Fundraising Lead, Bangalore

Role: Fundraising Lead

Experience: 5-9 Years

Salary: Up to 20-30 LPA

Location: Bangalore

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Role Overview:

The Fundraising Lead is responsible for developing and implementing end-to-end fundraising strategies to support and scale our educational programs. This role encompasses identifying and cultivating prospective donors, foundations, and corporate partners (CSR). You will prepare high-quality grant proposals, concept notes, pitch decks, and donor reports while maintaining a structured fundraising pipeline and CRM system.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Pipeline & Proposal Management: Research funding opportunities, write compelling grant proposals, draft concept notes, and prepare pitch materials.
• Donor Cultivation & Stewardship: Coordinate donor meetings, lead presentations, build long-term donor relationships, and ensure timely, high-quality impact reporting.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with internal program and finance teams to align proposals and reports with accurate impact data and budgets.
• Ecosystem Networking: Represent the organization professionally at industry events, conferences, and stakeholder forums to expand our funding network.
• Collateral Development: Contribute to communication and marketing materials that highlight program outcomes and institutional vision.

Qualifications & Key Competencies

• Fundraising & Donor Relations: Proven experience in grant writing, institutional fundraising, and managing relationships with foundations, corporate CSR teams, and individual donors.
• Strategy & Analysis: Ability to design comprehensive fundraising strategies, set and track revenue targets, analyze funding landscapes, and manage pipeline tools/CRMs.
• Communication & Storytelling: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a track record of crafting compelling narratives, pitch decks, and impact reports.
• Partnerships & Networking: Strong networking abilities with experience engaging ecosystem partners and representing an organization externally.
• Stakeholder & Project Management: Demonstrated ability to coordinate across cross-functional teams (program, finance, leadership) and deliver outputs on tight timelines.
• Relevant Sector Experience: Prior experience in fundraising, development, or social sector roles—preferably within education, early childhood development, or nonprofit organizations.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Development Studies, Business, Communications, or Social Sciences) with a strong commitment to educational equity.

More details: https://groundzero.community/