Fundraising Events Lead

Beyond the Ballot; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Beyond the Ballot is seeking a Fundraising Events Lead to plan, coordinate, and execute tiered fundraising events and time-bound campaigns. You will build and maintain a proactive calendar, create repeatable event playbooks, and drive recurring giving through strategic asks and donor follow-up.

You will manage logistics, track performance, and work with leadership to grow annual revenue. Remote work enables collaboration across time zones with a flexible schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in a related field.
• 2+ years of fundraising, event planning, campaigns, or nonprofit leadership experience.
• Experience planning and executing events (virtual and/or in-person) with revenue or participation goals.
• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and managing timelines and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a comprehensive fundraising calendar for 2026 and beyond.
• Plan and execute 3–4 major fundraising events annually plus smaller events as needed.
• Ensure events have host/venue concepts, dates, ticket/donation structures, and defined follow-ups.
• Execute post-event donor capture and optimization for recurring giving.
• Align event messaging, invitations, content, and donation links across channels.
• Maintain templates and run-of-show documents for repeatable success.
• Track metrics (attendance, revenue, costs, conversions) and suggest improvements.
• Provide regular fundraising progress updates to leadership.
• Develop donor prospect lists and assess giving capacity for current supporters.

Skills

Fundraising

Event planning

Campaign management

Donor stewardship

Budgeting & forecasting

Vendor/partner coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications/Marketing/Nonprofit Management/Event Management or related field

Tools

Event software

Job description

Our Mission:

We are building a Gen Z-led movement seeking to empower young leaders to advocate for transformative policy and bold political action, predominantly at a state and local level. We are committed to a bottom-up movement that prioritizes the needs of the communities we represent and seeks to reclaim our future by advocating for social, economic, environmental, and other kinds of political reform.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Fundraising Events Lead will lead Beyond the Ballot’s event-based fundraising and campaign calendar by planning, coordinating, and executing tiered fundraising events and time-bound fundraising campaigns. This role is responsible for building and maintaining a proactive fundraising calendar, developing repeatable event and campaign playbooks, coordinating event logistics and donor capture, and ensuring fundraising asks consistently drive donors toward recurring giving. The Lead will track event and campaign performance, run structured follow-up and stewardship processes, and help grow annual revenue by delivering reliable fundraising moments throughout the year. Due to the remote nature of work at Beyond the Ballot, this position can be performed in different time zones than the organization’s central branch.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Marketing, Nonprofit Management, Political Organizing, Event Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 2+ years of experience in fundraising, event planning, campaigns, community organizing, or nonprofit development (paid or significant volunteer leadership).

• Demonstrated experience planning and executing events (virtual and/or in-person) with revenue or participation goals.


• Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders (vendors, hosts, volunteers, partners) and managing timelines and budgets.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Build and maintain a comprehensive fundraising calendar (2026 and forward-looking), including events, digital fundraising pushes, and recurring donor moments; review/update 1–2x per month.


• Plan and execute 3–4 major fundraising events annually and additional smaller events as needed.


• Ensure every event meets minimum planning requirements (host + venue concept, date, ticket/donation structure, roles for invites/follow-ups/day-of).


• Execute a post-event donor capture plan


• Align event messaging, invitations, social content, and donation links.


• Maintain event documentation and templates (run-of-show, budgets, follow-up scripts, debriefs) to create repeatable systems.


• Track performance metrics (attendance, revenue, cost, conversion to recurring) and recommend improvements.


• Ensure the department director (leadership) receives regular updates on fundraising progress.


• Communicates regularly with leadership to build a donor prospect list and determine giving capacity for current donors.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES AND WORKING CONDITIONS

The physical abilities, working conditions, and other conditions of employment listed in this document are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of the requirements for positions in this classification.

Vision: Ability to read small print and view a computer screen for prolonged periods.

Hearing: Ability to tolerate exposure to noisy conditions.

Speech: Ability to be understood in face-to-face communications, to speak with a level of proficiency and volume to be understood over a telephone or computer.

Environmental Requirements: Ability to encounter constant work interruptions; work cooperatively with others; work independently; work indoors.

Mental Requirements: Ability to read, write, understand, interpret, and apply information at a moderately complex level essential for successful job performance; math skills at a high school proficiency level; judgment and the ability to process information quickly; learn quickly and follow verbal procedures and standards; give verbal instruction; rank tasks in order of importance; copy, compare, compile and coordinate information and records. Understand how to manage stress.

Remote Work Requirements: Regular access to a stable internet connection is required.

Additional Work Conditions & Physical Abilities: Ability to be flexible and adapt as needed between various in-person working environments. May require travel to multiple states.

Beyond the Ballot does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, citizenship, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, medical status, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, or any legally protected status in any of its employment practices, educational programs, services or activities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential duties.

This job description is intended to accurately reflect the duties, responsibilities, and requirements of the position. It is not intended to be and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of all the responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the position. Management and administration reserve the right to modify, add, or remove duties and assign other duties as necessary.

POLICY OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT AND NONDISCRIMINATION

Pursuant to Article 2 Section 3 of the organization's Bylaws, Beyond the Ballot will not practice or permit any unlawful or unethical discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity, physical handicap or disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.

We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. Beyond the Ballot is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our policy is clear and concise: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

Allegations of discrimination should be promptly delivered to the Executive Director, the Chief Human Resource Officer, and/or any member of the Board of Directors.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE

Beyond the Ballot is committed to building a diverse workforce, ensuring and creating equity across our processes, procedures, and systems, and fostering an environment that’s inclusive and representative of the communities we serve.

Our organization was founded on the free expression of ideas, and our environment reflects those ideals by ensuring meaningful mechanisms are in place to ensure that the visions and interests of every individual employee has a seat at the decision-making table.