Volunteer Opportunity: Fundraising Lead

Sayaspora is currently looking for a Fundraising Lead for about 5 to 10 hours per week.

Whether through stimulating projects like Making your way up, Diaspora Speaking Festival or Culture, Sayaspora’smission is to promote the African diaspora in Canada, which is why we need your help ! 

Description of the organization

Sayaspora is a Montréal-based non-profit organization that amplifies the voices of young women from the African diaspora in Canada through cultural, media, and community-based projects. Through initiatives such as Making Your Way Up, Conversations d’Impact, and Dialogues de la Diaspora, Sayaspora creates spaces for reflection, creation, and dissemination that foster inclusion, representation, and collective empowerment within marginalized communities.

Position description

We’re recruiting new volunteers !
We expand our team year-round to support the fulfillment of our various missions within the African diaspora.

The person will have to…

  • Participating in the development of a financing plan and ensuring its proper implementation
  • Completing funding applications for the media and developing fundraising tools
  • Participating in follow-ups with funding partners
  • Processing and tracking donations for fundraising events
  • Managing and supporting the recruitment, solicitation, and retention of donors
  • Monitoring programs or donation opportunities for which Sayaspora is eligible
  • Working very closely with the Brand Partnerships Lead
  • Taking on other tasks and responsibilities as defined by management

Ideally, the person will have…

  • Experience writing grant applications, developing fundraising tools, and managing fundraising campaigns for non-profit organizations
  • Ability to recruit, solicit, and retain donors, as well as maintain trusted relationships with funding partners
  • Ability to actively identify and monitor grant programs, donations, and funding opportunities for which Sayaspora is eligible
  • Ability to accurately process, document, and track donations and contributions in collaboration with the finance team
  • Ability to work closely with the Partnerships Lead and other departments, with excellent communication skills in French (English an asset)

Position features

  • An up-to-date resume is required
  • Hours: 5 to 10 hours per week
  • Attendance at team activities and meetings is mandatory.

Apply for a position

Sayaspora strongly invites applications from visible minorities, aboriginals, women and people with disabilities.

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