Manager of Development & Events

Young Living Essential Oils•Lehi, UT

About The Position

The Manager of Development & Events owns the foundation’s fundraising strategy and annual fundraising plan and manages its event calendar. Reporting directly to the Executive Director, this role designs and leads fundraising campaigns, manages the individual donor portfolio, and coordinates event planning and on-site delivery. The position combines hands-on nonprofit fundraising experience with event coordination to grow the foundation’s visibility, donor engagement, and impact. The Manager develops and evaluates fundraising plans and campaigns, cultivates and stewards donors, maintains donor records and outreach processes, and coordinates donor appreciation activities. The role plans and executes foundation events, manages budgets and financial reporting, coordinates volunteers and employee service activities, and represents the foundation at domestic and international events. It also collaborates with internal teams, board members, Young Living Academy, and marketing and events teams, and reports fundraising and event progress to the Executive Director and foundation team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Nonprofit Management, Marketing, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Three to five years of fundraising and event management experience; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
Demonstrated ability to develop fundraising strategies and annual plans, manage campaigns, secure gifts, steward donors, and execute events that meet revenue and attendance goals.
Strong event planning and coordination skills, including budgeting, logistics, volunteer coordination, and on-site execution.
Ability to cultivate and maintain relationships with individual donors, corporate partners, board members, and community members.
Strong working knowledge of donor CRM databases and event ticketing systems.
Ability to maintain accurate donor records, manage donor outreach processes, and track fundraising and event results.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate the foundation’s mission and impact to varied audiences.
Comfort presenting to groups and representing the foundation at events.
Familiarity with the health, wellness, or nutrition sectors and ability to speak authentically about preventive health and community well-being.
Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and internationally for events and conferences.

Nice To Haves

Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation or progress toward certification.
Fundraising and event management experience within a nonprofit or corporate foundation.
Experience in the nonprofit or social impact sector.
Experience speaking at events or presenting to large audiences.

Responsibilities

Develop the foundation’s fundraising strategy and annual fundraising plan covering major gifts, monthly recurring giving, one-time donations, and sponsorships; present the plan to the Executive Director and board for approval.
Design, launch, manage, and evaluate targeted fundraising campaigns, track results, and recommend adjustments.
Collaborate with internal team members to build and maintain fundraising clubs, donor affinity networks, and regular donor communications.
Manage the individual donor portfolio, cultivate donor relationships, and solicit major gifts.
Develop and implement the Donor Relations Plan to improve retention, encourage increased giving, and ensure regular, authentic outreach.
Maintain accurate donor records in the donor management system and implement structured moves management to cultivate event attendees into long-term donors.
Coordinate the Top Donor Oil appreciation program, including label design and printing, distribution list downloads and audits, recipient and gift-preference verification, and fulfillment and mailing of premium oil and the Annual Report to qualified members.
Plan and execute events on the annual calendar, including Young Living events, conventions, retreats, service trips, and fundraisers, in alignment with leadership goals.
Collaborate with the Young Living Events team on event layouts and logistics.
Develop event budgets, track fundraising revenue and expenses, and report financial results to the foundation team after each event.
Partner with marketing teams to drive event attendance and support event goals.
Maintain and improve the documented turnkey process for foundation booth execution and branding at external and corporate events.
Travel to domestic and international events to manage on-site execution, coordinate volunteers, and represent the foundation publicly.
As requested, present the foundation’s mission, operations, and local success stories from global initiatives to event audiences.
Engage and inspire Young Living Brand Partners and customers through Young Living events.
Meet monthly with Young Living Academy to align on sponsorship priorities and progress.
Develop a sponsorship program for the Amish community.
Partner with Human Resources to coordinate employee service projects and manage employee service activity logistics.
Coordinate the employee tutoring program with Young Living Academy.
Report to the Executive Director and foundation team on fundraising results, campaign progress, event plans, and donor engagement.
Prepare development and event reports and data visualizations for quarterly board meetings.
Collaborate with board members to engage their networks in fundraising.
Coordinate event volunteers and, as needed, guide coordinators or support staff.
Collaborate with marketing on the foundation’s monthly newsletter.