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Communications & Donor Relations Manager (Location flexible but NJ preferred)
POSITION SUMMARY
Pratham USA is looking to hire a Communications & Donor Relations Manager to join its team. The Manager will work with the current Pratham USA Staff and Chapter volunteers to grow the fundraising revenues of the organization through Chapter support including special events, donor communications and special initiatives.
Job Description:
- Provide direct support to the Tristate Chapter in implementing ongoing fundraising activities including event management, donor stewardship and outreach efforts.
- Provide support to other assigned chapters through templates and guidance for event management, donor stewardship and outreach efforts.
- Outreach to past donors for repeat gifts and follow up on pledge collection
- Promote the impact of Pratham’s work by collaboratively capturing and developing stories and other short narratives for marketing and promotion pieces, blog postings, and website content.
- Writing, production and deployment of donor communications including quarterly newsletters
- Writing, design and production of Annual Report
- Design of templates, invitations, etc.
- Develop and maintain an inventory of photographs, stories, etc. for use by staff and volunteers
- Upon request, provide content, graphics, and templates for presentations by members of the Executive and Leadership Teams, as well as Board members.
- Develop and manage shared internal documents
- Work with local Chapters to update their respective webpages
- Manage internal and external communications list
- Special projects and assignments
Qualifications:
- BA and 3 + years experience in fundraising, familiar with starting events, working with volunteers, managing all aspects of event planning and event fundraising
- Able to empathize/bond with constituents, takes a personal approach to fundraising, excellent interpersonal and communications skills
- Energetic, enthusiastic, team-player with the ability to work independently and proactively and learn quickly on the job
- Commitment to Pratham’s mission and values
- Ability to work independently and make both strategic and tactical decisions.
- Unwavering commitment to customer service and providing prompt, professional responses to all prospect inquiries.
- Excellent writing, editing, and copyediting skills
- Direct knowledge and experience with graphic design
- Knowledge of print production
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects and timelines efficiently
- Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and thrive under pressure
- Strong familiarity with Microsoft Office, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator.
- Experience with Constant Contact and Salesforce a plus.
To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to skarra@prathamusa.org.
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Pratham USA Executive Director
The Executive Director (ED) will be responsible for achieving Pratham USA’s (PUSA)’s mission and its operational and fundraising objectives. Reporting to the PUSA National Board of Directors, the ED will work closely with the PUSA National Board, the National Leadership Team, the PUSA Chapter Leadership and the PUSA staff to ensure that PUSA functions as a best-in-class charity with an enhanced profile to maximize its short and long-term fund-raising strategy.
The ED will be supported by a leadership team that includes individuals focused on national leadership functions and chapter leadership; along with the PUSA’s professional fund-raising staff and a strong and extensive volunteer leadership. The National Leadership will function to directly support the ED, to the extent desired, in functions where there is a need for process or domain expertise to help the ED in the areas of managing relationships and processes with India, or handling special relationships with certain foundations or corporations; and in supervising executive tasks that would otherwise place excessive demands on the ED’s time such as routine support staff supervision, legal and financial reporting, database management.
2012 Pratham and ASER Internships
Pratham, the largest education nonprofit in India, is looking for outstanding interns interested in a career in international development, education, or the nonprofit sector. Each year Pratham and ASER offer a limited number of internships for undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals. Specific state-wide placements for internships depend on requests from field offices. In the past, opportunities have been available in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Gujarat, and Rajasthan.
Testimonials from Past Interns
“Crouching in the drain areas of the slums of the city, kneeling carefully on muddy floors that served as desks and benches… I grew perspective. Pratham [gave me] the chance to reach in and decide what needed to be done, to initiate the project, to create and implement my own tools, to get in the field, and to compile and analyze my findings in a report that will be delivered to the government in order to create a lasting impact.”
- Divya Vishwanath, Pratham/Akshara Foundation summer intern in Bangalore
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“What makes ASER such a unique experience [is that] typically NGOs tend to focus on either policy/research or hands-on volunteer work… In ASER, by directly participating in both of these aspects, interns are able to absorb the process of development work in its full complexity.”
- Shinjini Chatterjee, Pratham/ASER summer intern in Delhi
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“My internship helped develop my ability to adapt and thrive in a foreign workplace while simultaneously navigating a foreign culture… I was also given the opportunity to prepare my own individual presentation summarizing data and research findings dealing with the state of younger childhood education (ages 3-6).”
- Matt Kelsey, ASER intern in Delhi