About BEAM

Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM) creates pathways for students from low-income, low-access backgrounds to become scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and computer scientists.

We provide BEAM students the same access to high-quality preparation in STEM as their more affluent peers, and we invest deeply in our students' success, with programming from middle school through college graduation focused on joyous, exciting, and rigorous mathematics, building vibrant communities, and supporting students in key life transitions such as college admissions and financial aid.

BEAM has grown from a small summer program serving 17 students in the summer of 2011 to a year-round, national program, serving 450+ students at six summer program sites and 600+ students in year-round programming in New York City and Los Angeles this school year. In addition, our BEAM National pilot program now reaches around 1000 elementary-aged students in seven different states, working to create a new nationwide pathway modeled on our local work. We've seen our students' successes first-hand, and it's backed by data: a quasi-experimental study found that students who attended our 7th grade summer program were 1.3X as likely to declare a STEM major as a matched comparison group.

DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION 

The Manager, Events & Corporate Partnerships serves as a key member of BEAM's Advancement team, helping to grow and steward the community of donors, corporate partners, volunteers, and advocates who make BEAM's work possible.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys building relationships, managing complex projects, and creating meaningful experiences for supporters. The Manager will play a lead role in planning and executing BEAM's Advancement events, cultivating corporate partnerships and sponsorships, and supporting the engagement of BEAM's Advisory Boards.

Working closely with the Director of Individual Giving and other members of the Advancement team, this position will help expand BEAM's network of supporters and strengthen the relationships that sustain and grow the organization.

The ideal candidate is an excellent relationship builder, highly organized, entrepreneurial, and excited about the challenge of managing multiple projects simultaneously while representing BEAM to donors, volunteers, and corporate partners. A strong commitment to BEAM's mission and a belief in the power of mathematics to expand opportunity are essential. Familiarity with issues related to STEM education, educational equity, or the broader math education landscape is a plus.

DESCRIPTION OF THE TEAM/DEPARTMENT

Our Advancement team is a collaborative and dynamic group of six full-time staff members, working together to ensure BEAM has the resources to succeed. Building strong, meaningful relationships with funders and supporters is at the heart of what we do. Our funders consist of individuals (50% of revenue), foundations (30%), and corporations (20%).

As our Manager, Events & Corporate Partnerships, you will work closely with our entire team as we raise more than $11 million annually. This role will have primary responsibility for event management and support with corporate partnerships and sponsorships, and advisory board engagement, helping to create meaningful experiences that connect supporters to BEAM's mission and students.

SUPERVISION

The Manager, Events & Corporate Partnerships reports to the Director, Individual Giving.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Events & Donor Engagement (40%)

• Lead planning and execution of BEAM's signature fundraising and cultivation events, including Trivia Night in New York and BEAM's future Los Angeles signature event.
• Manage donor engagement events such as Visiting Days, friendraisers, small-group conversations, corporate-hosted events, and cultivation events in New York, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area.
• Develop event timelines, manage logistics, oversee vendors and budgets (when applicable), coordinate invitations and registration, and ensure successful event execution from planning through follow-up.
• Partner with Advancement staff, board members, and volunteers to maximize attendance, engagement, sponsorship, and fundraising outcomes.
• Ensure events provide a high-quality experience that reflects BEAM's mission, values, and impact.

Corporate Partnerships & Sponsorships (35%)

• Identify, cultivate, steward, and grow relationships with select corporate partners and sponsors.
• Support sponsorship strategy and execution for BEAM events, including identifying prospects, preparing materials, coordinating outreach, and fulfilling sponsorship benefits.
• Manage communications and stewardship for corporate partners throughout the year.
• Coordinate corporate engagement opportunities, including volunteer experiences, field trips, employee engagement activities, and site visits.
• Liaise with the local programs teams to ensure coordination with staff and students attending corporate partner events.
• Work closely with board and advisory board members to leverage their networks and strengthen corporate partnerships.
• Track sponsorship and partnership activity in Salesforce and support reporting and renewal efforts.
• In collaboration with the Programs and Finance teams, ensure that student stipends, scholarships, and other partner-sponsored programs are successfully implemented.

Advisory Board & Volunteer Engagement (20%)

• Support the management and engagement of BEAM's New York and Los Angeles Advisory Boards.
• Coordinate board and advisory board meetings, communications, events, and follow-up activities.
• Partner with advisory board members on fundraising, sponsorship, and donor engagement efforts.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, stewardship, and ongoing engagement of advisory board members.
• Maintain strong systems and processes to track engagement and ensure timely follow-up on commitments and action items.

Other Duties (5%)

• Contribute to Advancement Team strategy and planning discussions.
• Support other Advancement duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

• Sitting - constantly (50%+)
• Repetitive movements - typing (50%+)

QUALIFICATIONS

We understand that there are many paths to acquiring experience and therefore welcome candidates from diverse and nontraditional backgrounds for this role who have demonstrated equivalent transferable skills to carry out the major duties outlined in this job description.  

Knowledge 

• Proven experience in fundraising, event management, donor engagement, corporate partnerships, sponsorships, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in relationship building and creating meaningful experiences for supporters and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of issues related to STEM equity and educational equity is a plus.
• Experience creating event materials such as invitations, one pagers and website landing pages. Design experience is a plus.

 Skills and Abilities 

• Mission alignment: Strong belief in BEAM's mission and a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice in STEM education.
• Event management: Ability to plan and execute high-quality events and experiences, managing logistics, timelines, vendors, budgets, and stakeholders.
• Communication excellence: Ability to clearly and compellingly communicate BEAM's work to donors, corporate partners, volunteers, and other stakeholders. Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to tailor messages to a variety of audiences.
• Relationship building: Comfort and skill in building authentic relationships with donors, corporate partners, board members, and other stakeholders.
• Project management: Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail, thoroughness, and timeliness.
• Partnership development: Ability to cultivate and steward corporate partnerships, sponsorships, and volunteer relationships over time.

Preferred Education and Experience 

• 3+ years direct advancement experience is highly preferred, with a focus on events
• Experience in nonprofit fundraising, donor relations, or advancement
• Experience planning and executing events, including fundraising events
• Experience with CRM systems (experience with Salesforce a plus)

 

APPLICATION PROCESS

Our process, as described below, has approximately four stages and we anticipate the process lasting about 4-6 weeks in total with someone starting in the role as soon as possible, although we are flexible with the specific date. 

The initial step is to submit your application, including resumé and responses to a few short application questions, via our online portal. When your application is complete, we will follow up with next steps.

Next steps in our process will include a short 30-minute phone interview and sample projects so we can get to know you and you can show us your work. We believe in the importance of demonstrated ability and providing opportunities that allow candidates to demonstrate relevant skills for the role throughout our process. The final step of our process is a final interview with the team. 

We will review applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

 

SALARY, BENEFITS, AND OTHER DETAILS

The salary range for this position is $71,500–$88,000. This is a good faith anticipated range of the job, but the actual pay will be based on any applicant’s skill and experience. 

 

Work Schedule:

• Monday–Friday, 1–2 days in the NYC office per week
• Monthly/quarterly in-person attendance for events and donor meetings

 

BEAM provides a number of benefits including:

• Flexible working hours
• Health, dental, and vision benefits including health plan options that are free for individuals
• 12 paid holidays including an office closure between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
• 15 days of paid annual leave to start, and will increase by one day for each year worked for your first 5 years of employment
• Paid sick leave
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match of 50% of elective deferrals, up to 3% of eligible compensation
• Student loan reimbursement
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• $1,500 annual allowance for professional development

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Beyond a commitment to nondiscrimination, we are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

BEAM is an equal opportunity employer and does not unlawfully discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of an individual’s race (including traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), ethnicity, religion (including clothing or facial hair worn in accordance with the religious tenets), color, sex, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, gender (including actual or perceived sex, gender identity, and gender expression including a person’s actual or perceived gender-related self-image, appearance, behavior, expression, or other gender-related characteristic, regardless of the sex assigned to that person at birth), sexual orientation, sexual and reproductive health decisions, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, status as a veteran, active military service member, or uniform service member, marital or partnership status, familial status, caregiver status, age (18 or older), predisposing genetic characteristics, disability, creed, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, unemployment status, salary history, credit history, an individual’s status as having a known relationship or association with a member or members of a protected category, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, compensation, promotion, discipline, and termination. 

All personnel decisions will be made in accordance with the principles of equal employment opportunity and subject only to valid (job-related) requirements for employment, benefits, or promotional opportunities.