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The Fishbowl Challenge is an international business plan competition and accelerator program based in Palo Alto, California. We work with students from around the world to help them build tech-powered social ventures to affect social change. We’ve reached over 2000 students from over 90 countries to date, and invested +$100K in pre-seed enterprises—everything from maternal health-tech in Nigeria to solar-powered ag-tech in Ghana. 

 

Our founding team is made of renowned industry veterans from Google, as well as young professionals from Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and the US, supported by a seasoned and diverse team of mentors. Our goal is to empower young entrepreneurs to create global social impact through business.

 

We are actively seeking a self-motivated and skilled Fundraising & Partnerships Manager who can work 20 hours per week to join our team, drive the growth of our non-profit income, and expand our pool of donors.  This person will play a key role in propelling Fishbowl to the next level and enabling us to empower thousands more students globally each year.

Responsibilities

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• Drive the design and execution of the organization’s fundraising strategy 

• Research the global funding market, identifying leads and grants and donor calls for proposals 

• Lead the development of proposals, their submission, and track follow-up with funding bodies 

• Develop and manage a fundraising dashboard that tracks all fundraising activities and progress for cross-team visibility. 

• Serve as the main liaison and information point for fundraising health checks with internal stakeholders and board members

• Design and implement engagement strategies to deepen relationships with existing and prospective donors at various stages of interaction

• Review organisational strengths and identify opportunities to further develop our fundraising strategy with the broader team 

• Set, plan, and implement communication strategies for key external stakeholders 

Requirements​

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• Experience running and managing successful fundraising projects with multiple stakeholders 

• Proven track record of successfully fundraising in the nonprofit sector

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including an ability to work diplomatically/communicate effectively across varied audiences within a broad range of cultural environments

• Ability to identify and track relevant community KPIs 

• Strong strategic and analytical skills

• Strong attention to detail and a passion for research.

• Ambitious, big picture mindset and self-motivated work ethic

• Most importantly: Passion for supporting social entrepreneurs!