Fundraising Consultant (Aropa Commons) (Casual Employee)

Aropa Consulting • Milford, CT

5h • Remote

About The Position

Aropa Consulting is seeking experienced professionals to join the Aropa Commons, a pre-vetted roster of mid- and senior-level consultants. Through its fundraising pillar, Aropa partners with impact-focused organizations to optimize their fundraising strategy and support their goals. This role involves implementing specific project deliverables with general guidance from Lead Fundraising Consultants and working collaboratively with the Aropa team. The position is for a casual employee, with hours set on a per-project basis, maximum 20 hours per week. Aropa is particularly prioritizing consultants with grant writing experience for this recruitment round.

Requirements

• Demonstrated professional experience managing fundraising and development focused projects
• Deep technical knowledge in your specialty, demonstrated by both years of experience as well as project case studies
• Excellent organizational skills that facilitate clarity for not only the project manager but the whole Aropa team and the client
• Proactive communication skills and style in order to ensure project teams remain on track and clients are heard and served
• Experience working in or with nonprofit and mission-driven organizations, understanding their unique requirements, structures, and strengths
• Innovative and creative mindset; deep dedication to contextualizing advice to client’s needs
• Demonstrated experience working independently with an ability to proactively manage your tasks list
• Transparent and collaborative attitude and a love of solving problems with others
• Commitment to working collaboratively with people from diverse backgrounds in terms of race, ethnicity, gender (including nonbinary), sexual orientation, class, and religion
• Comfort with learning new technology
• Reside in CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, NY or SC

Nice To Haves

• Grant writing
• Major gifts strategy
• Institutional funder strategy
• Prospect research
• Corporate giving strategy
• Grassroots giving strategy
• Government grants/contracts
• Ambassadorship training (training board and leadership on how to engage with donors of different varieties)
• Events/Galas
• Digital marketing
• Organizational readiness assessments for fundraising success (e.g. case for support/impact storytelling, MEL frameworks, fundraising analytics)
• Database Management (E.g. Salesforce, Bloomerang, Little Green Light, DonorPerfect, )

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that complex fundraising-focused projects develop a clear technical project plan and timeline in consultation with the client
• Serving as the fundraising lead or technical expert for your specific project, ensuring that the specifications are executed according to the project plan and client requirements
• Facilitating and maintaining clear communication with fundraising pillar clients, including providing updates on progress and serving as a first point of contact for concerns and next steps
• Updating Aropa’s project management systems to track tasks, milestones, notes, and budgets, and following up with project leads to ensure alignment
• Upholding our values of Care and Excellence with each client interaction, including 24-business-hour response times

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed