Manager, Fundraising Events Reports to: Senior Manager, Fundraising Events Position Status: Full-Time, Exempt Location: Remote Join our team at the Parkinson's Foundation (PF) and make a difference in the lives of people living with Parkinson's disease. At PF, we're dedicated to improving care, advancing research, and ultimately finding a cure for Parkinson's. As a National Manager of Fundraising Events, you'll play a pivotal role in driving fundraising success through strategic planning and execution of our signature walk program. Description This self-starting individual will work collaboratively with our AVP, Fundraising Events and Senior National Manager, Fundraising Events, field fundraising staff, and other key stakeholders to ensure the success of PF’s signature walk program, Moving Day. You'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact by providing expertise and leadership to help our chapters grow revenue, enhance volunteer relationships and deliver successful fundraising events. Responsibilities Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: - Drive achievement of annual revenue budget targets. - Develop and deliver overall walk event standards, timelines, and strategies to grow revenue and relationships. - Collaborate with chapter staff, internal departments, and volunteer leaders to identify market opportunities and increase participation. - Provide tools and training for chapters to effectively recruit, manage, and cultivate high-level volunteers, event participants, sponsors, and media partners. - Develop and deliver tools and training for chapters to maximize their ability to effectively plan and execute walk events, kickoffs, and post-event cultivation event logistics. - Partner with the AVP, Fundraising Events on needs, content development, and facilitation of walk training opportunities offered to Chapter staff through national and regional calls and meetings to maximize the growth of our signature walk program. - Serve as the primary contact for new staff orientation and training. - Innovate and implement new fundraising strategies throughout the year. - Monitor the annual budget for our signature walk program. - Coordinate event logistics, collateral materials, and public relations efforts. - Actively seek opportunities to address organizational needs and positively impact local communities. - Complete special projects as assigned by senior management. Experience/Skills Required - Minimum of 5 years of relevant peer-to-peer fundraising experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. - Superior ability to influence and deliver results through a consultative role. - Exceptional management, leadership, decision-making, and team-building skills. - Self-motivated, results-oriented leader with strong organizational skills. - Excellent written, oral, and communication skills. - Ability to work independently, take initiative, and make sound judgments. - Proficient in Microsoft Office. - Willingness to learn and strive for excellence. - Demonstrates the Foundation’s values of excellence, teamwork, collaboration, integrity, positivity, dedication, and responsiveness. - Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time. Compensation Salary for this position is competitive and depends on prior experience. In addition, a comprehensive benefits package is included. The salary range for this position is $65,000 to $70,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Event Technology Specialist Date: 22 Apr 2026 Location: UK, Virtual, EUROPE Company: BCD About Us: At BCD Meetings & Events (BCD M&E), we provide more than meeting and event planning services: we create connections that inspire, motivate and change behavior for our customers. As the world’s most trusted and innovative meetings and events agency, BCD M&E cultivates a culture of people, passion and purpose to drive business forward. Headquartered in Chicago, with locations in 60+ countries across the world, BCD M&E’s team of 2,000+ people are committed to sustainability and driving success for our customers, our business and ourselves. Our values are at the heart of everything we do, and we look for people that want to be a part of something special, can rise to our standards and love to bring their unique perspective to the table. While we can’t guarantee every day will be the best (who can?), we can promise a community of people who genuinely care and lead with empathy, a flexible workplace with awesome perks and challenging work that means something. See what life is about at BCD M&E at bcdme.com/careers About the role: We are looking for an Event Technology Specialist to lead the end-to-end delivery of event technology solutions, primarily for pharmaceutical clients. Working within our scalable event technology team, this role combines hands-on platform expertise with strong client partnership and ownership of complex event deliveries. You will support in-person, hybrid and virtual events, while also helping to improve our tools, processes and ways of working. This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-profile, global pharmaceutical events and take ownership of complex event technology deliveries. You will be part of a specialist, collaborative technology team, with the chance to influence how technology is used and developed across the business. The role offers exposure to a wide range of clients, event formats and platforms, within a fast-growing environment that supports learning, development and continuous improvement. As an Event Technology Specialist , you will: - Lead end-to-end delivery of event technology solutions across multiple client projects, primarily within the pharmaceutical sector. - Manage the full event technology lifecycle, including pre-event build, live event delivery, and post-event reporting. - Build and deliver event technology solutions such as registration websites, registration journeys, event apps, and webinar platforms using client or BCD systems. - Act as the main technology contact for clients, ensuring solutions are delivered to a high standard of quality, accuracy, and reliability. - Support complex or bespoke technology builds in collaboration with the Senior Event Technology Manager and provide onsite support when required. - Work closely with account managers, operations teams, and wider BCD teams to deliver solutions aligned with client objectives and support new client onboarding. - Serve as a subject matter expert in core event technology platforms, primarily Cvent, while contributing to proposals, presentations, training, and solution development. - Drive continuous improvement by reviewing project outcomes, tracking engagement metrics, improving templates and processes, supporting R&D, and staying current with industry and platform updates. You’re good at: - Communicating clearly and effectively, with strong organisation and interpersonal skills. - Building confident relationships with both clients and internal stakeholders. - Paying close attention to detail and solving problems in a practical, solutions-focused way. - Managing multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Using data and insight to support decision-making and improve outcomes. - Presenting information clearly and delivering training with confidence. - Learning new technologies quickly, with a curious, proactive approach. You might also have: - Experience in pharmaceutical meetings is an advantage - Bachelor’s degree You should know: - This is a UK Remote role - Our standard working hours are 09.00 - 17.30 with an hour break - You must have the right to work in the UK

Role Description As the Events Marketing Manager, you will own the planning and execution of Ignite Reading's event marketing strategy — spanning both virtual events and webinars and in-person conference activations. This role sits at the intersection of sales support, brand presence, and pipeline generation. A critical part of this role is our virtual and digital event program. We run webinars and online events as a core channel for reaching school and district leaders, and we need someone who brings real expertise in building and scaling virtual event experiences that generate qualified leads. You'll work closely with the sales team to ensure every event — whether a targeted webinar, a national conference, or a regional dinner — drives measurable results for their territories. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker, a problem solver, and a detail-oriented project manager who brings equal comfort and skill to digital and in-person formats. You'll manage everything from the events strategy and calendar to webinar production to trade show logistics and you'll be able to point to clear examples of events that converted to pipeline. Core Responsibilities - Virtual Events & Webinar Program - Design and lead Ignite Reading's webinar and virtual event strategy, including audience targeting, support with topic development, speaker coordination, promotion, and follow-up. - Produce high-quality virtual events that create meaningful engagement with school and district leaders and generate qualified leads for the sales team. - Develop post-event nurture sequences in partnership with marketing, sales, and system operations to ensure leads convert. - Track and report weekly on virtual event performance, including registration, attendance, and pipeline contribution. - Conference & In-Person Activations - Lead the complete event strategy for Ignite Reading, including the calendar of events in partnership with sales. - Oversee end-to-end planning and execution of national and regional conference presence, including budgeting, sponsorships, registrations, speaker scheduling and logistics, booth design and setup, and vendor management. - Develop territory-specific event strategies in collaboration with sales team members to ensure conference investments drive leads in the right markets. - Organize smaller-scale activations including dinners, meetups, and roundtables that deepen relationships with key prospects and customers. - Prepare internal team members for in-person conference attendance, ensuring readiness and flawless execution at each event. - Attend every conference and event to support the team, conducting event retrospectives afterwards for cycles of continuous improvement. - Partner Engagement - Identify and prepare partners and customers to participate in events as speakers, panelists, or advocates, ensuring they feel confident, prepared, and valued. - Build and maintain strong relationships with event vendors, conference organizations, and external partners. - Measurement & Operations - Conduct rigorous post-event analysis, capturing data on lead generation, pipeline impact, and areas for improvement. - Manage Ignite Reading's swag inventory for sales and customer success teams, including budget, ordering, and vendor selection. - Work closely with marketing and sales leadership to ensure event messaging is aligned with broader company objectives. Qualifications - Minimum 5 years of experience in virtual and in-person event marketing, ideally in the K-12 sector, with a proven track record of measurable results driving qualified leads and pipeline for sales teams. - Demonstrated expertise in virtual and digital event production — this is not a secondary skill; you are equally confident running a webinar series as you are managing a conference booth. - Strong project management skills and obsessive attention to detail; you can manage multiple events simultaneously without dropping anything. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience crafting speaking proposals, event descriptions, and presentation materials. - Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; you're comfortable working across sales, marketing, and leadership to keep events aligned and on track. - Discerning instinct for identifying which events are worth the investment and envisioning new formats that will resonate with Ignite Reading's audience. - Hands-on experience with Hubspot and Asana. - Willingness to travel at least 50% of the time, to all in-person conferences and events. Benefits - Employee Stock Options - we want our success to be yours too. - Medical, Dental, and Vision plans to support you and your well-being (80% employee coverage, 70% dependent coverage). - Short-term Disability (100% employer paid). - 401(k) retirement plans with company contribution. - 12-weeks paid parental leave. - Unlimited vacation days (+ 12 paid holidays). - Technology Stipend. - Wellness Stipend. - Voluntary Life Insurance. - Professional Development Stipend. Company Description We believe in building and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where all applicants are considered for employment without attention to color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. We are seeking candidates who have lived experience related to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are a virtual organization with headquarters in the California Bay Area.

• Lead the planning and execution of grand openings, rebrand launches, and key marketing events across markets • Develop and manage event timelines, run-of-show documents, and execution plans • Lead event planning meetings with marketing, operations, and center teams • Own post-event recaps, performance insights, and reporting to internal stakeholders • Serve as the primary liaison between Event Sales and Marketing teams • Partner with Event Sales to support outbound initiatives with marketing materials, messaging, and assets • Coordinate the development of sales collateral, presentations, and event-specific materials • Ensure alignment between marketing campaigns and sales priorities to drive event bookings • Support Event Sales presence at trade shows with branded materials, booth setup, and messaging alignment • Partner closely with marketing, operations, PR, and events teams to ensure consistent brand execution • Act as the central point of contact for event-related marketing requests from internal teams • Own vendor sourcing, communication, and execution (photographers, talent, media activations, etc.) • Oversee shipment, inventory, and distribution of branded materials and event assets • Manage on-site execution as needed, ensuring brand standards and guest experience excellence • Partner with PR and partnerships teams to integrate media, influencers, and brand partners into events • Support execution of partnership campaigns, ensuring deliverables are met across events and activations • Coordinate media visits, press moments, and on-site coverage tied to events and openings • Track event budgets, invoices, and overall spend • Manage timelines and deliverables across multiple concurrent projects • Support partnership execution and task management across campaign