Responsibilities

• Find donor opportunities through warm and cold outreach to individual donors, churches, organizations, and, if time, corporate sponsorships
• Nurture warm donor relationships through acknowledging their gifts with cards, emails, and phone calls throughout the year to offer gratitude, prayer, and ministry updates (if appropriate)
• Research and identify new donor leads and opportunities
• Outreach to new donor opportunities via cold calling, walking into churches, organizations, and businesses
• If possible, attending local events or traveling to identify and facilitate key relationships to support the mission of Bridges Global Mission
• Set up and attend meetings between Executive Team members and church leaders to educate new donors on the mission of Bridges and set up possible speaking engagements or presentation opportunities to congregations
• Maintain up-to-date records of donor information
• Other duties deemed necessary by the Executive Team leaders

Requirements

• Network or willingness to cultivate relationships with local churches and organizations
• Able to build rapport easily
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Passion for serving underprivileged communities and alignment with our Christian mission and values
• Must be outgoing with a warm personality and a servant's heart
• Caring and mission-driven
• Must be comfortable with cold calling unless you come into the position with warm leads
• Ability to listen and receive feedback
• Time Commitment: approx. 10-25 hours per week (part-time, non-paid volunteer position)

Preferred

• Hands-on experience in nonprofit grant writing, fundraising, and communications

Benefits

• A letter of recommendation upon completion of a successful volunteer term