Senior Manager, Fundraising Events

acs; Norwalk (CT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

American Cancer Society is seeking a strategist to lead a high-impact event fundraising portfolio. You will cultivate donor, sponsor, and volunteer relationships and drive revenue through engaging experiences and strong pipeline development.

The role demands executive leadership of planning, budgets, and logistics across multiple events, with travel and evening/weekend commitments as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 2 years experience in fundraising and relationship development.
• Strong project management and event execution skills.
• Ability to travel and attend evening/weekend events.

Responsibilities

• Builds and manages donor, sponsor, volunteer, and partner relationships to meet revenue and engagement goals.
• Leads planning and execution of event fundraising activities including logistics, budgets, and vendor coordination.
• Develops strategies to grow revenue, participation, and donor pipelines.
• Aligns participants and partners with broader organizational engagement opportunities.
• Travels as needed for portfolio assignments and events.
• Monitors performance and adjusts strategies to optimize revenue and ROI.

Skills

Donor relationship management

Volunteer engagement

Event planning

Budget management

Project management

Communication skills

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

CRM software

Vendor coordination tools

Job description

American Cancer Society is seeking a strategist to lead a high-impact event fundraising portfolio. You will cultivate donor, sponsor, and volunteer relationships and drive revenue through engaging experiences and strong pipeline development.

The role demands executive leadership of planning, budgets, and logistics across multiple events, with travel and evening/weekend commitments as needed.