Foundation Events Officer

Position Purpose:

As part of the Foundation Events team, the Foundation Events Officer strategically plans and implements Children’s Hospital Foundation’s signature fundraising events to drive philanthropic support for Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. The Events Officer will be responsible for all logistics associated with a designated portfolio of special events and for establishing relationships with event participants, volunteers, sponsors, fundraisers and donors. The Events Officer is directly responsible for maximizing revenue, expanding community partnerships and designing year-round peer-to-peer and donor stewardship pipelines.

Strategic Key Responsibilities:

Event Portfolio Management & Execution

The Events Officer will work to advance the organization’s overall events program, under direction of the Director of Foundation Events and in collaboration with the Community Relations and Programs Officer.

• Fundraising Event Leadership: Strategically direct and execute the end-to-end logistics and project lifecycles for a portfolio of signature annual events, including Radiothon, LemonAid, Extra Life and third-party events.
• Fundraising Event Stewardship: Build and monitor year-round stewardship track and utilize event participant data to increase retention, upgrade historic giving levels, and deepen donor and peer-to-peer fundraising engagement. Conduct targeted visits and meetings with corporate sponsors, volunteer committees, and event fundraisers to build long-term donor pipelines and increase year-over-year event revenue.
• Donor Engagement Event Support: Collaboratively provide strategic planning and logistical support in advance and onsite at donor engagement events throughout the year, including stewardship and cultivation events of all sizes.
• Fiscal Oversight & Analysis: Manage and regularly update comprehensive event budgets. Perform post-event financial reviews and cost-benefit analyses to optimize fundraising and identify budget improvements.
• Messaging & Advocacy: May serve as a spokesperson for Children’s Hospital Foundation when promoting events and associated activities.

Integrated Team Support

The Events Officer will work collaboratively with other members of the Children’s Hospital Foundation and Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU teams to ensure our event program continues to support and advance organizational goals.

• Frontline Collaboration: Coordinates closely with the philanthropy team and corporate and community partnerships team to identify high-potential event sponsors and supporters. Supports the stewardship of these event sponsors and participants into multi-year Foundation partners.
• Children’s Miracle Network Collaboration: Works directly with the Director of Children’s Miracle Network Programs to identify growth opportunities for CMN’s portfolio of events (Radiothon, Extra Life, Dance Marathon) and local partners.
• Marketing and Communications Collaboration: Partners with the marketing and communications team to ensure all event promotional materials are updated, relevant and represent the mission of CHoR and Children’s Hospital Foundation, helps identify and cultivate impactful mission stories and assists in identifying content and delivery through various channels to maximize audience reach and participant acquisition.

Core Competencies & Values

• Relationship-Driven Collaboration: Exceptional interpersonal skills focused on creating gratifying, long-term donor and volunteer experiences that reflect the foundation's core values and the ability to work collaboratively and respectfully in a diverse team. 
• Impactful Communication: Ability to serve as a confident communicator and ambassador for CHF and CHoR across diverse audiences, corporate environments, and patient family settings. 
• Strategic Adaptability: A self-motivated planner who treats event logistics as a mechanism for philanthropic growth rather than a standalone task and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, process driven environment. 
• Exceptional organizational, multitasking, and time management skills 

Additional Requirements

• Intellectual curiosity 
• Comfort working in a complex, matrixed organization 
• Demonstrated ability to relate well and respect individuals from diverse backgrounds 
• Must possess initiative, leadership, creative energy, well-refined organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to take calculated risks 
• Fast paced and results oriented with the ability to work in a timely manner with multiple deadlines and competing requirements 
• Strong written, presentation, verbal, organizational, and interpersonal skills 
• Demonstration of good judgement, professionalism and the highest standards of ethical conduct 

Qualifications: 

• Education: College degree in a related field (Nonprofit Management, Hospitality Management, Communications, Business Administration, Marketing, or similar) preferred, or equivalent professional experience. 
• Experience: 2–4 years of professional experience in fundraising, event coordination or community relations. A foundational understanding of nonprofit event and peer-to-peer fundraising models is highly desirable. 
• Technical Proficiency: Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard project management utilities. Direct hands-on experience or familiarity with specialized fundraising and event software (e.g., Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge or similar CRM, OneCause, Wrike) is highly beneficial. 
• Licensure & Requirements: Valid driver’s license and reliable transport for local travel. Flexibility to support events on select evenings and weekends. 

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to operate standard business equipment and computers for extended periods. 
• Sufficient mobility to manage active, fast-paced event environments, including setup and teardown at special events often after-hours. 
• Strong verbal and written communication capacity to navigate communications over the phone, digitally, and in person. 

Schedule:  

Children's Hospital Foundation offers a hybrid work environment. Due to the highly collaborative and donor-facing nature of this role, regular onsite presence is required to support donor visits, hospital tours, meetings, and team activities. While flexibility is available, the successful candidate should expect to work onsite approximately three to four days per week, depending on fundraising activities, team priorities, and organizational needs. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required to support fundraising events, donor meetings, and other special activities.

About Children’s Hospital Foundation:  

Children’s Hospital Foundation is an independent 501(c)3 that works to maximize philanthropic impact in children’s health at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. We are dedicated to raising and stewarding philanthropic resources that will enable CHoR to become a top, nationally ranked children’s hospital. With roots going back more than 104 years to the incorporation of Richmond’s original children’s hospital on Brook Road in 1920, we are proud to work with generous members of our community to drive excellence in patient care, education and research.

Children’s Hospital Foundation is currently engaged in a $195 million comprehensive campaign focused on four key pillars: Expand to Heal, Empower Growth, Nurture Every Step and Shape the Future.  

Salary range:

$50,000-$65,000; competitive and commensurate with experience.

To apply, please email a resume and cover letter to careers@chfrichmond.org. Please be sure to list the position title in the subject. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Children's Hospital Foundation is an equal opportunity/affirmative action organization providing access to employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, political affiliation, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or disability.