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Special Events Manager 
Keep America Beautiful 
Location: Stamford, CT or remote home office location within the continental United States 

About Us and the Role 

Keep America Beautiful is America’s premier community improvement organization. Founded in 1953, Keep America Beautiful has a network of affiliates around the United States focused on litter prevention, waste reduction, and beautification. Keep America Beautiful (KAB) is recognized as the leader in changing attitudes and behaviors affecting our community environments. KAB continues to be the most credible organization in its three focus areas by vigorously pursuing its guiding principles of education, volunteerism, partnership, and individual responsibility. 

We are seeking an Events Specialist that will make Keep America Beautiful programs and initiatives come alive through interactive experiences – both digital and physical.  The successful candidate understands how to craft and deliver content that is impactful and lands the message across multiple audiences. This is a rare opportunity to help transform an iconic, almost 70-year-old brand! 

Reporting to the CMO this role plays an integral role in the organization’s storytelling. The Special Events Manager will develop, manage, and execute special events of the highest quality, impact, and visibility, including annual events such as Vision for America™, National Conference, TrashDash™ and defining new events for signature initiatives like the Great American Cleanup® and America Recycles Day®.   

Responsibilities may include the creation of new events at both an affiliate, and a national level.  This role is responsible for event outreach, marketing, and logistics. 

What You Will Bring, Do, and Own 

• Drive significant increase in fundraising revenue through events, communications, volunteerism, community-based activities, and seasonal and annual campaigns.  
• Develop materials, communications, and promotions of events and individual giving campaigns.  
• Define and deliver on fundraising roadmap targets including renewable gifts, new donors, and leads. 
• Develop strong and collaborative working relationships with members of the development team and throughout the organization to best understand the Keep America Beautiful mission and programs, and effectively communicate this information to the public.  
• Define success targets with hard key performance indicators (KPIs) e.g., leads, revenue, participants, volunteers. 
• A rigorous annual schedule: 
  • February: National Conference 
  • March-June: Great American Cleanup 
  • Summer: local activities/peer-to-peer  
  • September: TrashDash 
  • October: Vision for America 
  • November 15: America Recycles Day 
  • Giving Tuesday/Year End appeal 
• You will create events that supports the mission and strategic plan  
• You will work alongside the CMO on developing and executing individual giving and events strategy 

Who You Are 

• You have superior communications skills, both written and verbal are a must.   
• You are highly organized 
• You possess grace under pressure 
• You have a strong sense of style 
• You thrive with end-to-end budget ownership.   
• You have knowledge of Salesforce, Pardot is a plus.   
• You are a power user of Microsoft Office. 
• You are master of budgeting, and cost control principles 
• You have strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work well with a diversity of stakeholders  
• You demonstrate leadership qualities that enable you to succeed in a teamwork environment 
• You operate with the highest integrity with a diplomatic and analytical approach 

Experience and Certifications You Will Need 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, or equivalent experience. Master’s degree a plus 
• 10+ years of event management and development experience. 
• Familiarity with specialized nonprofit industry accounting practices, reporting requirements, and procedures  

What You Will Get 

You will be a member of a passionate team dedicated to the fulfillment of KAB’s mission. Just as KAB envisions a country in which every community is a clean, green, and a beautiful place to live, we also strive for our organization to be a beautiful place to work. We believe that it is intrinsic rewards that motivate employees sustainably, but respect the need for extrinsic rewards which would include but are not limited to: 

• Very Competitive Pay for the non-profit sector 
• Generous Employee Benefits Package 
• Maternity and Parental Leave 
• 401k Program 
• Paid Holidays 

How to Apply 

Please submit cover letter, resume/CV and salary expectations to: recruiting@kab.org. Please place “Special Events Manager” in the subject line of the email when applying. Note that a satisfactory background/credit check as well as a reference check may be required as a condition of employment. 

EOE/Accommodation Statement 

Keep America Beautiful is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic or activity in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Keep America is also committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Becky Lyons, Chief Operating Officer at blyons@kab.org. 

Director, Foundation and Government Grants
Keep America Beautiful
Location: NY, DC, CT, CA, TX, or REMOTE (with close proximity to major metropolitan area)

About Us and the Role

Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s largest community-based nonprofit organization, inspires and educates people to act every day to improve their environment. For more than 65 years, Keep America Beautiful (KAB) has worked to end littering, improve recycling, and beautify America’s communities. KAB contributes to the health and well-being of communities through the work and passion of nearly 700 KAB affiliates nationwide, millions of volunteers and the collaborative support of our partners, social and civic service organizations, academia, municipalities, elected officials, and individuals. Our methodology is informed by a science-backed consumer behavior model for change that has proven effective in delivering results that beautify and unify communities to transform the nation.

The Keep America Beautiful Communities initiative is a multi-year, multi-stakeholder collaborative initiative to Clean and Green America by 2025. The goal is to raise $125 million to Beautify and Unify Communities across the country to Transform the Nation.

We are seeking an exceptional fundraising professional to join our development team to secure significant philanthropic support from national and regional foundations and federal and state government agencies.

As a leader on the Development team, the Director, Foundation and Government Grants (“Director”) will report directly to the Chief Development Officer. This role is responsible for developing effective fundraising strategies; conduct partner research, cultivation, solicitation, management, and stewardship; write, submit, and negotiate grant applications; and direct recognition and benefits related to foundation and government partner commitments. The Director will be expected to exceed annual revenue targets by identifying and securing multiple six- and seven-figure foundation and government grants and partnerships.

What You Will Bring, Do, and Own

• You will own the generation of foundation and government partners resulting in revenue, community impact and awareness of Keep America Beautiful, its Communities Initiative, and the Keep America Beautiful national affiliate network.
• You will cultivate, solicit, and steward prospective 6-7-figure foundation and government grants to support Keep America Beautiful and the movement programs and activations.
• You will support and enhance the creation of the Keep America Beautiful Communities strategy, timeline, budget, and presentation materials.
• You will own, establish, and manage strategies, budgets, annual work plan with qualitative goals, benchmarks and reporting based on departmental objectives.
• You will interact with Keep America Beautiful board members and senior leadership representatives to cultivate foundation and government relationships; create best strategies and connectivity for each prospect; lead and/or support meetings/presentations with prospects; work with all appropriate team members to maximize strategy to achieve $280 million 10-year goal.
• You will collaborate with Regional Directors, COO, and affiliates to ensure grants are activated, relationships are managed appropriately, and stewardship plans are implemented all resulting in contract renewals. (Day-to-day execution of program partnership managed by Regional Director.)
• You will own the maintenance of a portfolio and move prospects through the “Moves Management” process, recording all activities in Salesforce.

Who You Are

• You have established relationships with national foundations and government agencies, and proven success securing six- and seven-figure grants.
• You are a results- and deadline-oriented self-starter with an entrepreneurial, collaborative, positive, forward-thinking and innovative spirit.
• You have the ability to conceptualize and describe funding needs in a way that is compelling to prospects, donors and other stakeholders.
• You have very high emotional intelligence (E.Q.), possibility thinking, and problem-solving ability.
• You have an ability to meet deadlines, prioritize conflicting needs; handle requests and projects expeditiously, proactively, and follow them through to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.
• You have outstanding communication and organizational skills with an ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• You are ok with occasional travel, nationally and/or locally (approx.. 20% of the time).
• You have a demonstrated passion for mission of Keep America Beautiful and its national movement; interest/knowledge in environmental issues.

Experience and Certifications You Will Need

• Minimum of 7 to 10 years of foundation and/or government development experience with progressively increasing responsibility.
• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent; master’s degree a plus.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word), virtual platforms (Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, Zoom, etc.), and experience with web-based case management / CRM software.

What You Will Get

You will be a member of a passionate team dedicated to the fulfillment of KAB’s mission. Just as KAB envisions a country in which every community is a clean, green, and a beautiful place to live, we also strive for our organization to be a beautiful place to work. We believe that it is intrinsic rewards that motivate employees sustainably, but respect the need for extrinsic rewards which would include but are not limited to:

• Very Competitive Pay for the non-profit sector
• Generous Employee Benefits Package
• Maternity and Parental Leave
• 401k Program
• Paid Holidays

How to Apply

Please submit cover letter, resume/CV and salary expectations to: recruiting@kab.org. Please place “Director-Foundation & Gov’t Grants” in the subject line of the email when applying. Note that a satisfactory background/credit check as well as a reference checks may be required as a condition of employment.

EOE/Accommodation Statement

Keep America Beautiful is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic or activity in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Keep America is also committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Becky Lyons, Chief Operating Officer at blyons@kab.org.

Keep America Beautiful: Director, Corporate Initiatives – Keep America Beautiful Communities Co-Lead
Location: NY, DC, CT, CA, TX, or REMOTE (with close proximity to a major metropolitan area)

About Us and the Role
Keep America Beautiful®, the nation’s largest community-based nonprofit organization, inspires and educates
people to act every day to improve their environment. For more than 65 years, Keep America Beautiful has
worked to end littering, improve recycling, and beautify America’s communities. Keep America Beautiful
contributes to the health and well-being of communities through the work and passion of nearly 700 Keep
America Beautiful affiliates nationwide, millions of volunteers and the collaborative support of our corporate
partners, social and civic service organizations, academia, municipalities, elected officials, and individuals. Our
methodology is informed by a science-backed consumer behavior model for change that has proven effective in
delivering results that beautify and unify communities to transform the nation.

We are seeking an exceptional fundraising professional to join our development team to work with
corporations and local Keep America Beautiful affiliates to support the mission of Keep America Beautiful
through program support, philanthropic support, cause marketing, and sponsorships as a Keep America
Beautiful Communities Co-lead.

As a leader on the Development team, the Director, Corporate Initiatives – Keep America Beautiful Communities
Co-Lead (“Director/Co-Lead”) will report directly to the Senior Director, Development or the Chief Development
Officer. The Keep America Beautiful Communities initiative is a multi-year, multi-stakeholder collaborative
initiative to Clean and Green America by 2025. The goal is to raise $125 million to Beautify and Unify
Communities across the country to Transform the Nation. The Director/Co-Lead will be expected to meet annual
revenue targets by identifying and securing corporate and corporate foundation gifts and partnerships, as well
as manage relationships with these partners with assistance from a Regional Director or Partnership Manager.

What You Will Bring, Do, and Own
● You will own the generation of corporate and corporate foundation partnerships resulting in revenue,
marketing exposure, and other benefits for Keep America Beautiful, its Communities Initiative, and the
Keep America Beautiful national affiliate network.
● You will cultivate, solicit, and steward prospective 6-7-figure corporate donors/partners to support Keep
America Beautiful and the movement through sponsorships, program and philanthropic support, and
cause marketing.
● You will collaborate work in conjunction with Regional Directors, COO, and affiliates to ensure
partnerships are activated, relationships are managed appropriately, and stewardship plans are
implemented all resulting in contract renewals. (Day-to-day management of partnership managed by
Regional Director.)
● You will develop, support, and enhance the creation of the Keep America Beautiful Communities
strategy, timeline, budget, and presentation materials; audit existing assets/benefits, create new
assets/benefits with program, marketing, development teams and affiliates to create
packages/opportunities for each component of the Keep America Beautiful Communities initiative.
● You will own the research, cultivation, and securing of event fundraising support including Keep America
Beautiful webinar series, National Conference, annual Vision for America Award event, employee
engagement activities, P2P, and special events sponsors.
● You will interact with Keep America Beautiful board members and senior leadership representatives to
cultivate corporate partnerships, create best strategy and connectivity for each prospect; Lead and/or
support meetings/presentations with prospects; Act as development lead for Keep America Beautiful
Communities advisory team; Work with all appropriate team members to maximize strategy to achieve
$280 million 10-year goal.

Who You Are
● You have the ability to conceptualize and describe funding needs in a way that is compelling to
prospects, donors and other stakeholders.
● You have a keen ability to ideate and develop comprehensive donor concept papers and proposals, and
create and deliver PowerPoint presentations.
● You have a proven track record in supporting organizational leadership in donor cultivation,
communications, and events.
● You have very high emotional intelligence (E.Q.), possibility thinking, and problem-solving ability.
● You have an ability to meet deadlines, prioritize conflicting needs; handle requests and projects
expeditiously, proactively, and follow them through to successful completion, often with deadline
pressures.
● You have outstanding communication and organizational skills with an ability to work effectively with
multiple stakeholders.
● You have excellent written, presentation, and verbal communications skills; careful attention to details
● You are ok with occasional travel, nationally and/or locally (approximately 20% of the time).
● You have a demonstrated passion for mission of Keep America Beautiful and its national movement;
interest/knowledge in environmental issues.

Experience and Certifications You Will Need
● Minimum of 7-10 years of corporate fundraising experience with progressively increasing responsibility
and a proven track record.
● Demonstrated success in securing 6- and 7-figure gifts.
● Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word), virtual platforms (Microsoft Teams,
RingCentral, Zoom, etc.), and experience with web-based case management / CRM software.
● Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent; master’s degree a plus.
● Experience with national or global federated organizational model, a plus.

What You Will Get
You will be a member of a passionate team dedicated to the fulfillment of the Keep America Beautiful mission.
Just as Keep America Beautiful envisions a country in which every community is a clean, green, and a beautiful
place to live, we also strive for our organization to be a beautiful place to work. We believe that it is intrinsic
rewards that motivate employees sustainably, but respect the need for extrinsic rewards which would include
but are not limited to:
● Very Competitive Pay for the non-profit sector
● Generous Employee Benefits Package
● Maternity and Parental Leave
● 401k Program
● Paid Holidays

How to Apply
Please submit cover letter, resume/CV and salary expectations to: recruitment@kab.org. Please place “Director-
Corp Initiatives & Co-Lead” in the subject line of the email when applying. Note that a satisfactory
background/credit check as well as a reference checks may be required as a condition of employment.

EOE/Accommodation Statement
Keep America Beautiful is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all employees and
applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin,
age, disability, pregnancy, marital status, gender identity or expression, status as a veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic or activity in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Keep America is also committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation,
contact Becky Lyons, Chief Operating Officer at blyons@kab.org.