Remote Senior Event Director, Premier Fundraising

American Cancer Society; City of White Plains (NY); Remote; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

Benefits package

Job summary

The American Cancer Society is seeking a remote senior fundraiser to oversee a premier large-scale event generating $1M+ in annual revenue. You will lead strategy, planning, execution, and growth, focusing on donor cultivation, sponsorships, and volunteer leadership engagement, with collaboration across functions to align with organizational goals.

Responsibilities include building high-impact donor relationships, developing fundraising strategies, recruiting executive volunteers, and managing

Qualifications

• Minimum degree required: Bachelors in related field or equivalent.
• 5+ years successful fundraising, corporate engagement, volunteer partnership, and relationship development.

Responsibilities

• Builds and advances donor, sponsor, volunteer leadership relationships to drive revenue growth.
• Develops and executes fundraising strategies for large-scale events including sponsorships and donor cultivation.
• Recruits and mobilizes executive volunteers, chairs, ambassadors, and leadership teams.
• Oversees planning, logistics, budgets, vendor relationships, and brand execution for events.
• Collaborates across functions to align event efforts with organizational priorities and revenue goals.
• Monitors financial performance, analyzes results, and adjusts strategies to optimize revenue and ROI.

Skills

Donor engagement

Relationship-building

Strategic fundraising

Volunteer leadership

Donor cultivation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The American Cancer Society is seeking a remote senior fundraiser to oversee a premier large-scale event generating $1M+ in annual revenue. You will lead strategy, planning, execution, and growth, focusing on donor cultivation, sponsorships, and volunteer leadership engagement, with collaboration across functions to align with organizational goals.

Responsibilities include building high-impact donor relationships, developing fundraising strategies, recruiting executive volunteers, and managing