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Fundraising Consultant Opportunity

  • October 23, 2024
  • December 23, 2024
  • Northern New Jersey Community Foundation


FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT OPPORTUNITY

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation seeks a seasoned consultant experienced in non-profit fundraising to help generate funding for new initiatives and general operating support through grants and special events. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a strong understanding of nonprofit funding mechanisms.

The fundraising consultant will assist the Foundation in the following:

Grant Writing and Management

  • Research and Identify grant opportunities for new Foundation initiatives.
  • Develop and write grant proposals.
  • Maintaining database of funding opportunities, requests and results.
  • Prepare and submit grant reports as required by funders.

Fundraising Event Strategy

  • Help plan annual fundraising event to increase amount and number of donations raised through the event.
  • Prepare sponsorship request letters for annual fundraiser.

Current NNJCF initiatives and events for which the Fundraising Consultant will seek funding include:

  • A public art project to raise awareness on mental health issues (Goal: $55,000)
  • A conference on arts in communities (Goal: $15,000)
  • Designation of the North Jersey region as a National Heritage Area (Goal: $23,000)
  • Annual spring fundraiser (Goal: $15,000)

QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate for this opportunity will:

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience working in non-profit fundraising through grants, sponsorships and special events with a proven track record.
  • Be familiar with fundraising databases and CRM systems.
  • Have access to at least one database of funding sources.
  • Be detail-oriented.
  • Possess excellent writing skills.
  • Familiarity with the fields of arts, environment and philanthropy is a plus.

Time Commitment and Start Date

We anticipate that the time commitment will be 5-10 hours per week from January through June 2025. 

The Northern NJ Community Foundation is based in Hackensack, NJ. The position is remote, though candidate will be expected to attend occasional in-person meetings at the NNJCF office. Hours are flexible.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation is commensurate with experience. This is a consulting opportunity, and is not eligible for any benefits offered to full-time or part-time employees.

How to Apply

Please submit a resume, cover letter and at least two examples of proposals or requests that have been successful in raising money.  Indicate in your cover letter how much the example requests raised.

Please send via email to Rosell Russel, Foundation Assistant, at nnjcf@nnjcf.org. Deadline to apply is: November 21, 2024. Please direct any questions about the opportunity to Leo Vazquez, NNJCF Executive Director, at leo@nnjcf.org or 201-568-5608, x2.


About the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation

Founded in 1998, The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c) 3 organization based in Hackensack, New Jersey, works with local governments, school districts, businesses, non-profit organizations, and citizen groups to improve community life. Through collaborative partnerships, regional problems are identified and resolved. Opportunities are discovered and explored by talking and learning from each other and sharing ideas, best practices, services, and resources. The Foundation works to grow more creative and inspiring places, greener and healthier places, and more places of belonging and opportunity. For more information, visit www.nnjcf.org  or call 201-568-5608.

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.



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