HudsonAlpha Manager of Annual & Corporate Giving and Major Events

Position: Manager of Annual & Corporate Giving and Major Events

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary: $75k-$82k

INSTITUTE OVERVIEW

HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is a nonprofit 501(c)3 research institute dedicated to innovation in the field of genomic technology and sciences. Founded in 2008 its mission is four-fold: sparking scientific discoveries that can impact human health and well-being; bringing genomic medicine into clinical care; fostering life sciences entrepreneurship and business growth; and encouraging the creation of a genomics-literate workforce and society. The HudsonAlpha biotechnology campus consists of 152 acres nestled within Cummings Research Park the nations second largest research park. Designed to be a hothouse of biotech economic development HudsonAlphas state-of-the-art facilities co-locate nonprofit scientific researchers with entrepreneurs and educators. The relationships formed on the HudsonAlpha campus encourage collaborations that produce advances in medicine and agriculture. This position is an exciting opportunity to strengthen the institutional Human Resource capacity of HudsonAlpha to better attract recruit develop and retain highly qualified students and professionals.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

Advancement is responsible for all aspects of fundraising for the Institutes missions inclusive of major gifts annual giving special events planned giving workplace giving stewardship and community relations. The Department develops legacy-level opportunities to attract large donors (naming building scholarships etc.) and supports fundraising for the HudsonAlpha Institute Foundation designed to augment other funding sources.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Manager of Annual & Corporate Giving and Major Events plays a key role in HudsonAlphas fundraising efforts as an essential member of the Advancement team. This position leads annual giving campaigns cultivates and stewards corporate donors and provides project management for major events that advance the Institutes mission.

The Manager oversees broad-based donor outreach coordinates corporate giving and sponsorship opportunities and represents HudsonAlpha at community functions to strengthen philanthropic relationships. This role collaborates closely with the Communications team Manager of Event Logistics Database Analyst and Major Gift Officers to execute giving campaigns secure corporate support and ensure a consistent and positive experience for donors and event participants.

Key Responsibilities

Annual Giving:

• Project manages annual fundraising campaigns including the Major Donor Summer and Year-End appeals as well as Giving Tuesday and Genome Circle outreach.
• Plan and execute annual giving strategies including donor segmentation messaging strategy content development timelines and digital fundraising execution with support from Communications.
• Track and analyze campaign performance using Salesforce dashboards and reports; share insights to guide future planning.
• Monitor donor giving trends and route donors through the pipeline to Major Gift Officers or the Senior Director of Advancement as appropriate.
• Support donor stewardship through coordinated follow-up recognition and campaign communications.

Corporate Giving:

• Identify cultivate and solicit corporate donors and sponsors whose philanthropic support aligns with HudsonAlphas programs and events.
• Steward existing corporate supporters to encourage renewal and increased giving.
• Promote sponsorship opportunities and prepare related materials working with Communications as needed.
• Attend community events networking functions and corporate gatherings to represent HudsonAlpha and build awareness of giving opportunities.

Major Events:

• Project manage major events including the Spring Benefit Memory & Mobility Update Presidents Update and other key Advancement-led events.
• Lead an experienced internal team who will execute the events from concept through completion - including developing timelines coordinating internal and external resources ensuring adherence to deadlines monitoring progress and evaluating success.
• Work closely with the Manager of Event Logistics Database Analyst and Communications on planning program agenda sponsorship fulfillment invitations marketing and guest experience.
• Facilitate clear communication among internal teams sponsors and vendors to ensure alignment and timely deliverables.

Collaboration & Internal Support:

• Stay abreast of HudsonAlphas major programs and mission areas to support alignment with corporate and major donor interests
• Work with the Database Analyst to build lists and reports to support the Advancement teams needs.
• Help maintain SOPs and reusable templates for annual giving corporate giving and event management processes.
• Participate in donor interactions at events serving as a representative of the Advancement team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in fundraising annual giving sponsorships or donor relations preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with donors corporate contacts community members and internal teams.
• Willingness to attend community events to network with companies.
• Proficiency with CRM systems (Salesforce preferred).
• Proactive self-starter with a strong results orientation.
• Highly organized detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent research follow-through analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work some nights and weekends as needed for events.

Physical Demands/Environmental Factors/Mental Functions

ADA Requirements The physical demands work environment factors and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer - All job requirements are subject to possible revision to reflect changes in the position requirements or to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a threat or risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties which will be required in this position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor/manager (within guidelines and compliance with Federal and State Laws). Continued employment remains on an at-will basis.

Physical Demands

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position (sit or stand) for prolonged periods (50% of the time).
• Occasionally move about the office (accessing files/storage office equipment computers and other office productivity devices attending meetings etc.).
• Constant use of common office equipment (e.g. computers mobile devices calculators copiers scanners).
• Close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Communicate in person and over the telephone.

Environmental Factors

• Perform work in an indoor office environment with controlled temperature.
• Tolerate moderate noise level (i.e. business office with computers phone and printers light traffic).

Mental Functions

• Continuous mental and visual attention.
• Ability to focus on tasks despite interruptions and open cubicle environments.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing in the English language.
• Perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks.

It is the policy of HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in accordance with all applicable laws to recruit hire train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability genetic information sexual orientation veteran status or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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