Corporate Engagement, Events & Volunteer Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Corporate Engagement, Events & Volunteer Manager is responsible for designing and executing Rise Boro’s signature and cultivation events, as well as leading the organization’s year-round corporate and volunteer engagement strategies. This role turns mission-based programming into a structured corporate engagement platform by creating high-quality volunteer opportunities and events that attract, retain, and deepen relationships with current and prospective corporate partners.

The position serves as a bridge between Advancement, Communications, and division programs. This position will help convert corporate participation into stronger sponsorship support, more competitive corporate grant applications, repeat employee engagement, and broader institutional partnerships.

• Lead the planning and execution of Rise Boro’s annual special events, cultivation events, and corporate volunteer activations from concept through completion, including strategy, timelines, budgets, staffing, and post-event follow-up.
• Design, build, and manage a year-round corporate volunteer program that creates meaningful employee engagement opportunities aligned with Rise Boro’s mission, programmatic priorities, and fundraising goals.
• Develop a portfolio of volunteer offerings for corporate partners, including hands‑on service projects, donation drives, site‑based engagement opportunities, executive volunteer experiences, and skills‑based volunteer initiatives.
• Partner with program staff across the organization to identify and structure volunteer opportunities that are operationally realistic, mission‑aligned, and attractive to current and prospective corporate partners.
• Cultivate relationships with corporate partners, donors, sponsors, and prospective funders to expand volunteer participation, event sponsorship, employee engagement, and broader corporate support.
• Work closely with the Development team to identify, qualify, and advance corporate prospects whose volunteer engagement may lead to sponsor ships, grants, in‑kind contributions, employee giving campaigns, or deeper partnerships.
• Support the growth of corporate grant applications by identifying companies aligned with Rise Boro’s mission and developing volunteer and event‑based partnership concepts that strengthen proposals.
• Help increase corporate support of Rise Boro’s events by creating sponsorship and engagement pathways that connect volunteerism, visibility, employee participation, and philanthropic investment.
• Evaluate the growth potential of each event and volunteer activation, establish baseline participation and revenue goals, and analyze performance against defined metrics.
• Create detailed project plans, timelines, and work plans for each event and volunteer initiative, while monitoring budgets, revenue projections, participation targets, and partner follow‑up.
• Ensure all events and volunteer experiences align with Rise Boro’s brand and are supported by consistent, high‑quality, partner‑facing communication.
• Collaborate with Development and Communications to shape materials, messaging, sponsorship benefits, stewardship content, and event‑specific outreach for corporate audiences.
• Manage key internal and external relationships necessary for successful event and volunteer execution, including vendors, venues, program leads, corporate contacts, and internal leadership.
• Identify and secure suitable venues based on event goals, negotiate contracts, coordinate site visits, and ensure venue selection supports cultivation and sponsorship objectives.
• Source and manage vendors such as caterers, decorators, entertainers, audiovisual technicians, rental firms, and production partners, overseeing contracts, payments, and performance.
• Create and manage event and activation budgets, track expenses, and ensure adherence to financial targets and revenue expectations.
• Coordinate logistics for events and volunteer activations, including setup, teardown, transportation, supplies, staffing, safety protocols, and participant communications.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for Rise Boro with corporate partners and event stakeholders, providing regular…