Fundraising team member

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Newington Green Alliance is a UK registered charity committed to nurturing compassionate connections and understanding in order to help people transcend the ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic divides that prevent community bonds. Compassionate connections are vital in fostering a genuinely inclusive and mutually beneficial community. Research confirms the profound impact of strengthening community ties, enhancing mental well-being, happiness, education, economic prosperity, and reducing isolation and crime.

NGA is focused primarily in the London boroughs of Hackney and Islington.

Fundraising Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting this mission by securing essential financial resources through grant writing, and donor engagement.

Volunteers should have the following skills-

• Experience in fundraising, grant writing, or donor relations and/or appropriate transferable skills
• Ability to write fluently, persuasively and professionally in English.
• Ability to research and identify potential funding sources.
• Organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Passion for community building and social inclusion.
• Proficiency with IT, including internet searching, email, Google Workspace, and basic database understanding.
• Comfort with phone and video communication and working productively with both external and internal parties.
• Capacity to weigh complex factors in decision-making.
• Creativity in developing fundraising campaigns and events.

Volunteers will work as part of a team to-

• Develop and implement effective fundraising strategies and campaigns.
• Research and pursue grant opportunities and other funding sources.
• Build and maintain relationships with donors and supporters.
• Organise fundraising events and activities.
• Track and report on fundraising progress and outcomes.