Fundraising Volunteer

Location: Remote
Europe/Africa/Latin Americas

INSPIRIT Creatives is a new NGO, based in Germany. We are in the process of reaching out to professionals who can help us to kickstart our projects and are especially focused on fundraising and help us to develop our platform for different stakeholders and project partners. Our wish is to be funded by individuals and no string attached funds from either government or  large investors’ funds. This is to ensure a full transparency to our own Stakeholder and our commitment to the UN 10 guiding principles and our Statement.

Our main focus is on Africa – “Africa for Africans”. We are engaging in Public Policy Analyses, Advocacy for Social Justice, Human rights and Democracy. Implementation of projects that are beneficial for communities, empowering the youth and women, through our innovative solutions which are helping communities to become resilient and self sufficient. We have an existing network: consisting from human rights and environmental defenders; local and International NGOs. With whom we have collaborated and taken part in different advocacy campaigns and initiatives  

The Fundraising volunteer is key to ensuring the overall financial sustainability of INSPIRIT® Creatives UG NGO.The role will suit a methodical individual with experience in working with all types of large, small  and individual donors. You have the ability to attend to the multitude of details and administration required to successfully maintain existing grants, seek and secure new grants and build powerful relationships with a range of donors and funders. You subscribe to the Vision to become a fully funded entity  and understand the critical importance of building a large base of individuals willing to contribute regular amounts to the organization  to support its work on issues of human rights.You relish the opportunity to work collaboratively with a diverse, geographically dispersed team.

Key deliverables for this role:

• Manage all  grants, ensuring unimpeachable compliance;
• Prepare, consult, finalise, submit and, follow-up with all  funding applications for INSPIRIT® Creatives UG NGO;
• Develop leads, finalise and submit new concepts, proposals & grant applications or Crowdfunding Campaigns;
• Co-create a powerful programme to build the individual giving and volunteerism for INSPIRIT® Creatives UG NGO;
• Finalise the development of the current draft sustainability strategy for the organization Improve and maintain the  donor database of the movement INSPIRIT® Creatives UG NGO;
• Ensure all internal and external compliance requirements are maintained, improved and exceeded;
• Maintain and improve the current internal reporting on fundraising; and
• Add value to existing commercial, private sector and social enterprise sector partnerships for income growth of INSPIRIT® Creatives UG NGO.

Qualifications & Attributes

You should have some background in gender, social science, political science, international relations, journalism, or any other relevant field with passion for humanity and human Rights. 

The key attributes for this role include:

• A deep personal resonance with our goals;
• An abiding passion for the idea and the required energy for the work of building a  global movement;
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively, flexibly and effectively in a small, dynamic team as well as a large diverse group;
• A track record and professional experience in a fundraising role at any level; and
• Excellent oral and written English language skills.

How to Apply

Prepare a cover letter (of around 500 words) detailing why you’re the ideal candidate for this challenging role. A comprehensive CV, including at least three references

Please send your application by 19th February 2021.

Mail the entire package to david@inspiritcreatives.org with the subject line: Application | Fundraising Volunteer

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