Volunteer Fundraising Research and Bid Writing | Uganda Lodge Community Projects

We need someone who is able to make grant application a success for the charity. This person will be responsible for identifying available grants and other funding opportunities and assisting existing volunteers on best way to apply.

What will you be doing?

• Identify and research applicable Trusts, Foundations, and other funding sources
• Create a database of grant opportunities – including deadline dates, required information
• Assist us in writing high quality bids to secure funding
• Assist in developing fundraising strategies to maintain a strong and diverse income pipeline
• Candidates should possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, a professional and resourceful attitude, and have the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Review all bid feedback and ensure knowledge is shared so that learning informs our future approach.

To help us write case studies to inform audiences of the difference Uganda Lodge makes within the community

What are we looking for?

Candidates will have previous experience in this type of role, must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, a professional and resourceful attitude, the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, and a desire to take initiative and manage several successful projects simultaneously

What difference will you make?

Aside from small regular individual donations, one of the charity’s main sources of funding was from volunteers going out to visit the projects in Uganda. However this has been cut drastically due to COVID and so far is not regaining the previous momentum. Schools have now reopened in Uganda but we have less funding and more demand than ever. New funding is urgently needed and your potential contribution will make the difference to not only individual children receiving an education but changes for generations to come.

The charity currently gives hundreds of disadvantaged rural students a good but affordable education each year up to Primary 7 level but we find that many cannot even afford to complete one year of government senior school. Thus as well as getting in sufficient money each month for salaries and food etc, we are concentrating on raising money to expand our Vocation Training Centre for these primary school leavers. Vocational Training gives them a better chance to either find a salaried job or start their own small business alongside their subsistence farming activities.

Before you apply

We are happy to receive a phone call or zoom meeting to discuss further their intersts and skills, time commitment and our requirements after an initial message showing interest

Causes

• Children / families
• Education
• Health and well being / research and care
• International development
• Local / community
• Poverty relief
• Women
• Young people

Organisation type

Charity

BENEFICIARIES – Rural Communities in Western Uganda especially children and the most disadvantaged families OUR SERVICES – Our UK charity has funded a gravity fed clean water supply; safeguarded…