Omaha Market Manager

organization overview

entrepreneurs believe they can achieve their dreams through hard work, responsibility, and wise stewardship of their resources. Today's youth share that optimism but often lack the life skills, mentorship, and real-world experience to succeed. Lemonade day is a national nonprofit with a mission to prepare youth for life through fun, proactive, and experiential entrepreneurship education. Since 2007, lemonade day has introduced over 1.5 million young people to the real-world experience of starting and running their own businesses — lemonade stands — where they learn to set goals, make plans, work the plan, and achieve their dreams.

Youth are encouraged to spend some, save some, and share some with causes they care about.

licensed in over 90 chapters across north america, encompassing more than 200 communities
, lemonade day operates through partnerships with schools, youth-serving organizations, and local coalitions. The organization's annual operating budget is just over $2 million
, supported by philanthropic donations, sponsor ships, and earned revenue from licensed program materials.

lemonade day is seeking a dynamic and entrepreneurial part-time omaha market manager to establish and build our presence in the omaha metro area.

this is a startup-market role
: the ideal candidate will have deep connections within omaha's youth service ecosystem and thrive in both independent remote work and community-based partnership building.

this role focuses on building the infrastructure, relationships, and year-round programming necessary to create a sustainable, city-wide lemonade day experience.

• lead lemonade day's success in the omaha area by taking full ownership of all operations and driving growth in youth participation. Drive approximately 30% year over year growth until the market matures.
• develop and implement the necessary infrastructure and systems to ensure the sustainable expansion of the program, including streamlined logistics, volunteer management, and partner relations.
• forge and maintain key relationships with local schools, youth-serving organizations, city leaders, and business sponsors, actively advocating for and promoting lemonade day as a premier youth program.
• plan, organize, and execute a year-round program schedule that includes:
  • engaging youth events, registration drives, and community workshops.
  • contests and interactive experiences that spark entrepreneurial spirit.
  • a citywide lemonade day event that leaves a lasting impact and drives participation.
• own the recruitment, onboarding, and training processes for volunteers, mentors, and program partners, ensuring the community feels supported and motivated to contribute.
• drive grassroots marketing efforts and work with the communications team to build brand awareness across local channels, leveraging press releases, social media, and local promotional campaigns.
• exceed grant and organizational targets, ensuring that all activities are completed on time, within budget, and meet or surpass expectations set by the national office and funders.
• own measurable outcomes by defining, tracking, and reporting against clear kpis. Use data to evaluate what's working, course-correct in real time, and communicate progress and impact to stakeholders.

• own the local fundraising strategy for lemonade day in omaha, ensuring the community's financial support through:
  • securing local sponsor ships, philanthropic gifts, and community donations.
  • building strong donor relationships, fostering repeat contributions and long-term commitment.
• manage administrative functions to ensure smooth program execution, including:
  • maintaining accurate program records and tracking registration data.
  • ensuring timely and accurate reporting of progress to stakeholders.
• represent lemonade day in the community, acting as a passionate advocate for the mission at local events, meetings, and media opportunities.
• report on progress to stakeholders, ensuring all parties are informed and engaged, meeting or exceeding expectations for transparency, impact, and…