The Coordinator will assist with planning and executing highly visible strategic-event based experiences targeted at a variety of audiences including alumni, donors, volunteers, local community, business leaders and the campus community.

The Coordinator will design events that build a culture of engagement, lifelong relationships and philanthropy. MCCC Advancement professionals are relationship-focused, alumni and donor-centric, collaborative, ethical, and results-oriented. We are committed to unwavering standards of excellence and consistently challenge each other to strive toward higher levels of achievement.

I. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Works with Development, Alumni Relations and Advancement leadership to establish strategic event goals.
• Prepares annual event plans with short and long-range milestones to meet institutional objectives.
• Prepares and adheres to event budgets.
• Implements systems and procedures for events management.
• Employs persuasive recruiting techniques to enlist volunteers to serve on event committees (e.g. faculty and staff, alumni and friends).
• Creates, tracks and manages each assigned event using Raiser’s Edge Database and RE Event Module. RE is the primary tool used by the Development team almost daily to manage (and measure) our events, fundraising efforts, alumni, donor, and gift records.
• Manages and thoughtfully engage volunteer committee members.
• Makes specific arrangements essential to event production both on and off campus, including venue, menu, entertainment, seating/table assignments, nametags, transportation, awards, gifts and décor.
• Promotes robust attendance by maintaining and updating invitation lists (using Raiser’s Edge), producing creative invitations, and coordinating publicity and promotion.
• Recommends actions to promote the fundraising success of benefit events.
• May be tasked to assist other College departments in preparing for events that relate to or influence Development.

• Annual Golf Classic to benefit athletic scholarships
• Annual Spring into Student Success scholarship benefit
• Annual 9/11 Commemoration event
• Assist with Scholarship Stewardship events
• Assist with prospect cultivation events planned in concert with alumni & fundraising staff
• Assist with occasional assigned events coordinated through the President’s Office
II. Competencies
• Manages and executes concurrent projects in accordance with College objectives, policies and procedures.
• Interacts with a wide variety of people in a manner that positively portrays the College and its programs, personnel, and philosophies.
• Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listen to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things; Maintains harmonious relations with other staff, volunteers, and College leaders.
• Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings.
• Writes clearly and informatively, and edits own work for spelling and grammar before asking others to review.
• Balances team and individual responsibilities; Gives and welcomes feedback; Contributes to building a positive team spirit; Puts success of team above own interests; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; Supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
• Must possess expert level proficiency using Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Must have an understanding of relational database functionality. Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge (RE) database experience preferred.

III. Supervisory Responsibilities
• No direct staff supervisory responsibilities.
• May coordinate student workers and contractors if needed for specific events.