The employee will assist identified markets with constituent outreach to increase retention and activation of volunteers, fundraisers, and team captains. Responsibilities include managing communication via phone, text, and email, as well as providing follow-up notes to local market leads.
Autism Speaks is seeking a Community Engagement temporary employee to assist with the following responsibilities:
Assist identified markets with constituent outreach to increase retention and activation of Walk team captains, fundraisers and volunteers with priorities determined by local market lead in conjunction with Senior Director, Revenue Operations.
Outreach to include, but not limited to phone calls, text messaging and emails for:
Kickoff event outreach
Re-recruitment of Team Captains
Re-recruitment of previous year Walkers
Call Blitz and National Incentive Challenges
Fundraising activation or goal achievement
Post event follow up including incentive and recognition follow up
Communicate with Community Engagement team members and local market leads on assigned tasks and provide follow up notes to identified markets.
Position will be remote and candidate can live anywhere in the US.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS: Education: Associate’s degree or equivalent experience Experience: 2+ years’ work experience preferred (administrative, fundraising, and/or special events) and working with volunteers, including grassroots organizing and volunteer mobilization. Peer-to-peer fundraising experience strongly preferred.
Specialized Skills and Knowledge:
Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
Organized and detail oriented, with solid administrative skills
Superb customer service skills
Ability to recruit and manage volunteers
Intermediate proficiency with MS Office 365 including Excel and Outlook
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