Cord is an international charity working with people in highly sensitive and oppressive contexts to transform dysfunctional relationships into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies. Our vision, inspired by the Christian faith, is of a world where all people live in the fullness of peace, have the freedom to flourish and live free from fear. We work towards this through employing and working with people of all faiths and none.

The focus of our global strategy is on transforming dysfunctional relationships between those in power and citizens (like you or I), into those that create peaceful and inclusive societies where everyone can live free from fear and with the freedom to flourish.

Cord is looking for someone to support our the implementation of our private fundraising and communications strategy, with communication skills, who is passionate about seeing positive change in our world and who is enthusiastic about engaging others to support Cord’s work as donors or volunteers.

The ideal candidate will need to have the following skills/experience:

Degree and advanced understanding of communications, marketing or fundraising;

• At least two years’ demonstrable results in fundraising
• Proven experience of successfully engaging people with a cause and motivating giving
• Experience of engaging, supervising and developing volunteers effectively
• Creative and able to produce engaging written and visual communications
• Advanced digital communications skills
• Excellent administrative skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence engaging with people
• Awareness of the needs of others and flexible to respond

If you like what you read and are passionate about making a real and lasting difference, come and join us and be part of the Cord story.

A detailed recruitment pack and application form is on Cord's website. 

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews will be organised according to availability. As such, the application window may close prior to the date below if a suitable candidate is appointed.

The application deadline is: Sunday 24th May 2020 – 23.59 GMT

Community Fundraising Officer
Aldershot, Hampshire (with travel to visit community groups)

Are you a fundraising professional with great relationship-building skills? Perhaps you’re an account management or business development professional looking to give back and move into the charity sector?

If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced and varied team and make a positive impact to your community.

About Us

We are Step by Step (SbS), a charity dedicated to supporting local young people who are going through hard times, including homelessness. Founded in 1987, we provide accommodation, personal development opportunities and specialist support services to help young people identify and fulfil their aspirations.

We’re now looking for a Community Fundraising Officer to join our lively Fundraising Team on a full-time basis.

The Benefits

- Salary of circa £27,000 per annum DOE
- Pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- 25 days’ leave plus Bank Holidays (rising with service)
- Flexible working patterns
- The option to work from home
- Free parking
- Work laptop and mobile phone

This is an incredible opportunity to take on a meaningful, rewarding role where your actions will make a difference to local people.

The funds you raise by inspiring members of the community will directly support our vital work, providing young people with the support and resources they need to overcome challenges and build brighter futures.

You will have the chance to work alongside an honest, open team who are passionate about changing lives and strive for excellence in all they do.

The Role

As a Community Fundraising Officer, you will be responsible for raising income from community groups.

You will build new relationships and encourage support from community groups such as schools, churches and golf clubs to raise funds, as well as maintaining existing support to secure future income.

Reporting to the Senior Fundraising Manager, you will also:

- Manage, monitor and increase donations through community fundraising
- Lead the development of securing new supporters from new areas/groups
- Support community events and activities
- Represent the charity with a range of potential and current supporters
- Promote the charity through a variety of mediums including presentations and meetings

About You

To join us as a Community Fundraising Officer, you will need:

- Experience in fundraising with a successful track record of raising funds and/or a background of account management or business development
- An understanding of the charity sector
- A full, valid driving licence with access to your own vehicle and the willingness to travel
- Proficiency in MS office suite
- To be highly organised and an ability to prioritise a busy workload
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including face to face, on the telephone and in writing

Ideally, you will have experience of using a database system, but this is not essential.

Other organisations may call this role Charity Fundraiser, Fundraising Associate, Fundraising Assistant, Fundraising Officer, Fundraising Executive, Community Fundraising Co-ordinator, Fundraising Co-ordinator, or Community Fundraising Assistant.

We’re also eager to hear from you if you’ve worked as a Business Development Executive, BDE, Account Executive, Account Manager, or Sales Executive.

The closing date for applications is 14th June 2020. We reserve the right to change the closing date should a suitable candidate is found. Please submit your application as soon as possible to ensure it is considered in the selection process.

Please note, some aspects of our recruitment process may be altered due to the current COVID-19 situation. We are following advice and guidelines and will hold interviews remotely if required. 

Webrecruit and Step by Step are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are ready to make a real change to your local community as a Community Fundraising Officer, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Working hours: 40 hours per week (with some evening and weekend work)

Are you motivated to apply your experience and skills in shaping the strategic direction of a high impact charity that enables people in need to transform their lives?

Do you have experience of fundraising in a senior role?

Then join us our dynamic board as our Trustee with fundraising experience. This is a strategic role; you won’t get involved in fundraising applications.

Citizens Advice Lewisham (CAL) is the lead agency in the Advice Lewisham partnership providing vital services in a large and culturally diverse London Borough.

Through its dedicated staff and volunteers a wide range of advice and information services are provided to individuals enabling them to exercise their legal rights, resolve debt issues, secure benefit entitlement and sustain their accommodation.

Windle International is looking for a highly-skilled and motivated Fundraising Manager to create and lead on the fundraising strategy for the organisation – helping people who have been affected by conflict and marginalisation in East Africa to get a quality education, so that they can contribute to sustainable development and the creation of peaceful societies. 

Windle International (WI) is an international NGO, comprised of independent charitable organisations – our members - based in and operating across East Africa, the UK, the US, and Canada.

What we do

Starting from humble beginnings in 1977 with the establishment of Windle International Kenya in Nairobi by founder Dr Hugh Austin Windle Pilkington, we now operate in Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, the UK, the US, and Canada.

Together, we empower refugees and people affected by conflict to achieve their academic potential, and contribute to sustainable development, by acting as a lead provider of quality education and training. We run education and vocational training programmes, manage Early Childhood Development and Vocational Training Centres, primary and secondary schools, and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship programmes. Our vision is a world in which every child has the opportunity through education and training to make the most of their potential and contribute to sustainable development.

About the role

Windle International is the umbrella organisation responsible for representing, supporting and coordinating Windle’s work at an international level. Windle is at a crucial time in its development, and we have exciting plans to build on our reputation for being a trusted and well-respected organisation and to increase support for our work. We are seeking a highly-skilled Fundraising Manager who has significant experience of fundraising, including proven track record of writing successful proposals, negotiating, winning and delivering partnerships with, and funds from, charitable trusts and foundations, companies, individuals, and major donors. Experience of delivering successful fundraising campaigns would be an asset.

This is a newly-created and pivotal position, and the successful post-holder will work closely with the recently appointed Communications and Advocacy Officer who is based in Oxford, UK. The role is part of a small, dedicated and friendly team and will have a lot of autonomy. It will involve close collaboration with the leadership and senior staff in our member offices in East Africa and Europe, and the trustees of the organisation. The role will require national (UK) and international travel. We welcome applications from people seeking to work from home, provided they can commit to spending regular time in the office in Oxford.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to play a significant role in shaping the organisation’s fundraising strategy whilst generating immediate impact. If you have a passion for humanitarian work, are experienced in setting up a prospect pipeline, managing partnerships and securing funding, we would love to hear from you.

Download the Fundraising Manager Recruitment Pack for more information and detailed job description.

We’re Mind, the mental health charity. We won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Fundraising, you will be responsible for developing and leading the strategy for Community & Events fundraising, establishing clear action plans and leading the team to deliver the strategy to meet income targets, whilst managing the budget to bring in over £12.5million with a spend of £3million.

Managing a team of 45 within the Community and Events Department and providing line management to 6 direct reports, you will work with staff across Mind, whilst creating a culture of innovation, both in terms of creating new products and initiatives and continuous  improvement of working practices and processes.

We’re looking for candidates who have significant experience of planning, developing, implementing, delivering, evaluating and reviewing strategic and operation activities, with financial and budget knowledge within fundraising. You’ll have excellent IT skills to include MS Office packages, databases and above all excellent interpersonal and communication skills, managing relationships with external suppliers and a direct or indirect experience of mental health problems would be desirable, however is not essential.

Please refer to the full Job Description upon applying for the role

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Over the past seven years, Frontline has leveraged its success to build committed, high impact partnerships with a number of prestigious supporters including corporates, individuals, trusts and foundations. With significant support already pledged in our major gifts programme, the charity is now prioritising sustainable income growth in order to accelerate its impact and expansion.

We are recruiting an exceptional and experienced fundraising manager to work closely with the external relations director, our Senior Leadership team including the chief executive and the Board of Trustees to lead and manage the growth of Frontline’s fundraising programme, which has a current annual target of up to £2 million. This exciting role will suit a tenacious and inventive relationship builder, keen to make their mark on a growing and dynamic charity. The head of fundraising will devise and implement strategies to build and manage partnerships, working creatively to establish new income streams from major donor sources. They will also support our work with corporates, trusts and foundations.

Reporting to the external relations director, this role will manage two fundraising officers – one who leads on trust fundraising, and the other on corporate partnerships. A  fundraising and events coordinator, who sits in the communications team, also supports the fundraising team. The postholder will be a member of Frontline’s leadership group, representing the Fundraising team at monthly meetings with other heads of department and the Senior Leadership team.

To secure funds and donations for The Moorland Mousie Trust’s work throughout the country including at the Exmoor Pony Centre.  Following our fundraising strategy to achieve individual fundraising targets and manage budgets.

• Ensure all charity fundraising activity is compliant with relevant charity and statutory legislation and recognised code of practice including existing and new legislation and guidance from the Institute of Fundraising
• Inspiring and facilitating supporters to raise money including community based initiatives
• Develop our subscription based giving schemes
• Encourage and increase standing order/regular giving
• Building volunteer and community involvement
• Develop ‘in aid of’ fundraising and co-ordinate annual fundraising events
• Develop Legacy and In Memory giving
• Increase funds by researching and targeting individual sponsors and corporate organisations
• Attend onsite and offsite events including shows and networking events
• Develop the fundraising presence at the Exmoor Pony Centre and within the work of the charity
• To work alongside the administrator to develop and use the CRM system.
• To work with volunteers, work experience and staff in pursuing the aims of the charity

We're looking for an enthusiastic, results driven Fundraising Manager to help to ensure that we raise enough funds to run our projects. 

International Communities Organisation empowers communities, guided by its vision of self-determination and the values of development and human rights. It fosters an environment where cultures are respected, and organisations within these communities are free to pave the way for their own development.

The Fundraising Manager will be responsible for managing ICO’s relationship with trust and foundations as well as potential major donors, regional and international proposals and corporate sponsors.

The role involves identifying new Trust, Foundation, Grant and Corporate funders and stewarding those already identified; researching appropriate ICO projects that meet funding criteria; writing compelling and transparent bid applications and filing accurate reports and financial accounts in a timely manner.

You will

• engage with Programme Manager and others to obtain information needed in order to properly complete funding applications. 
• identify and maximise any funding opportunities.
• lead on ensuring that grant applications are finalised and submitted in a timely manner and meet the required criteria.
• complete  funding bids to support delivering the right to self determination projects as set out in the recommendation letter.
• undertake proactive, responsive and accurate research on prospects and potential sources of funding on core right to self-determination projects such as Research, Publishing, ICO Fellowship Projects, Forum for Cities in Transition.
• help manage Project Workers (Volunteers) and identify their workload related to fundraising.
•  working with the Director and Programmer Manager and colleagues, assist in making applications to Trusts and Foundations.
• maintain effective communications so as to work as a team. 
• provide a brief email at the end of each week to summarise work undertaken and progresses. Review meeting at the end of each month to discuss fundraising pipeline and progress report outlining where we are with funders.

To join us in this you’ll need to have...

• Proven experience of exceeding targets
• Excellent ability to motivate and influence people 
• Strong networking skills and proven ability to build relationships with a diverse range of people
• Demonstrative ability to effectively manage budgets and multi-tasking to meet tight deadlines
• Flexibility and willingness to travel where needed to support events
• Confident in curating a variety of proposals and reports
• Excellent time management experience to control and develop your own pipeline and portfolios

The fundraising manager can work at our Oxford Street office or home-based during the Covid-19 outbreak until further notice from the government. Please send us a copy of your CV with a cover letter by clicking on Apply.

Note: Your Cover Letter should outline your interest and explain how you meet the roles criteria with clear track of records in fundraising, i.e please explain past leadership activities in fundraising with direct and clear references to the methodologies and achievements and quantitative as well as qualitative examples. During March and April 2020 on-line interviews are being arranged.

• Lead on cultivation and stewardship of Major Donors with an income target of circa £1m
• Work alongside CEO and Director of External Affairs to strengthen and promote case for support
• Line management responsibility of two executives covering Trusts and Corporate Fundraising (combined target of £1m)
• Provide vital fundraising expertise and leadership both internally to stakeholders, and externally to donors

Job Description

The post holder will be responsible for the following:

Community and Event Fundraising Support
• Act as Glass Door’s first point of contact for all community and event inquiries.
• Build and maintain relationships with community and event fundraisers, ensuring they are supported before, during and after their events.
• Register supporters and coordinate the sending of welcome packs, merchandise and thank you letters.
• Support on certain community fundraising, cultivation and stewardship events, including the annual Sleep Out and the annual supporter drinks reception.
• Draft copy for, update and create community and event fundraising pages on the Glass Door website and promotional emails which can be sent through the Glass Door mailing platform.
• Support with identifying new prospective community supporters and assist with the development and fulfilment of targeted approaches.

Work closely with theCommunications team to:
• Encourage fundraisers to share their fundraising stories for inclusion on social media and our website.
• Plan and deliver any marketing, press and social media requirements for events.
• Develop and implement the new Community Champions scheme.

Other Fundraising Support
• Assist the Fundraising Managers in the delivery of electronic and postal direct marketing appeals.
• Assist the Fundraising Managers in the development of an in memoriam and legacy giving scheme.
• Manage the process for monitoring, thanking and recognising donations in kind, working with colleagues across the organisation.

Fundraising Administration
• Manage the processing of donations, including scanning cheques, coding bank transfers and web donations, entering details in Donorflex database, banking cash, setting up Direct Debits, receiving in-kind donations and acknowledging/thanking donors via email or post.
• Create and update donor records on Donorflex, ensuring records are kept up to date, accurate and consistent at all times.
• Stay well informed of existing and new fundraising legislation and guidance from the Institute of Fundraising, ensure this is regularly communicated to the wider Fundraising team.
• Ensure all charity fundraising activity (including "in aid of" events) is compliant with relevant charity and statutory legislation and recognised code of practice.
Other
• Support the Fundraising Managers through conducting research into prospective corporate, individual and trust/foundation donors.
• Work alongside the Data Manager to develop and use the functions of the CRM system (Donorflex).

Person Specification

Essential
Personal Qualities
• Enthusiastic, engaging manner, with the confidence to talk to fundraisers and supporters.
• Empathetic attitude towards homeless and vulnerably-housed people.
• A confident self-starter who will hit the ground running.
• A team worker with an open, collaborative style and a practical, “can-do” approach.
• Commitment to our values of being welcoming; being open to all, without prejudice; compassionate; believing individuals can turn their lives around; and knowing we can have a bigger impact when we work together.
• Commitment to and understanding of the issues relating to equality of opportunity and the ability to implement change in this area.
• Ability to adhere to and implement Health & Safety, HR and operational policies.
• Willing to travel around London for occasional meetings and events including some evenings and weekends.
 

Qualifications and Experience
• Educated to degree level.
• Experience of using a fundraising database to segment and select data, produce reports and analyse information.
• Understanding and demonstrable experience of the use of social media, JustGiving and other online fundraising tools and platforms
• Experience of basic copywriting to produce fundraising letters.
 

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
• Competent IT skills in standard Microsoft packages: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook and supporter databases to maintain meticulous donor records and administration systems, in line with agreed protocols.
• Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail, especially record-keeping and electronic filing.
• Strong written English and numeracy skills.
• Good interpersonal and verbal communication skills, professional telephone manner.
• Able to forward plan and schedule workflows.
• Able to relate to and work with people from a range of backgrounds.
• Excellent time management skills; able to work proactively unsupervised and use own initiative.

Desirable
• Experience using Donorflex, Mailchimp and Eventbrite (or similar).
• Experience of assisting with fundraising and community events.
• Experience of working alongside and managing volunteers.
• Experience of managing community relationships such as schools, churches or challenge events.
• Understanding of data protection requirements including GDPR and the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice
• Fundraising qualification.
• Driving licence.

Maternity Action is the UK’s maternity rights charity dedicated to promoting, protecting and enhancing the rights of all pregnant women, new mothers and their families to employment, social security and health care. We deliver advice and casework to over 2,000 pregnant women and new parents each year and have an active programme of research, policy and campaigning.

We are seeking an experienced fundraiser to lead on our work with trusts and foundations.  The role will involve researching new funders and projects and preparing funding applications and reports to funders.  The role will work closely with the Director.  This is a new post and will focus on fundraising for 2021 and beyond as we are on track to meet targets this financial year.

We are looking for someone with experience of researching and preparing effective funding applications; preparing reports to funders; and excellent time management, including coordinating input from other staff.

The post is for twelve months with the possibility of extension.

The role will be part of our small team based in Finsbury Park, London.  The post is for 14 hours a week though we are prepared to consider applications for 10 hours or more. We are happy to consider flexible working arrangements during normal business hours.  We are open to office working or home working from anywhere in the UK. 

Please send us an application outlining how you meet the selection criteria and your CV.  Applications close 8 June 2020.  Interviews will be held remotely on 17-18 June 2020.

Outward facing, relationship driven Head of Fundraising sought. Interviews will take place through June.

We are recruiting an exceptional and experienced fundraising manager to work closely with the external relations director, our Senior Leadership team including the chief executive and the Board of Trustees to lead and manage the growth of the fundraising programme, which has a current annual target of up to £2 million. This exciting role will suit a tenacious and inventive relationship builder, keen to make their mark on a growing and dynamic charity. The head of fundraising will devise and implement strategies to build and manage partnerships, working creatively to establish new income streams from major donor sources. They will also support our work with corporates, trusts and foundations.

Reporting to the external relations director, this role will manage two fundraising officers - one who leads on trust fundraising, and the other on corporate partnerships. A fundraising and events coordinator, who sits in the communications team, also supports the fundraising team. The postholder will be a member of the leadership group, representing the Fundraising team at monthly meetings with other heads of department and the Senior Leadership team.

We are seeking someone with an outstanding track record across Corporate Partnerships and Major Relationships, who is driven to lead fundraising at a thriving and growing national organisation. If that sounds like you please get in touch with Nick at Charity People to find out more.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 8 June 2020
First round interviews: Monday 15 June 2020
Second round interviews: Tuesday 23 June 2020

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

We are looking for a Fundraising Officer to join the dynamic LRMN team. LRMN is a thriving organisation and one of the most established refugees and migrants’ organisations providing services in London but focusing in south and southeast London boroughs. Our services include specialist legal advice and information on immigration, housing and welfare, providing therapeutic and practical support to women who survived gender based violence, helping our service users access employment, training and volunteering opportunities, prevent mental health problems,  integrate and engage in their community.

As our Fundraising Officer you will take responsibility for successful delivery of LRMN’s Fundraising Strategy 2020-2023 and develop internal fundraising practice and knowledge. You will proactively seek out funding opportunities, develop project concepts and proposals, and prepare and submit detailed applications for funding. You will work closely with the CEO, Campaigns and Communications Officer and managers at LRMN to ensure key messages, relevant services and other important information are incorporated in all fundraising applications and activities.

To be successful, you must have at least 4 years’ experience of fundraising with good knowledge of a range of traditional and innovative fundraising methods and practices, proven experience of thinking, developing and delivering strategically and demonstrable record in developing and writing successful funding bids of at least £500k per year.

Awareness of issues and barriers faced by refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in accessing appropriate services is important and experience of working in the voluntary sector particularly in legal and welfare advice sector is desirable. You should be highly motivated and can work alone or as part of a team.

If you do not hear from us within 6 weeks after the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted this time.

LRMN is an equal opportunity employer.