UK remote
Fundraising Officer
About this role
Summary of Role As part of our fundraising team, you'll help more people discover, support and champion The Brain Charity's work. By building strong relationships with local businesses, community groups, supporters and potential fundraisers, you'll play an important role in growing The Brain Charity's community fundraising and corporate supporter base. You'll represent The Brain Charity at community events, fundraising activities and networking opportunities, sharing our work in an engaging and accessible way.
You'll encourage people to take on fundraising challenges, support existing fundraisers and help deliver a programme of community fundraising events throughout the year. Working closely with colleagues across fundraising, communications and the wider organisation, you'll identify new opportunities for people and organisations to get involved. We're looking for someone who enjoys building relationships and is comfortable engaging with new people.
You'll be able to start conversations, make connections and represent The Brain Charity with a range of audiences. You'll bring enthusiasm and encouragement to fundraising activities, alongside the organisation and initiative needed to turn ideas and conversations into action. Key Responsibilities Corporate Fundraising Lead on identifying potential corporate funders and partners whose giving behaviours, strategies and areas of work meet the aims of the charity.
Use compelling and persuasive written and verbal communication to produce high-quality fundraising materials, applications, pitches and presentations which convince corporates to support the charity’s work and support existing partners to raise funds. Research and track all national and regional ‘charity of the year’ partnerships and apply for these as appropriate. Attend and present at business networking events and any other opportunities which help identify new potential corporate partners, introduce them to the work of the charity and ensure our work is known to all corporate supporters nationally and regionally.
Work with corporate supporters to promote a range of different fundraising and donation opportunities such as payroll giving, event and project sponsorship, employee fundraising, charity of the year partnerships, corporate fundraising, help in kind and volunteering. Act as a dedicated account manager for a portfolio of existing and new corporate supporters for the duration of their partnership, such as by: Developing bespoke campaigns, projects and appeals Creating and launching a unique calendar of engagement Stewarding the corporate’s staff members, such as by inviting them to our events, to centre visits and to meet clients.