Advancement Manager, Events & Corporate Partnerships (Hybrid - NYC)

Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM) • New York, NY

1d • $71,500 - $88,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Events & Corporate Partnerships serves as a key member of BEAM's Advancement team, helping to grow and steward the community of donors, corporate partners, volunteers, and advocates who make BEAM's work possible. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building relationships, managing complex projects, and creating meaningful experiences for supporters. The Manager will play a lead role in planning and executing BEAM's Advancement events, cultivating corporate partnerships and sponsorships, and supporting the engagement of BEAM's Advisory Boards. Working closely with the Director of Individual Giving and other members of the Advancement team, this position will help expand BEAM's network of supporters and strengthen the relationships that sustain and grow the organization. The ideal candidate is an excellent relationship builder, highly organized, entrepreneurial, and excited about the challenge of managing multiple projects simultaneously while representing BEAM to donors, volunteers, and corporate partners. A strong commitment to BEAM's mission and a belief in the power of mathematics to expand opportunity are essential. Familiarity with issues related to STEM education, educational equity, or the broader math education landscape is a plus.

Requirements

• Proven experience in fundraising, event management, donor engagement, corporate partnerships, sponsorships, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in relationship building and creating meaningful experiences for supporters and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of issues related to STEM equity and educational equity is a plus.
• Experience creating event materials such as invitations, one pagers and website landing pages. Design experience is a plus.
• Mission alignment: Strong belief in BEAM's mission and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice in STEM education.
• Event management: Ability to plan and execute high-quality events and experiences, managing logistics, timelines, vendors, budgets, and stakeholders.
• Communication excellence: Ability to clearly and compellingly communicate BEAM's work to donors, corporate partners, volunteers, and other stakeholders. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tailor messages to a variety of audiences.
• Relationship building: Comfort and skill in building authentic relationships with donors, corporate partners, board members, and other stakeholders.
• Project management: Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail, thoroughness, and timeliness.
• Partnership development: Ability to cultivate and steward corporate partnerships, sponsorships, and volunteer relationships over time.
• 3+ years direct advancement experience is highly preferred, with a focus on events
• Experience in nonprofit fundraising, donor relations, or advancement
• Experience planning and executing events, including fundraising events
• Experience with CRM systems (experience with Salesforce a plus)

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with issues related to STEM education, educational equity, or the broader math education landscape is a plus.
• Design experience is a plus.
• Experience with Salesforce a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and execution of BEAM's signature fundraising and cultivation events, including Trivia Night in New York and BEAM's future Los Angeles signature event.
• Manage donor engagement events such as Visiting Days, friendraisers, small-group conversations, corporate-hosted events, and cultivation events in New York, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area.
• Develop event timelines, manage logistics, oversee vendors and budgets (when applicable), coordinate invitations and registration, and ensure successful event execution from planning through follow-up.
• Partner with Advancement staff, board members, and volunteers to maximize attendance, engagement, sponsorship, and fundraising outcomes.
• Ensure events provide a high-quality experience that reflects BEAM's mission, values, and impact.
• Identify, cultivate, steward, and grow relationships with select corporate partners and sponsors.
• Support sponsorship strategy and execution for BEAM events, including identifying prospects, preparing materials, coordinating outreach, and fulfilling sponsorship benefits.
• Manage communications and stewardship for corporate partners throughout the year.
• Coordinate corporate engagement opportunities, including volunteer experiences, field trips, employee engagement activities, and site visits.
• Liaise with the local programs teams to ensure coordination with staff and students attending corporate partner events.
• Work closely with board and advisory board members to leverage their networks and strengthen corporate partnerships.
• Track sponsorship and partnership activity in Salesforce and support reporting and renewal efforts.
• In collaboration with the Programs and Finance teams, ensure that student stipends, scholarships, and other partner-sponsored programs are successfully implemented.
• Support the management and engagement of BEAM's New York and Los Angeles Advisory Boards.
• Coordinate board and advisory board meetings, communications, events, and follow-up activities.
• Partner with advisory board members on fundraising, sponsorship, and donor engagement efforts.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, stewardship, and ongoing engagement of advisory board members.
• Maintain strong systems and processes to track engagement and ensure timely follow-up on commitments and action items.
• Contribute to Advancement Team strategy and planning discussions.
• Support other Advancement duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Health, dental, and vision benefits including health plan options that are free for individuals
• 12 paid holidays including an office closure between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
• 15 days of paid annual leave to start, and will increase by one day for each year worked for your first 5 years of employment
• Paid sick leave
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match of 50% of elective deferrals, up to 3% of eligible compensation
• Student loan reimbursement
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• $1,500 annual allowance for professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed