Foundation Coordinator

Position Description and Objectives

By developing relationships with funders and applying for funding, we are able to raise the profile of our work and secure funding to carry out our mission.

Objectives and Criteria for Success: Your coordination of our foundations will...

• Bring awareness about our work to foundations.
• Secure funding from foundations to carry out our mission.
• Empower volunteers and the organization in writing grants and grant reports.

Responsibilities

• Managing a list of current foundation that provide funding and prospective foundations, including maintaining accurate records.
• Work with volunteer writers to write letters of inquiry, grant applications, and grant reports.
• Write letters of inquiry and maintain verbal and written correspondence with foundations.
• Work with partner organizations to identify foundations to apply to.
• Work with fund raising committee to determine which foundations to apply to and to identify volunteer writers.
• Attend monthly fund raising committee meetings to coordinate and report progress.
• Make sure that grant reports are written in a timely fashion, as needed.

Time Commitment and Evaluation

• This position starts on November 1, 2010 and ends on April 30, 2010.
• This position is for 3-5 hours per week (this may be negotiable). Additional time is at your discretion.
• Your performance review will occur by January 30, 2010.
• Your supervisor will be the Development Coordinator, Unny Nambudiripad

Signatures:

Volunteer Staff:

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Supervisor:

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