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Genesis Women's Shelter & Support · 1 month ago

Special Events Assistant

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Entry Level

1+ years exp

Genesis Women's Shelter & Support is seeking a Special Events Assistant to help plan and manage fundraising events and community engagement activities. The role involves working with the Fund Development team to ensure successful event execution and maintaining relationships with donors and volunteers.

CharityChildrenHealth CareNon ProfitSocial

Responsibilities

Responsible for a completing task within connection with fundraising process and events

Assist with soliciting donations via formal letter writing

Requesting in-kind donations from event industry vendors

Working closely with supporters of Genesis to plan such events

Maintaining a professional demeanor at all times with team members, staff, event professionals and volunteers

Assist with all event financials including budgeting, expense tracking, and post-event reporting

Event follow-up with consistent donor/vendor/volunteer appreciation

Oversight of any physical event including assisting with setup and breakdown

Travel locally for events/meetings on occasional weekends and evenings or as needed

Qualification

Event coordinationBudgetingDonor databasesEvent design conceptsMicrosoft WordMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelCanvaProfessional communicationDetail managementOrganizational skills

Required

Bachelor's degree

One year minimum experience in event coordination/management

Familiarity with event design language and concepts

Strong skills with Word, PowerPoint and Excel

Professional communication skills of all types are essential: telephone, event/social, email and formal letter writing

Demonstrate responsibility for their own behavior and work effectively with others

Strong organizational and detail management skills

Requires a source of transportation

Ability to do physical labor (setup and breakdown of most events, such as lifting boxes, arranging tables, walking/standing for prolonged periods of time etc.)

Preferred

Prior experience in the non-profit sector and/or working with volunteers is a plus

Experience with Canva a plus

Experience with a donor databases like Raiser's Edge a plus

Company

Genesis Women's Shelter & Support

The mission of Genesis Women's Shelter is to provide safety, shelter and support for women and children who have experienced domestic violence, and to raise awareness regarding its cause, prevalence and impact.

Founded in 1985

Dallas, Texas, USA

51-200 employees