Books & Beyond
Position Announcement
Position: Fund Development Team Lead
Hours: 300 hours of service (Approximately 10 hours per week, August—May)
Compensation: This is a volunteer position. Internship credit is available through the IU Career Center.
About the Position: As part of the Books & Beyond project, the Fund Development Team Lead will support the project in the following ways:
Fund Development Team Lead will work with other Books & Beyond team leaders to:
· Attend biweekly leadership team meetings
· Recruit and orient volunteers to Books & Beyond
· Plan and host kickoff and end of semester celebration events
· Work with team leads to develop and maintain a Rwandan information blog
· Build the capacity of project volunteers to continue the project in future years
· Update a yearly handbook to give direction to the next team lead
Fund Development Team Lead will also:
· Recruit volunteers to be part of the Fund Development Team
· Organize a Books & Beyond kickoff celebration for the weekend of the elementary school students’ visit to IU
· Organize trainings for team members including grant writing, public speaking, and presentation training
· Identify opportunities for presentations on campus and in the community to raise awareness about Books & Beyond
· Facilitate weekly/biweekly meetings with Fund Development team members to discuss grants, fundraisers, and presentations and to delegate tasks
· Supervise and support team members in grant writing and funding presentations
· Work together with Treasurer to manage B&B budget
Fund Development Team Lead will work with team members to:
· Organize and staff the Books & Beyond Kickoff and End of the Year Celebrations
· Attend team meetings and skill building trainings related to fund development
· Give presentations on campus and in the community to raise awareness and funds for Books & Beyond
· Write grants to raise funds for the Books & Beyond project
· Utilize corporate sponsors packets to actively pursue corporate sponsors
· Utilize consulting team guide for fund development strategy
· Try to secure smaller donations ($1 - $500) through Friends & Family Campaign and/or crowd funding websites such as GoFundMe
Interested applicants should complete the attached application and submit it to Vera Marinova () by April 15. Answer the following questions in no more than 2 pages, Times New Roman, 12 pt font. Interested applicants are welcome to apply for more than one position.
Books & Beyond
Position Application
Position: Fund Development Team Lead
Name: ______Year: ______
IU Email: ______
Please limit your answer for each question to 100-200 words. Feel free to use additional pages.
1. Why did you join Books & Beyond? How have you benefited from your participation?
2. Why do you want this position? What do you hope to gain from this experience?
3. What do you think are qualities of an effective leader? Which qualities do you currently possess? Which qualities will you need to acquire?
4. What do you think you can add to Books & Beyond?
Please limit your answer for each question to 150-300 words. Feel free to use additional pages.
1. What is the value of the Fund Development Team as a part of Books & Beyond? Why is fund development important?
2. What sort of fundraising events and activities do you propose to implement? Please be specific and include how many grants, fundraiser, corporate donors, etc. you will plan.
3. We know that it is important to create a team that works well together (team building), has the necessary skills and tools to be successful (training, timelines, and goals), and continuously receives strong support and motivation (leadership) from their team lead. Please be specific and give details of the team building, training, timeline, goal setting, and leadership you will provide your team.