Event Coordinator, Non-Profit & Social Impact

Event Coordinator & Development Specialist

Organization: Fort Bend Women’s Center

Department: Development & Community Engagement

Position Type: Full-Time

The Fort Bend Women’s Center is seeking an organized, creative, and relationship-focused Event Coordinator & Development Specialist to support the organization’s fundraising, donor engagement, community outreach, and special events.

This position offers an opportunity to combine event planning, fundraising, communications, and relationship management in support of a meaningful mission. The successful candidate will help create memorable events, strengthen relationships with donors and sponsors, engage community partners and volunteers, and support initiatives that generate financial and community support for the Fort Bend Women’s Center.

The Event Coordinator & Development Specialist will be responsible for coordinating fundraising and community events from planning through follow-up, supporting sponsorship and donor engagement efforts, maintaining development records, assisting with fundraising campaigns and grants, and representing the organization throughout the community.

• Plan, coordinate, and execute fundraising, donor, community, and awareness events.
• Develop event timelines, budgets, checklists, schedules, and logistics plans.
• Coordinate venues, vendors, caterers, entertainment, speakers, volunteers, and event materials.
• Manage event registration, guest lists, invitations, communications, and post-event follow-up.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for vendors, sponsors, volunteers, and guests during events.
• Assist with event themes, programs, promotional materials, and attendee experiences.
• Monitor event expenses and help ensure events remain within approved budgets.
• Conduct post-event evaluations and document recommendations for future improvements.

• Support annual fundraising campaigns and other development initiatives.
• Assist with identifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors and prospective donors.
• Coordinate corporate and community sponsorship opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records of donors, sponsors, prospects, and community partners.
• Coordinate donor acknowledgments, thank-you communications, and stewardship activities.
• Assist with grant research, application materials, reporting, and deadline tracking as assigned.
• Support fundraising appeals, peer-to-peer campaigns, special initiatives, and other revenue-generating activities.
• Research potential corporate, foundation, and community funding opportunities.
• Assist in preparing presentations, sponsorship packets, donor communications, and other development materials.

• Build and maintain positive relationships with businesses, community organizations, volunteers, donors, sponsors, and community leaders.
• Represent the Fort Bend Women’s Center at community events, networking opportunities, and other outreach activities.
• Support initiatives that increase awareness of the organization’s mission, programs, and impact.
• Identify opportunities for community partnerships, collaborations, and sponsor ships.
• Assist with volunteer recruitment, communication, and coordination related to events and development activities.

• Collaborate with marketing and communications staff to promote events, campaigns, and fundraising initiatives.
• Draft professional emails, invitations, sponsorship communications, newsletters, and other donor- and community-facing materials.
• Maintain organized event and development files, calendars, contact lists, and tracking documents.
• Track sponsorship commitments, donations, event expenses, and other…