Volunteer Funding researcher and Grant writer

What will you be doing?

We are looking for experienced fundraising volunteers to join our team and help develop our fundraising strategy and approach companies/apply to grant-funders to secure sponsorship/funding. If you have previous fundraising experience in a third sector context, that would be brilliant.

What are we looking for?

We would like to draw on your experience in the fundraising world to help specifically with:  

assisting with researching and approaching corporate entities for event sponsorships, partnerships and donations, including writing emails and speaking with potential partners about the work of RSASS with the aim of securing funds for the organisation researching and apply for grant income maintaining the fundraising database, ensuring accuracy and consistency of all records development of fundraising materials (e.g., fundraising packs and materials) communicating with current donors and fundraisers taking responsibility for ensuring donors and supporters are thanked, responded to and stewarded in a personalised way, including regularly reviewing and updating the thanking materials and processes for donors and making amendments and improvements to ensure all donors and supporters are thanked quickly and warmly keeping in contact with past fundraisers / donors (including encouraging them to consider fundraising / donating again) providing reports and updates to the Executive Director and/or Trustee Board as needed on income, donors and fundraising plans

What difference will you make?

Your contribution will directly impact on the support offered to victims and survivors of recent or historical rape and sexual abuse.  Your fundraising activities will help us thrive and make our long term growth sustainable at a critical time."