Asylum Access, an innovative, US-based international nonprofit dedicated to making
refugee rights a reality in the global south, seeks a Volunteer Development Manager.
The Volunteer Development Manager will serve as a key member of the Asylum Access
team and will be responsible for supporting all aspects of our fundraising efforts. She/he
will report directly to the Executive Director.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a fundraising plan to maximize private (individual, corporate, and foundation) support for Asylum Access.
- Build Asylum Access’s individual donor program by:
- Engaging in hands-on fundraising from Asylum Access’s portfolio of individual donors;
- Working to increase Asylum Access’s Board of Directors’ ability to cultivate and secure major donors;
- Designing communication tools for fundraising.
3. Build Asylum Access’s institutional donor program by:
- Researching grant-making organizations and analyzing them to identify likely funding sources for specific projects and programs
- Writing, editing and submitting institutional grant applications
- Developing individual grant proposals that are in line with each grantmaking organization’s preferences and guidelines
- Staying connected to grant-making organizations during their review of a submitted grant application in order to be able to supply additional supportive material
- Manage the development program by tracking progress toward fundraising goals, maintaining appropriate record keeping, and producing internal reports to ensure the success of our development work.
- Identify and assist with cultivating new foundation and individual donors.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proven experience building a healthy and diverse funding base as well as managing a complex fundraising program; demonstrated success in prospecting, cultivating, soliciting, and closing foundation grants and individual/major gifts.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills; candidate should be anattentive listener, articulate speaker, and clear and persuasive writer who can appeal to various audiences.
- Proven track record of improving operational performance; ability to focus on outcomes and details.
- Financial management and analytical skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Benefits of this Volunteer Position:
This unique volunteer opportunity will allow our new Volunteer Development Manager
the chance to work with a startup nonprofit in action while supporting innovative and lifesaving
legal work being done in our offices abroad. This position will initially be unpaid,
but may turn into a part-time or full-time paid position for the right candidate.
Additionally, the Volunteer will be able to gain valuable experience while networking
within the San Francisco and national philanthropic scenes.
How to Apply:
Please send a cover letter, résumé, and writing sample to Volunteer Coordinator Julissa
Llosa at VolunteerSanFran@asylumaccess.org. Please be sure to specify in your cover
letter what makes you uniquely qualified to volunteer with Asylum Access and the date
that you would be available to start. Please be sure to include the words “Development
Manager” in the subject line.