Volunteer Fundraising and Communications Manager (National Trust Georgia)

What will you be doing?

What is the role? In 2023 National Trust Georgia UK gained approval to join Global Giving, the international online fundraising portal.  We are now looking for a volunteer Fundraising and Communications Manager to grow our online network of potential donors and to inspire individuals, grant makers, trusts and companies to support the Trust in our mission to help preserve built heritage and historic landscapes in Georgia before they disappear.   What will you be doing? Supported by the UK Secretary and Board, lead prospect research and develop an overall fundraising strategy to leverage potential UK, European and American donors with an interest in Georgia. Liaise with National Trust Georgia colleagues in Tbilisi to coordinate fundraising efforts for new projects.

Establish viable fundraising networks and manage the data record keeping; suggest efficient use of customer relationship management tools. Utilizing the Global Giving platform and tools, manage the donor journey, ensuring that donors are effectively stewarded, thanked and recognised for their support and engaged further. Develop and manage key communications with important stakeholders and funders, for example drafting letters or writing funding proposals, and reports (for both individuals and trusts and foundations), updating the NTG Facebook, website and managing e-communications and newsletters as needed.

What are we looking for?

Helpful experience/background would include:

Developing and implementing fundraising strategy at an international non-profit or heritage organisation Using a Customer Relationship Management system (e.g. Tessitura, Raisers Edge, Microsoft Dynamics, Salesforce, Blackbaud) or other relational databases. Ability to summarise complicated ideas and projects concisely, engagingly, and persuasively for a public, customer or donor audience. Knowledge of writing across a wide variety of formats, including user-friendly digital content (particularly web copy and e-newsletter tools) and printed media Desktop research skills, with the ability to collect, assess and summarise information and present it in a simple, scannable format. Experience of engaging and managing relationships with significant donors

What difference will you make?

We are a young organisation with big ambitions which require resources but lack fundraising expertise. The NTG have recently completed two major projects so can see the impact of our restoration funded projects can have. We seek to grow the organization with skilled volunteers to increase our impact to enable us to restore more buildings, train local home owners and inspire young architects and volunteers.