Home‑Based Senior Events & Fundraising Lead

American Cancer Society, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

American Cancer Society is seeking a home-based Events Fundraiser to lead strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ portfolio from Baton Rouge area. The role focuses on donor, sponsor, and volunteer leadership engagement to drive revenue and long-term impact.

Bring 2+ years fundraising experience and a Bachelor's degree; starting pay ranges from $70,000 to $75,000 with location-based considerations. Benefits include generous PTO and comprehensive programs.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated success driving revenue through relationship building and volunteer engagement.
• Strong project management and event execution skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
• Effective relationship-building, influencing, and communication skills.
• Strong customer and donor experience orientation.
• Ability to analyze performance and adjust strategies to meet goals.
• Strong knowledge of community and constituent engagement.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and work through others to achieve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Builds and manages relationships with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and community partners to achieve revenue goals and grow engagement.
• Leads planning and execution of event fundraising activities, including logistics, budgets, vendor coordination, and experience delivery.
• Develops and executes strategies to grow revenue, participation, and donor pipeline within assigned portfolio.
• Aligns event participants and partners to broader organizational engagement opportunities to deepen long-term impact.
• Monitors performance against goals, adjusting strategies to optimize revenue and return on investment.
• Coordinates cross-functional partners to ensure successful event delivery and brand alignment.

Skills

Revenue generation

Donor engagement

Volunteer engagement

Project management

Event execution

Communication skills

Relationship-building

Performance analysis

Community engagement

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

American Cancer Society is seeking a home-based Events Fundraiser to lead strategy, planning, and execution of a $400,000+ portfolio from Baton Rouge area. The role focuses on donor, sponsor, and volunteer leadership engagement to drive revenue and long-term impact.

Bring 2+ years fundraising experience and a Bachelor's degree; starting pay ranges from $70,000 to $75,000 with location-based considerations. Benefits include generous PTO and comprehensive programs.