• Fundraising. Fundraising is at the heart of a non-profit development department’s objectives. Much of the fundraising is for philanthropic efforts in the community. However, during the process of raising funds, those working for non-profit development departments also grow the networking base of the business and further the potential for other fundraising efforts later on. These funds may be used for profit-making activities, such as scientific development and research.
• Public Relations: Organizations that employ these types of departments will generally expect the nonprofit development department to serve as part of the public relations team. Because workers in a nonprofit development department are constantly engaged with the public and are regularly out making contacts in the community, they serve as public relations workers in just about every aspect of their work.
• Marketing: Nonprofit development offices also engage in marketing efforts to raise funds. These marketing efforts are carried out with the intention of raising additional funds and establishing new contacts and donors within the community. Some nonprofit development officers are responsible for conducting donor research to identify new sources of potential funds.
• Supporting the CEO in event planning logistics for Sponsor/Board of Advisor Special Events and Engagements.
• Research and calls new vendors, food trucks, that fit our culture and community. With getting into conversation about participating in the event.
• Create and continually refine a simple organizational sponsorship model for funding organizations, local business partners, and participating community members which provides a clear definition of impact and benefits to recognize contributions; grow, deepen and understand donor and community partnerships to ensure a value-add relationship, update sponsorship benefits annually according to trends.
• Collaborates with the Director of Marketing and Technology and Director of Digital media by communicating all design, marketing and communication needs for the festival, especially with regard to sponsor/vendor relationships.
• Co-Creating sponsorship strategy and sales packet with the Director of Festival, Director of Marketing & Director of Membership that communicates our social responsibilities as well as benefits (value add) for sponsors for donating.
• Researches companies’ Social Responsibilities and links that to  the mission/vision of Elevate Akron to fulfill those social responsibilities. Communicates this with marketing to be represented in branding.
• Identifies whether leads are sponsors, donors, charitable partners, or potential volunteers and refers them appropriately.
• Maintains record of leads and a log of communication with these contacts.
• Negotiates and secures sponsorship agreements that may include in-kind donations. May need to work with director to approve the monetary value of sponsorship benefits.

• Technology, Ticketing, Data Analysis & Research, Google Workspace, Website. Marketing, Advertising, & Design.
• Attends the regularly scheduled all-teams meetings and generates reports on the status of the overall marketing and technology for the organization.
• Updates the new website with regard to our membership needs, digital resource library, festival schedule software and more in collaboration with the Director of Membership Engagement, Director of Yoga Education and Programs, Director of Festival Logistics and Leadership Team.
• Maintains, develops, and communicates the overall brand of Elevate Akron in alignment with our mission across our various marketing platforms and channels In collaboration with the Director of Creativity and Director of Social Media and Community Manager.
• Updates our multi-media marketing plan across our current platforms and channels: website, blog, email, Instagram, Facebook, Eventbrite, Youtube and print.
• Updates the and keeps the website current with event dates, team members, sponsorship, applications, etc. with SEO in-mind.
• Monitor SEO and web traffic metrics
• Manage and improve online content, considering SEO and Google Analytics
• Communicates essential information and important announcements from our board and core volunteers to our audience of festival attendees, vendors, non-profit partners, volunteers and sponsors. This is done in collaboration with the rest of our team members.
• Supporting nearly all design elements for the organization, especially creating digital and print event fliers with an accurate and updated list of sponsors.
• Supports the sponsorship strategy by updating the sales packet with the Director of Development and Community EngagementExecutive Director and Fundraising team.
• Oversees creation of all event marketing materials (signage, t-shirts: volunteer and attendee, swag bags) in coordination with the Festival Director, Director of Development and Community Engagement, as well as any additional leadership team marketing needs.
• Secures event day photography/videography
• Supports Director of Festival Logistics and the rest of the leadership team with coordinating pre-event packet pickup, especially in-regards to the t-shirt and ticket sales.
• Conducts an annual post event survey by collecting and analyzing data on our population including creating profiles of audience for marketing material.
• Contributes to the Elevate Akron handbook, updating its accuracy annually, to reflect the processes used to fulfill the role and complete the associated tasks.
• Additional duties as needed to successfully operate nonprofit programs & projects.
• Completing copy-writing and Email Communications until finding another team mate to cover this task.
• Creates content and organizes the contributors for website blogs.
• Collaborates with the Director of Marketing and Technology by communicating all design, marketing and communication needs for the festival in collaboration with the Director of Festival Logistics, Director of Development and Communication Engagement.

• Developing multi-platform media plans, overseeing and implementing digital marketing efforts, and planning content.
• Analyzing the company’s digital marketing plan and social media strategy and identifying strategic weaknesses and making recommendations for improvements
• Build our digital marketing roadmap
• Manage all digital marketing channels (e.g. website, blogs, emails and social media) to ensure brand consistency
• Define & Measure ROI, KPIs and KRAs for social media campaigns and prepare budget for the platforms. Setting key performance indicators (KPIs) for social media campaigns, such as targets for a certain number of shares or likes and measuring a campaign’s performance against the KPIs
• Develop specific campaigns to create and maintain high levels of customer interaction.
• Oversee our social media accounts
• Creates and executes a content posting calendar.
• Update social media content across all channels
• Manage and improve online content, considering SEO and Google Analytics
• Forecast sales performance trends and act proactively to increase our market segment to reach new demographics in our community.
• Liaise with Product, Design and Sales directors to increase client satisfaction through cohesive strategies
• Motivate digital marketing team to achieve goals
• Monitor competition and provide ideas to stand out
• Stay up-to-date with digital technology developments
• Set and implement social media and communication campaigns to align with marketing strategies
• Develop content in collaboration with team members, sponsors, partners, etc. related to nonprofit programs.
• Provide engaging text, image and video content for social media accounts
• Respond to comments and customer queries in a timely manner
• Monitor and report on feedback and online reviews
• Organize and participate in events to build community and boost brand awareness
• Coordinate with Director of Marketing & Director of Communications to ensure brand consistency
• Liaise with Director of Development and Programming Team members to stay updated on new products and features
• Build relationships with customers, potential customers, industry professionals and journalists
• Analyze customer expectations according to past social media activity
• Engage with customers and followers
• Use social media marketing tools such as Buffer and Hootsuite (mention any social media marketing tool that you are currently using or plan to use)
• Monitor campaigns and analyzes data obtained
• Establish relationships with social media influencers to develop a strong network and cross-promotional content to engage one another’s audiences.
• Keep an eye on social media trends. Researching social media trends and informing management of changes that are relevant to the company’s marketing activities
• Communicate effectively to all stakeholders including senior management and content developers
• Using social media marketing tools to create and maintain the company’s brand
• Working with marketing professionals to develop social media marketing campaigns
• Interacting with customers and other stakeholders via the company’s social media accounts
• Secures event day photography/videography
• Additional duties as needed to successfully execute the nonprofit.
• Completing copy-writing and Email Communications until finding another team mate to cover this task.

• Project Management, Creating Timelines, Event Planning, Programming, Fundraising Strategy, Volunteer Coordination.
• Ensure effective systems to track scaling progress, and regularly evaluate program components, so as to measure successes & impact that can be effectively communicated to the board and sponsors.
• Ensure ongoing local programmatic excellence, rigorous program evaluation, consistent quality of finance, administration, fundraising, communications, and systems; recommend timelines and resources needed to achieve the strategic goals.
• The role is to develop, implement, and oversee our nonprofit organization’s programming, such as designing outreach programs. You consult with the CEO and leadership team to improve the existing programming and services as well as planning and coordinate new programs. Other duties and responsibilities are to manage program implementation and funding, provide leadership to program coordinators, volunteers, and other staff, solicit feedback, and analyze the effectiveness of programs.
• Budget Management
• Work closely with the Director of Operations Administration in the finance department to budget and monitor programmatic operations to ensure sound fiscal and system management.
• Work closely with the Director of Digital Media & Community Manager in finance department to establish and implement grant administration protocols and procedures.
• Oversee the budget development process for departments under the CPO’s supervision and maintain a high level of fiscal responsibility
• Volunteer Management
• Build and manage a highly effective and cohesive program team that delivers on Elevate Akron’s Programmatic Goals.
• Monitor volunteer team performance and carry out supervisory responsibilities, including assigning and directing work, evaluating performance, and delivering timely and constructive feedback in accordance with policies and applicable laws
• Ensure clarity around decision-making authority both within departments and among members of cross-departmental teams
• Provide leadership to directors in assessing programmatic priorities, projects, and activities and their feasibility and priority in attaining the organization’s mission
• Mentor and work closely with directors to build their skills and confidence so that they can supervise, evaluate, mentor, encourage and motivate staff
• Deploy resources efficiently and effectively toward organizational goals, working with directors to balance workload and effort, and provide regular feedback to spur continuous improvement in supervision and mentoring skills
• In conjunction with directors, develop and implement staffing plans to align staff expertise and capabilities with responsibilities and to achieve program goals and objectives
• Work with directors and the human resources team to identify and shape new positions when appropriate and participate in hiring decisions for new program staff
• Program Strategy, Leadership and Implementation
• Work in collaboration with the Director of Operations Administration and the leadership team to implement Elevate Akron’s strategic vision that will inform short- and long-term program goals consistent with Elevate’s  strategic plan and available financial resources
• Embed principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion within all of Elevate Akron’s programmatic offerings and work plan
• In conjunction with the leadership team, establish annual program, departmental and staff goals, metrics, and objectives and track results against these goals
• Ensure programs are aligned and coordinated and barriers to collaboration are reduced across leaders to ensure consistency and produce results
• Support fundraising efforts for the organization, including working with Chief Development and Outreach Officer staff to craft strategies that will engage new funders and donors for all programs including but limited to the annual festival, workplace wellness program, teacher collective, and community outreach classes.
• Generating funding for new programs through Conducting research on program funding opportunities, maintaining a grant tracking spreadsheet, building relationships with funders and applying for grants.
• Collaborating with the Director of Copywriting and Grant Writing on the submission of program grants.
• Monitor and evaluate program activities on a regular basis

• Leadership, Operations, Team & Volunteer Recruitment, Training, Coordination, Administration, Meeting Logistics, Finance, Accounting, Invoicing, Payments, Banking, Taxes, Budget, Data-Analysis.

Administration & Communication

• Scheduling team member meetings, calendars, email communication, and liaison between the team.
• Maintaining and analyzing all operational data. Especially keeping organized spreadsheet of team members, volunteers, etc.

Team Coordination.

• In all-team meetings, creating agendas of what to cover across the organization from staff weekly progress reports.
• Taking minutes during meetings and documenting these insights for clear reporting. Attending board meetings to take meeting minutes.
• In team meetings, ensuring that there is healthy equal turn-taking (everyone gets the same amount of space to share when appropriate), using a timed round-robin (with an an audible timer) approach to share so everyone feels included to share equally and listen, and if folks have ideas that come-up, to create a parking lot of those ideas to revisit later on in a meeting.
•  Ensures the entire team is organized through affirming communication, creating actionable items from meetings, and assigning tasks with deadlines.

Operations

• Collaborating with the CEO to promote company culture and vision and oversee operations to keep businesses on track. Improving operational procedures to promote efficiency. Ensuring adherence to company procedures and policies
• Keeping team members organization on developing of project budgets in to propose to the CEO for approval from the board along with reports telling the story behind the numbers.
• Coordinates priority deadlines between teams in support of the larger timeline.
• Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication

Human Resources

• Further develop Elevate Akron’s human resources and administration, enhancing professional development, compensation and benefits, performance evaluation, training, and recruiting.
• Ensure that recruiting processes are consistent and streamlined.
• Establish and manage a comprehensive training program to educate employees regarding staff tools, policies, and procedures.
• Work closely and transparently with all external partners including third-party vendors and consultants.
• Oversee administrative functions as well as facilities to ensure efficient and consistent operations as the organization scales.
• Assisting the CEO with employee training and evaluation.

Account/Taxes

• Prepare and post receipts, deposits, purchase orders, invoices, refunds, and other standard bookkeeping tasks
• Manage accounts receivable and accounts payable
• Review and process reimbursements
• Prepare, track, and reconcile ledgers and budgets
• Prepare and submit payroll
• Create financial and inventory reports
• Prepare and file company tax documents
• Identify and correct miscalculations and financial discrepancies
• Run and update databases
• Develop and streamline operational efficiencies
• Contact delinquent accounts
• Stay current with all regulations, requirements, and laws
• Administrative duties may include:
• Front desk customer service, including answering phones and greeting guests
• Keep a tidy our materials
• Manage schedules for appointments and deadlines
• Take clear messages and communicate effectively with customers, clients, team members, and management
• Develop and maintain administrative processes
• Keep an organized file system
• Taxes filed and end of year report.

External Communication

• Supporting the Director of Member Engagement and Outreach with external communications responding to the elevate akron email box.
• Fostering relationships between clients, suppliers and vendors.

• Primary responsible individual for ensuring the full success of the annual festival. Project planning, timeline management, operational logistics, scheduling of venue, sound, performers (in collaboration with Director of Yoga Education Programs, marketing/communication timeline in collaboration with Director of Marketing & Technology and Social Media Manager.
• Updates the master plan and event timeline for our annual large-scale festival which outlines the tasks and responsibilities for the successful execution of the event with the core volunteers.
• Attends all core volunteer meetings and updates the team on current projects.
• Coordinates with the Director Team to ensure all core volunteer roles and tasks from the master plan are entered into the project management software, Asana.
• Sets the date with the CEO and Leadership team & secures the venue and security for venue As well as maintains a healthy relationship with venue communicating our needs.
• Scheduling accommodations for the gathering. Possibly blocks off hotel rooms  in coordination with the Summit County visitors bureau. Coordinates with the Director of Grants on qualification for hotel booking grant.
• Coordinates with the Director of Marketing to accurately represent the happenings of Elevate Akron, ensuring the event details and registration is accurate.
• Takes responsibility for overall event experience, theme, decorations & activities.
• Plans for event week including packet pick up which also requires coordinating with marketing and the eventbrite app.
• Creates a transportation and parking plan to be clearly communicated to all attendees, sponsors, volunteers, performers, presenters, etc.
• Draws a map of the event and communicates this layout to vendors and volunteers ahead of time.
• Sets the schedule and executes the plan for event week including operational logistics, assigning tasks for our core volunteers, lead volunteers, and general volunteers.This is in collaboration with the Director of Volunteers and Director of Vendors.
• Communicates with the Director of Marketing all signage needs in an appropriate amount of time.
• Contributes to the Elevate Akron handbook, updating its accuracy annually, to reflect the processes used to fulfill the role and complete the associated tasks.
• Maintains relationships with lead volunteers to oversee different operational tasks.
• Sets a recruitment strategy and Coordinates Volunteers keeping organizing in a spreadsheet for the 6 following areas, working with volunteer leads over each area: Packet Pick-up Tabling, Set-up teams, Registration Team, Green Team, Healers, Assisters.
• Reaches out to potential past vendors to see if they would like to be a part of the event.
• Director of Development & Community Engagement
• Collaborates with the Director of Marketing and Technology by communicating all design, marketing and communication needs for the festival.

• Copywriting all organizational materials.
• Leading our email campaigns in collaboration with all team members.
• Working with a passionate leadership team (Executive Director, Fundraising team, & Director of Finance and Board Treasurer) to develop a financial strategy to fulfill the history, mission, vision and programming of Elevate Akron.
• Create an annual grants strategy to secure funding, creating a sustainable model for the future. This includes but is not limited to; government, local & national foundations, corporate foundations and private funding opportunities.
• Review current grant opportunities, identifying new grant opportunities, and prospective funders tracking supportive documents via google sheet in the shared drive.
  Execution on completion of grant proposals – including writing in google documents, submitting and managing grant proposals throughout the year.
• Completes all reports and guidelines necessary and required by funders
• Develop relationships and collaborating with current and potential funders
• Collaborating with the Executive Director, Fundraising Team and Director of Marketing to send funders newsletters, and to promote attending and engaging with our organizations programs.
• Collaborating with the Director of Finance to compile annual reports.
• Maintaining records in google drive

• Creative, Design, Photography, Videography, Print and Product, copywriting.
• the creative leads for our Marketing department. They work with the team to create, plan and deliver an integrated marketing strategic vision throughout the organization.
• Conceive and implement concepts, guidelines and strategies in various creative projects and oversee them to completion
• Collaborate with account executives to obtain knowledge of the clients’ requirements
• Direct and motivate teams of art directors, illustrators, copywriters etc. to help them use their talents effectively
• Lead brainstorming/creative sessions to generate ideas
• Write and design unique and well-crafted copy that meet clients’ needs as well as our own
• Revise content and presentations, approve/reject ideas, provide feedback to the team
• Train and guide subordinates into accomplished professionals
• Monitor results of team efforts and propose actions for the future
• Hand-on experience in creative process, marketing, graphic design and brand development
• Excellent working knowledge of software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign etc.
• Outstanding leadership and organization skills
• Exemplary interpersonal and analytical abilities

• A membership director is responsible for growing and maintaining the membership of a club, fitness facility, or other member-driven organization. As a membership director, one of your primary job duties is to increase business by marketing the services of the company to convert customers into paying members. You are also responsible for collecting periodic membership payments, keeping accurate membership records, and communicating regularly with members. Over the course of your career as a membership director, you develop marketing skills and strategies to acquire new members and solicit improvement feedback to retain existing members.
• Project Planning for the full scope of the membership model research, benefits, engagement, marketing/communication strategy and collaboration with all other team members for program overlaps.
• Clearly defining all of the various demographics of our community current and who we are seeking to reach in collaboration with appropriate team members. Using this demographics to support programming and decisions across the organization, especially in the formation of membership tiers.
• Organizational fundraising through sales of memberships.
• Collaborate with the Director of Operation Administration on recruitment and engaging community members as volunteers to serve in various capacities to support our organization’s operations and programming such as at the annual festival as well as yoga outreach programs.
• Communication with the public through monitoring the Elevate Info Box
• Generating a revenue stream to support the growth of the rest of the organization’s operations and projects through engagement of our existing and most engagement festival and program attendees.
• Being the driver of evolving the nonprofit from a one day event to a community through a membership program with benefits such as the digital resource library, registry of yoga studios/teachers/classes, discounts from our sponsors, and discounted access to our events as well as invitations to special programs such as the annual festival.
• Collaborating with the Director of Development and Community Engagement to host special sponsor, board, advisor and volunteer events to recognize our most engaged dimension of the community.
• Design and implement business strategies, plans and procedures in collaboration with the Elevate Akron Leadership Staff to report to the CEO for approval.
• Supports the cooperation and collaboration of the larger team by overseeing the project management software and trains members in its use.