Devise a fundraising strategy to be approved by the chief executive or senior leadership team. Agree a departmental budget and work to achieve or exceed a fundraising target.
Co-ordinate and manage fundraising, comprising community, trust, corporate, major donor and digital fundraising, across the organisation.
Build relationships with high profile and high net worth individuals as potential donors to the organisation.
Build relationships with charitable trusts, foundations and other institutional funders. Write or approve funding applications to charitable trusts and foundations.
Attend networking events and meetings with potential donors Prepare reports and give presentations on fundraising progress to the senior leadership team and the trustee board
Premise:
Have the firm conviction and desire to belong to an international NGO that promotes social and environmental development, and wish to own the development practice within it. Bear in mind that the initial income is 100% to results-based.
HEAD OF FUNDRAISING
Key skills:
o Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
o Networking skills.
o Effective management skills.
o Digital skills.
o Innovation skills.
o Time management skills.
Qualifications:
An undergraduate degree is expected, and a masters is often required. Many charities would also like their head of fundraising to be a member of the Institute of Fundraising.
Career qualifications from the Institute of Fundraising such as the Diploma in Fundraising and Advanced Diploma in Fundraising, can be advantageous.
Relevant experience:
A track record of up to five years’ successful fundraising in the charity sector is frequently desired. Heads of fundraising are usually drawn from the ranks of specialist fundraising managers. The most popular background for a head of fundraising to have is in corporate or major gift fundraising.
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