Purpose
The Events & Engagement Coordinator supports Neighborcare Health’s fundraising and community engagement efforts through the planning, coordination, and execution of events. Reporting to the Chief of Community Engagement and working as part of a broader development team, this role leads the logistics and execution of fundraising and donor engagement events, ensuring each experience is well‑organized, engaging, and aligned with fundraising goals. This role is primarily focused on event planning and management for the foundation, while partially supporting organization‑wide community engagement events to bring synergy across both. The Events & Engagement Coordinator brings strong organizational and communication skills, a collaborative approach, and a commitment to Neighborcare’s mission of advancing health equity and achieving 100% access to care.
Health, Wellness & Retirement Benefits:
- Medical, Dental & Vision insurance
- Paid time off & paid holidays
- Retirement with contribution match
- Life & AD&D, pet insurance
- Employee assistance program, & more!
Compensation:
- The target wage range for this position is $56,992.00 annually to $69,201.60 annually.
- Final offers are individually based on various factors, including skill set, years of experience, location, qualifications, work schedule and other job-related reasons.
Primary Responsibilities:
Event Planning, Coordination, Execution (75%)
- Partner with the leaders and team members to design events that support foundation goals.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute fundraising and donor engagement events from start to finish, including timelines, logistics, vendors, budgets, staffing, and day‑of execution.
- Support targeted, event‑driven donor outreach by coordinating segment‑specific invitations, messaging, and follow‑up that strengthen donor connection and contribute to fundraising outcomes.
- Serve as the primary coordinator for development events, managing registration, run of show, speakers, volunteers, and post‑event follow‑up; work with leaders across departments to secure participation and volunteer support as needed.
- Collaborate with team members to research prospective donors and funding sources to expand the organization's donor base.
- Coordinate vendors and service providers (venues, catering, audiovisual, rentals, registration platforms) to ensure events are delivered on time and within scope.
- Partner with development and communications staff to support event logistics, outreach, and communications, including registration, invitations, reminders, and follow‑up.
- Track event timelines, deliverables, and outcomes to support planning, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Maintain event documentation, tools, templates, and checklists to support consistency and efficiency.
- Support event debriefs and documentation, including lessons learned and recommendations for future events.
Administrative Support (25%)
- Maintain a centralized calendar of community engagement and outreach events across the year, with emphasis on spring, summer, and fall activities.
- Serve as the primary coordination point for internal teams participating in community events and tabling, supporting scheduling, logistics, materials, and timelines.
- Support cross‑departmental coordination to ensure community engagement events are well‑prepared and appropriately staffed.
- Help identify opportunities to align fundraising events with broader community engagement efforts.
Key Skills:
- High emotional intelligence and interpersonal awareness, with the ability to engage people thoughtfully and build rapport across diverse audiences.
- Knowledge of fundraising, donor engagement, and promotional event practices, including event logistics and outreach.
- Strong organizational, time‑management, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Ability to demonstrate exceptional organizational skills, including the ability to set up and maintain organized and efficient office systems.
- Ability to understand the fund development process and to work with other staff members to further Neighborcare’s goals within the process.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA and organizational privacy policies.
- Demonstrated commitment to Neighborcare Health’s mission, values, and equity‑centered work, and ability to represent the organization to diverse communities.
Education & Experience Requirement
Requirements for this role:
- Valid Washington State driver’s license with proof of automobile insurance.
Preferred for this role:
- Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in the humanities, or a related field.
- 2-years experience in marketing or fundraising, and fundraising events.
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge or a similar CRM/donor database.
About Neighborcare Health:
Since 1968, Neighborcare Health has been removing barriers to health care for our neighbors. We believe everyone deserves a place to call their health care home, where a team of medical, dental and mental health professionals work in collaboration with each patient to develop a personal health improvement plan.
We are one of the largest providers of primary medical, dental and behavioral health care services in the Seattle area serving low-income and uninsured families and individuals, seniors on fixed incomes, immigrants, and people experiencing homelessness. Each year we care for nearly 60,000 patients at our nearly 30 non-profit medical, dental and school-based clinics. We ask everyone to pay what they can, but no one is turned away due to inability to pay.
Our clinics are located in neighborhoods where health disparities are the greatest, and our care teams, who speak over 55 languages and dialects, are as diverse as our patients. No matter who you are, or where you come from, regardless of your insurance, income or immigration status, you are welcome at Neighborcare Health.
Learn more about us here.
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