Corporate & Digital Fundraiser Spec
Corporate & Digital Fundraising Manager
Sandton, Gauteng
Change the World Trust is a non-profit passionate about long-term solutions and ripple-effect project results. Its primary focus is IT Training and educational projects benefiting youth and children. Launched in early 2009 as a hands-on IT Training project, it has grown and is seen as the early-mover and leading innovator in ICT Training ventures for youth in South Africa.The successful candidate will need strong fundraising abilities in order to significantly grow and diversify their income streams whilst being responsible for the strategic development of fundraising strategy.
Responsibilities:
• Research fundraising opportunities and write grant applications to charitable trusts, corporates and statutory bodies
• Identify opportunities, launch, evaluate and improve new digital fundraising channels and/or programs to raise funds
• Build relationships with major donors or companies and make presentations to boards and executives
• Develop digital fundraising plan and supervise implementation of each marketing activities which make alignment with entire fundraising strategies
• Manage all digital fundraising related programs for donor acquisition and retention
• Analyse data and tools and monitor performance to keep activities on track and to increase effectiveness of fundraising
• Manage information and record the profile and fundraising activity of donors on a database
• Manage their own budget and ensure that targets are met
• Account handling: ensuring major donors or companies are happy with their donation scheme (such as a charity of the year partnership) and are kept informed of progress and milestones
• Devise and organise fundraising campaigns and events
• Spot fundraising opportunities and raise awareness of the organisation’s work
• Help develop key fundraising strategies.
• Increase awareness of the Trusts’ services and fundraising through social, print media and other channels
Requirements:
• Minimum three years’ work experience in web marketing and in a similar fundraising position
• Strong computer literacy and knowledge of HTML.
• Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and to manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to take creative and innovative approaches.
• Strong interpersonal and administrative skills.
• Strong commitment to humanitarian aid work, particularly ICT learning and innovation
• Have a proven successful track record in fundraising, securing substantial and repeated income, through traditional and innovative methods