Nonprofit Leadership Programme

Borgen Project; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

An international nonprofit organization is offering a part-time, unpaid internship in Exeter, England aimed at developing advocacy leadership skills for fighting global poverty. Interns will engage in fundraising, recruitment, and marketing activities. No prior experience is necessary, just a strong passion for creating positive change.

Benefits

College credit available

Qualifications

• Passion for fighting poverty and righting wrongs is essential.

Responsibilities

• Meet with government members to advocate for poverty-reduction legislation.
• Learn how to fundraise and create a personal fundraising campaign.
• Update job postings and assist in recruitment processes.
• Pitch story ideas to media and develop social media strategies.

Job description

Overview

Be among the first 25 applicants. From CNN to The Huffington Post, the world is talking about the movement to downsize global poverty. The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nations should do more to address global poverty. The national campaign aims to make poverty a focus of U.S., Canadian and U.K. foreign policy. The Borgen Project is an international organisation that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty.

With 20 years of experience in the advocacy space, The Borgen Project has supported the passage of bills benefitting close to 500 million people in developing countries. The Nonprofit Leadership Programme provides insight into the key skills required to lead and develop a nonprofit organisation. This is a part-time 12-hours-per-week, 12-week, unpaid remote programme. If your availability is limited, you can work ahead and complete the programme in fewer weeks.

Program Details

Advocacy Leadership Development — Meet with members of Government in your District/Constituency; represent The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events; mobilise individuals to contact their members of Government in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.

Fundraising Development — Learn how to fundraise. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.

Recruitment — Update job postings; inform groups and classes of openings, introduction to recruitment platforms and listen in to interviews.

Marketing and Promotion — Pitch story ideas to print, broadcast and digital media and utilise social media and develop strategies for web-based messaging.

Qualifications

• No prior experience is necessary; we’re looking for people who are passionate about fighting poverty and righting wrongs, regardless of GPA/background.

Details

This is an unpaid internship, although college credit is available.

Start Date

New programmes begin every month; you choose the month you wish to start.

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Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

Not specified in the description

Job function

• Business Development and Sales

Industries

• Civic and Social Organizations and Non-profit Organizations

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