Community Fundraiser
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Communications, Community Development, Social Work, Media, Volunteer
- Schedule:Part-time
- Salary: $400
A Cambodian national.
YSC is seeking a motivated Community Fundraiser to establish and test a structured program of community-led and peer-to-peer fundraising. Working with YSC staff, Board members, alumni and supporters, the Community Fundraiser will identify potential fundraising champions, follow up existing contacts and help individuals develop and promote credible digital campaigns. The role will maintain the prospective fundraiser pipeline, support campaign development, track progress and create practical systems and materials that YSC can use beyond the placement. It will complement YSC's wider fundraising work but will not be responsible for the organization's overall fundraising strategy, institutional grant applications or major-donor program.
Applicants must be willing to work flexible hours. The minimum commitment is 20 hours per week. Hours may be scheduled flexibly, but the Community Fundraiser must be available for agreed meetings and provide dependable responses within agreed working periods.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Prospect identification and pipeline development
- Review and consolidate the names of people already approached by YSC, board members and supporters.
- Identify additional prospective fundraisers, including former volunteers, alumni, supporters, Cambodia-connected professionals, diaspora, schools, universities and community groups.
- Maintain a central record of each contact’s relationship to YSC, level of interest, communication history and agreed next action.
- Support board members and YSC staff to make appropriate introductions from their networks.
- Outreach and supporter follow-up
- Prepare clear, warm and appropriately personalized outreach messages using approved YSC information.
- Follow up prospective fundraisers who have already been contacted and progress each viable conversation.
- Arrange and support introductory calls.
- Respond promptly to questions and provide practical guidance without placing inappropriate pressure on potential supporters.
- Maintain regular communication with active fundraising champions throughout their campaigns.
- Campaign development and launch support
- Help supporters translate an initial idea into a realistic campaign with a clear purpose, target, audience and timeframe.
- Support the preparation of GoFundMe-style or equivalent digital campaign pages using YSC-approved content and donation routes.
- Adapt approved impact information, stories, images and campaign messages for different audiences while maintaining accuracy and dignity.
- Develop reusable campaign-page, email, social-media and supporter-update templates.
- Guide fundraisers through campaign launch, promotion, updates, reminders and closure.
- Tracking, monitoring and reporting
- Create and maintain the central community fundraising tracker.
- Record prospects, communications, commitments, campaign status, follow-up dates and funds raised through approved channels.
- Monitor active campaigns and identify where additional communication or YSC support is needed.
- Provide a concise weekly update covering activity, progress, risks and decisions required.
- Prepare an end-of-pilot report documenting results, lessons, recommendations and a complete handover of systems and outstanding actions.
- Internal coordination and system development
- Work with the designated YSC supervisor to ensure that all campaign content and donation routes are approved before publication.
- Coordinate with relevant YSC staff and technical support on the supporter journey and website donation process, without taking responsibility for technical implementation.
- Help establish a simple, repeatable process from initial identification through campaign launch, stewardship, acknowledgement and closure.
- Protect confidential supporter information and ensure that beneficiary stories and images are used only with appropriate YSC approval and consent.
- Deliverables
- A digital tracking system for communication and follow-up with fundraisers, supporters, donors, alumni and partners.
- An active network of Cambodian diaspora partners and supporters.
- At least one successful digital crowdfunding campaign, such as a GoFundMe campaign.
- At least one peer-to-peer fundraising campaign implemented in Cambodia.
- Compelling YSC-approved campaign pages and supporting marketing content.
- Weekly progress reports and an end-of-pilot report covering results, lessons learned and
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Good
- Khmer - Good
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
- Strong written and interpersonal communication skills in Khmer and English.
- Demonstrated ability to organize contacts, maintain accurate records and follow actions through to completion.
- Confidence approaching and communicating with people from different professional and cultural backgrounds.
- Ability to write concise, engaging and audience-appropriate campaign content.
- Comfort using spreadsheets, shared documents, contact-management tools and online communication platforms.
- Sensitivity in the use of community and beneficiary stories, images and personal information.
- Commitment to YSC's purpose and willingness to work in a collaborative, respectful and non-commission-based fundraising model.
Soft Skills
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and provide reliable progress updates in a remote environment.
