmental and strategic goals
• Create and manage event budgets, reporting, and post-event analysis
• Serve as key member of event committees
• Supervise Events Specialist and Event Associate positions
• Adhere to affiliate policies, procedures and practices
• For c4 events, create reports that conform with proper campaign contribution compliance regulations
• Manage event talent, honorees, and outside consultants
• Collaborate with Event Consultant working on signature events to ensure clear division of evolving roles and responsibilities
• Lead signature event meetings in close collaboration with the Event Consultant
• Create and manage departmental events calendar
• Review and approve vendor contracts from business perspective
• Oversee Legal’s vendor contract approval process
• Ensure timely insurance and payment of vendors
• Ensure collaboration with the Safety & Security Team to ensure event safety
• Create individual and corporate sponsorship packages for events
• Track event payments in online system and liaise with finance to ensure timely payment
• Assist in the recruitment and management of events volunteers
• Assist with on-site production, set up and clean up for events as necessary
• Coordinates event gift entry and acknowledgments with Operations Manager and DevOps team
• Oversees quality control for events data in database

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Works with/supervises volunteers/interns as applicable.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to perform the duties described above. A typical means of acquiring those abilities would be:

• BA/BS degree.
• Minimum of five years fundraising experience in a non-profit setting.
• Excellent oral and written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Outcome-driven, with the ability to respond to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required. Database experience a plus.

REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of professional practices and theories of fundraising.
• Supervisory and team building skills
• Ability to prepare budgets, plans and financial reports.
• Extremely organized, precise, and detail-oriented
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent decision-making, priority-setting and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in high stress environment.
• Familiarity with fundraising software.
• High energy, flexibility, demonstrated creativity
• Ability to take direction and work as a team member, while maintaining a positive outlook under pressure.
• Excellent and effective writing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to relate professionally to major donors, staff and the public and to collaborate with diverse groups.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and travel as needed.