Fundraising Lead Job

Key responsibilities:

1. Identify prospective donors, develop and manage a detailed prospect database and maintain an active pipeline of prospective donors.
2. Research and identify various funding opportunities to be pursued by Kshamata
3. Research prospects to assess their 'interest' and alignment with Kshamata 's mission & program areas
4. Update all interactions with prospects regularly, review actions with managing trustee/ programs director and ensure effective follow ups and
5. Working with current and prospective key supporters and stakeholders to tap new networks
6. Provide inputs and drive the activities on behalf of Kshamata - giving campaigns and platforms for fundraising, such as 'Daan Utsav', marathons, cause-related events, etc.
7. Develop quarterly and annual retail fundraising strategy.
8. Organize and anchor a charity/fundraising event (offline).
9. Building a supportive community online for Kshamata, individuals commit to give on a regular basis.
10. Design and implement communication with individual donors.
11. Development and implementation of a detailed donor stewardship strategy to recognize, thank and reward donors to ensure they give time and again.
12. Develop a calendar for donor stewardship with reminders for at least 3 touch points per donor throughout the year.
13. Develop and maintain a strong internal system to build donor relationships for retention, upscaling of support and referrals/recommendations to other prospects.
14. Support and implement initiatives for donor retention such as campaigns and events to promote long-term funding support.
15. Participate in platforms for networking and fundraising & subscriptions to databases of companies, HNIs (when necessary) and fundraising websites.
16. Explore cause related marketing initiative.
17. Any other activity as directed by the trustees/programs director.
18. Support in online applications.
19. Set up meetings with the senior management team members (such as HR head, CSR head, marketing head and head of corporate affairs) of the potential corporate organizations & foundations & family trusts (institutional donors).
20. Effective follow up and relationship building with prospects to drive discussions forward into the decision to fund and support Kshamata.


Represent Kshamata at different corporate forums and events, CSR seminars and conferences to network with prospective donors and improve the visibility of the organization.

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