Program Coordinator, Community Group Fundraising

Company Overview

Shriners Children’s is an organization that respects, supports, and values each other. Named as the 2025 best mid-sized employer by Forbes, we are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience define us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

All employees are eligible for medical coverage on their first day! In addition, upon hire all employees are eligible for a 403(b) and Roth 403(b) Retirement Saving Plan with matching contributions of up to 6% after one year of service. Employees in a FT or PT status (40+ hours per pay period) will also be eligible for paid time off, life insurance, short term and long-term disability and the Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans and a Health Savings Account (HSA) if a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) is elected. Additional benefits available to FT and PT employees include tuition reimbursement, home & auto, hospitalization, critical illness, pet insurance and much more! Coverage is available to employees and their qualified dependents in accordance with the plans. Benefits may vary based on state law.

Job Overview

The Program Coordinator, Community & Group Fundraising plans and executes programs across multiple locations and works closely with partners, venues and internal teams to deliver high-quality events benefiting Shriners Children's. The role oversees onsite logistics, vendor coordination and the overall participant experience. It also helps drive revenue through donor stewardship, sponsorship support and partner relationships to ensure strong collaboration and clear alignment.

Responsibilities

Travel and On-Site Event Support

• Oversee major event operations and logistics that directly impact event operations and performance, while acting as the on-site lead for community fundraising events.
• Ownership of planning, coordinating resources, and ensuring outcomes align with organizational standards and objectives.
• Organize volunteers and vendors on the day of the event and effectively represent the company to sponsors, partners, and guests.
• To support Shriners Children's, find and acquire new locations and organizational partners.

Event Planning & Coordination

• Make timely informed decisions onsite,and exercise sound judgment
• Organize logistics and coordination for promotional events and resource fulfillment, including working with vendors, ordering, and shipping materials and overseeing the production and distribution of printed collateralDevelop event timelines and checklists, coordinate internal support needs (marketing, communications, etc.)

Partnership & Relationship Management

• Align expectations, goals, and responsibilities across partners and internal teams to ensure collaboration and shared accountability.
• Support partner retention and identify opportunities to expand partnerships into new programs or locations.

Fundraising Support (donor stewardship, sponsorship, P2P)

• Provide support for the Peer-to-Peer fundraising program, assist with sponsor outreach, fulfillment, and recognition, helping to track donations, participants, and revenue performance and contribute to donor stewardship activities and post-event thank-you efforts
• Foster meaningful connections between donors, community events and peer-to-peer fundraisers, and other key constituents with events and other local activities.

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• Experience planning and executing events, preferably in a nonprofit or mission-driven environment
• Experience in non-profit fundraising, including fundraising software systems
• Working knowledge of fundraising, including third-party fundraising.
• MS Office proficiency
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Nonprofit Management, or a related field required plus a minimum of 2 years fundraising experience -OR- a minimum of 6 years of equivalent professional experience required in lieu of degree

Preferred:

• P2P fundraising experience

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