Summary
HSDC is looking for a Fundraising Assistant to help our organization optimize our fundraising efforts needed to enable us to meet our program goals and objectives.
Description
Job Description
HSDC is looking for a Fundraising Assistant to help our organization optimize our fundraising efforts needed to enable us to meet our program goals and objectives.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Identify potential funding and sponsorship opportunities and assist with the development of fundraising strategies
- Assist with grant applications, gather relevant information and background for grant proposals and manage process and tracking of grant applications
- Coordinate and execute strategies to meet fundraising targets
- Research, draft, and submit grant and sponsorship applications
- Ability to integrate fundraising strategies with broader communications efforts and brand initiatives
- Develop and execute fundraising campaigns to achieve objectives set for fundraising initiatives
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of fundraising activities and adjust strategies as needed
- Provide support to staff regarding sponsors and funding partners, as required
- Assist with fundraising campaigns, developing fundraising letters, researching potential donors and preparing and submitting proposals
Skills:
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills
- Ability to produce and/or edit documents
- Ability to effectively coordinate multiple tasks and strictly adhere to deadlines
- Demonstrated ability to meet fundraising goals through effective planning and execution
- Excellent organizational skills and the ability to meet deadlines
- Understanding of various methods of fundraising campaigns and strategies
- Ability to use basic computer programs such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint
- Excellent time management, multi-tasking skills and the ability to prioritize tasks with minimal supervision
