Fundraiser

We are looking to work with 40 full time/part time consultants. The various types of fundraising involve different activities, but typically include:

  • motivating and facilitating supporters to maximize the funds they raise;
  • inspiring new supporters to raise money, while maintaining and developing relationships with existing supporters;
  • organizing traditional activities, such as sponsored outdoor events and house-to-house collections of donated goods and money;
  • developing new and imaginative fundraising activities, many of which involve organizing events;
  • raising awareness of the charity and its work at local and national levels, e.g. by giving talks to groups or seeking photo opportunities with the media;
  • developing and coordinating web-based fundraising, online auctions and merchandise sales;
  • increasing funds by researching and targeting charitable trusts whose criteria match the charity’s aims and activities;
  • developing and implementing a strategy for individual and corporate supporter recruitment and development;
  • recruiting, organizing and managing volunteers to carry out various functions within the charity;
  • overseeing corporate fundraising, including employee giving and matched giving from employers;
  • managing and updating databases to record donor contact and preference information;
  • writing applications and mail-shots, using direct mailing to reach a wide range of potential and current donors;
  • making risk analyses and balancing time-cost ratios to focus effort on the most appropriate fundraising activities with the highest chance of success.

If you are interested in working with our school in the fundraising department, please contact us, include your resume and three references.