Board Member- Fundraising

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About Us

GMin is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that inspires African youth to make change in their communities by providing safe spaces, workshops, networking and mentorship for young people between the ages of 13-20. The organization operates in Sierra Leone and Kenya, with plans to expand in the next three years. Its two pilot programs - the Innovation Lab (InLab) and the Innovation Challenge (InChallenge) - enhance critical and creative thinking, promote civic engagement, strengthen STEAM literacies and develop entrepreneurship and leadership skills in youth.

The InLab program is a low-cost, lightweight makerspace that provides youth in low-resourced schools with the opportunity to gain digital literacy, learn collaboration and creative thinking through a carefully crafted design curriculum. The InChallenge program elicits civic action projects from youth around the country and offers design workshops, seed funding, and mentorship for select student teams to develop their concepts into tangible solutions that positively affect their community.

Specific Fundraising Responsibilities

• Leverage personal network to present organization with potential individual, high-net worth individuals, trusts, or foundations to support GMin’s mission
• Collaborate with fundraising consultant, Executive Director, and Treasurer to create fundraising plan
• Collaborate with GMin’s Communication and Marketing Board member to develop cohesive fundraising and marketing plan
• Assist with implementation and execution of GMin’s Fundraising Strategy
• Strategically guide GMin’s fundraising strategy for both program specific (restricted funding) and unrestricted funding
• Serve as strategic partner in developing and execution of GMin’s partnership strategies
• Provide ad hoc training to board members and other members of GMin to educate members on effective fundraising techniques

General Board Responsibilities

• Act as an ambassador for the organization, proactively engaging their networks to further the mission of the organization, helping identify opportunities, and spreading the word about our work
• Foster the organization’s financial health through identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding individual donors, corporate, and/or foundation gifts, in collaboration with Board and Executive Director
• Contribute actively to the Board’s role in giving firm strategic direction to the organization, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets
• Manage performance evaluation of the Executive Team on a quarterly basis
• Expand and/or reduce the Executive team depending on performance and organizational resources
• Oversee the implementation of organization’s conflict of interest policy
• Ensure adherence to the organization’s bylaws
• Personally uphold and embody the good name and values of the organization
• Use any specific skills, knowledge or experience they have to help the Board of Directors reach sound decisions

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and passion for youth, international development, and informal learning/education sectors
• Strategic vision to help the organization develop sustainably through creative funding models
• No undisclosed conflicts of interest or undisclosed potential conflicts of interest that might impede ability to perform duties as a Board member or objectively determine the best interests of the organization
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and a passion for public service
• Highly regarded in their field, with a strong network of contacts
• Ability to think creatively and a willingness to speak their mind
• Understanding and acceptance of legal duties, responsibilities and liabilities
• Extensive professional experience with significant executive leadership accomplishments in business, government, philanthropy, or the nonprofit sector
• Demonstrated success as a nonprofit leader, board member or board chair
• Track record of building credibility in the funding community that has resulted in major gifts to nonprofit organizations