# Director of Development & Events

**Company**: Young Living
**Location**: Lehi, Utah
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Other
**Industry**: Nonprofit

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## Description

The Director of Development & Events provides strategic leadership for the Foundation's philanthropic revenue streams, donor engagement strategy, and community-facing events.

This role involves designing and executing a comprehensive annual fundraising plan, cultivating major donors and corporate sponsors, and overseeing a robust event calendar that advances the Foundation's mission and community health impact.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- **Strategic Fundraising & Campaign Leadership:** Design, execute, and evaluate an annual multi-million-dollar fundraising plan. Develop and oversee targeted fundraising campaigns and maximize revenue opportunities through corporate relationships and vendor networks.

- **Major Gifts & Donor Relations:** Manage a personal portfolio of high-net-worth individual donors and corporate partners. Implement a formal donor relations plan focused on retention and increased giving.

- **Event Strategy, Execution & Global Advocacy:** Conceive, plan, and execute a robust event calendar, including major events, conventions, and fundraisers. Provide strategic oversight to event operations and partner with marketing teams to drive attendance.

- **Cross-Functional Leadership & Board Engagement:** Report on fundraising performance and campaign initiatives to Foundation leadership. Prepare development and event data for quarterly board meetings and work closely with board members to advance fundraising priorities.

**Qualifications & Skills:**

- Bachelor's degree in Business, Nonprofit Management, Marketing, Communications, or a related field required; master's degree or CFRE designation strongly preferred.

- 5–8+ years of progressive fundraising, donor relations, sponsorship, campaign leadership, and event management experience.

- Proven success in cultivating major gifts, securing corporate sponsorships, and executing large-scale events.

- Strong understanding of nonprofit fundraising best practices, donor stewardship, and moves management.

- Experience managing CRM databases and modern event ticketing systems.

- Exceptional executive-level communication skills and demonstrated public speaking capability.

## Skills

### Required
- Fundraising
- Donor Relations
- Event Management
- Campaign Leadership
- CRM Databases
- Public Speaking

### Nice to have
- CFRE designation
- Experience in health, wellness, nutrition, or community well-being sectors
- International travel experience

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