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, manages its event calendar, and reports directly to the Executive Director. The role designs and leads fundraising campaigns, manages the foundation’s donor portfolio, and coordinates the planning and on-site delivery of events. It combines hands-on nonprofit fundraising experience with event coordination skills to grow the foundation’s visibility, donor engagement, and impact. The position develops and evaluates fundraising plans and campaigns, cultivates and stewards donors, maintains donor records and processes, coordinates donor appreciation activities, and prepares reports for foundation leadership and the board. It also plans and executes events, manages event budgets and logistics, works with marketing and Young Living teams, and travels domestically and internationally to represent the foundation. The role supports employee service and tutoring programs, coordinates volunteers, and may guide coordinators or support staff.

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, 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 support regular, authentic outreach.
Maintain accurate donor records in the donor management system and implement moves management processes to cultivate event attendees into long-term donors.
Coordinate the Top Donor Oil appreciation program, including customized label design and printing, distribution-list 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.
Collaborate with the Young Living Events team on event layouts and logistics; develop budgets, track revenue and expenses, and report financial results after events.
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, the foundation’s primary donor base, at 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 logistics for employee service activities.
Coordinate the employee tutoring program with Young Living Academy.
Report regularly 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, and 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.