Nonprofit
Fundraising & Donor Relations Volunteer Intern
Details
Description
This role offers a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to donate and/or hone their skills in fundraising and donor retention strategies, while helping to raise awareness for a cause that empowers youth through sustainable farming!
- Remote/from home
- position requires consistent access to a computer and strong internet
- Averaging 8 hrs per week, spread across the week.
- Includes 2 hrs of meeting time each week (Schedule is flexible, as long as meeting time aligns with others’ availability)
- Minimum commitment desired: 4 months
Qualifications
- Reliable access to a computer and internet
- Experience raising funds for either a personal cause or a nonprofit/NGO is preferred
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills in English
- Availability of approximately 8 hours per week
- Including 2 hours of regular meeting time with Communications Volunteer and other TYoFU members
Responsibilities:
- Campaign Development
- Develop seasonal fundraising goals and strategies with TYoFU staff, working closely with Communications Volunteer to execute messaging, personal invitations, and more
- Manage TYoFU’s presence on GlobalGiving platform
- Engage with GlobalGiving learning opportunities as relevant
- Write quarterly reports for GlobalGiving donors
- Assist TYoFU to renew GlobalGiving membership in 2025
- Work to build out TYoFU’s donor pool
- Outreach to possible supporters via email, messaging, and informational meetings
- Devise fundraising challenges
- Research new donation platforms
- Donor Gratitude - help our donors know the impact of their support!
- Develop donor gratitude practices, such as videos, online gatherings, and tokens of appreciation, with particular appreciation for monthly and large donors
- Track Donations
- Track donations made in master doc
- Report # of donors, donations, and donated amounts to TYoFU in a brief annual report
- Work with Finance Manager and Director to ascertain service statistics
This role offers a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to donate and/or hone their skills in fundraising and donor retention strategies, while helping to raise awareness for a cause that empowers youth through sustainable farming!
- Remote/from home
- position requires consistent access to a computer and strong internet
- Averaging 8 hrs per week, spread across the week.
- Includes 2 hrs of meeting time each week (Schedule is flexible, as long as meeting time aligns with others’ availability)
- Minimum commitment desired: 4 months
Qualifications
- Reliable access to a computer and internet
- Experience raising funds for either a personal cause or a nonprofit/NGO is preferred
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills in English
- Availability of approximately 8 hours per week
- Including 2 hours of regular meeting time with Communications Volunteer and other TYoFU members
Responsibilities:
- Campaign Development
- Develop seasonal fundraising goals…
Location
Associated Location
Kanziize Ward
Apply to This Volunteer Opportunity
Thank you for applying to support Thriving Youth Farmers Uganda! Your care and interest are so heartening to us. We will be delighted to review your application, after which we will let you know whether we'd like to interview you. Attached resumes are preferred, but not required.
This is the first time TYoFU will have had a dedicated Fundraising and Donor Relations Volunteer Intern, though our Communications & Fundraising Volunteer Manager will be able to show you the history of our fundraising efforts to date, and the tools we have used to fundraise. We also have good access to an online, fundraiser community and education resources. We hope the person in this role will help us expand our donor pool and increase the efficacy of our fundraising efforts.
