Foundation Events and Engagement Coordinator

Located 45 minutes from the Nation’s Capital, nestled in a history-rich community of southern Maryland, The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is a two-time Aspen Award-winning institution (top 15% of Community Colleges) with academic programs in over 100 disciplines. CSM is among America’s top 100 producers of Minority Associate Degrees in twenty categories, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. CSM offers excellent health insurance benefits;
State Retirement Pension plan; wellness programs;
Code Green early closure Fridays in the summer; college closure for spring break and several major holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year; and for several days in March for Spring Break. We are an innovative institution committed to student success and well known for our flexibility to meet student and community needs.

The Foundation Events and Engagement Coordinator oversees Event and Engagement operations for the Development Department and the CSM Foundation. This position serves as the liaison to the CSM Foundation Board of Directors and is the first point of contact for the department. This position is responsible for supporting department goals and, under department direction, planning and managing events that support annual fundraising, cultivation, and stewardship initiatives.

This position is accountable for student and employee engagement and supports donor and alumni engagement. Reporting to the Executive Director, this position will secure financial and in-kind sponsor ships in all three counties, grow the volunteer base, and help strengthen the culture of philanthropy for the CSM community.

Reports to: Executive Director, CSM Foundation

The hiring salary for this position will be from the min to mid-point of the salary range advertised. This position is open until filled.

• Manages administrative, planning, and logistical functions for all department events including fundraisers, board meetings, and specialty receptions for alumni, donors and prospects.
• Serves as a user of Blackbaud/Raiser’s Edge (donor database), and integrated portals such as Double the Donation and Donor Search, and generates reports and queries, and enters constituent data as directed.
• Creates, edits and produces Foundation event deliverables and signage for all Foundation activities.
• Supports the department with coordination of mail services, department filing system, and procurement of department related resources.
• Coordinates activities with the President’s Office as needed.
• Supports the Foundation staff as needed for the Scholarship cycle.

• Leads execution of all board and committee meetings, managing all event- related elements and production of meetings and retreats.
• Leads outreach and engagement of board for internal and external event attendance
• Advises Foundation Executive Director on the master monthly calendar and collaborate on developing agendas and pre- and post- materials for Board and committee meetings.
• Serves as staff liaison for Board committees, and manages repository of records and minutes of all meetings, onboarding, policies, by-laws, and annual Board renewal documents
• Assist Foundation Directors with Board Member prospect research under the supervision of the Executive Director.

• Lead all fundraising or friend raising events based on the goals and vision set by Foundation directors.
• Leads all logistics, registration, vendor relations, run of show, and marketing deliverables for event planning and execution.
• Carries out vision and goals with donor-centered focus; keeps staff apprised of…