Associate – Development and Donor Relations (Fundraising)
- Organization
- The Akanksha Foundation
- Deadline for Applications
- 08/05/2015
- Contact Information
- Send us your mails to bhargavi.vishwanathan@akanksha.org
Donor Management
- Prepare grant proposals and progress reports in appropriate formats
- Provide financial information for new proposals and reporting
- Plan and Organize regular school visits for Donors and their employees
- Maintain relationships with existing donors and respond to their requests for information
- Lead generation to identify new prospect, vet them through research and setup preliminary conversations to be pursued by Director/Manager
- Create employee engagement plans and execute them
Research
- Research and target funding agencies and foundations
- Regularly monitor donor websites and identify opportunities matching the work of the organization
- Prospect Research to gauge the strength of the prospects being considered
- Compile and maintain a database of international and local donor organizations
- Support the team with additional research as and when required Individual Giving, Fundraising Events
- Plan and implement fundraising events and campaigns with support from the communications team
- Develop and coordinate web-based fundraising
Administration
- Ensure that donor reports meet requirements and contracts, and that they are of a high standard and submitted on time
- Work closely with the communications team to develop collateral’s and material for fundraising purposes
- Provide necessary compliance documents to donors and help in the Due – Diligence process
- Supervise and coordinate donor recognition, tax donation receipting along with the Finance team
Required Qualifications
- 1-2 years of relevant experience desired but not required
- Bachelor’s degree in any stream
Preferred competencies
- Excellent time management and organization skills
- Great attention to detail and accuracy
- Highly motivated with a achievement-oriented attitude
- Excellent critical thinking and planning skills
- Ability to coordinate with diverse stakeholders
Knowledge and Technical Skills
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
- Strong analysis and statistical expertise preferred
Send e-mails to bhargavi.vishwanathan@akanksha.org