Fundraising Coordinator

About the Internet Society Foundation

The Internet Society (ISOC) supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society. Our work aligns with our goals for the Internet to be open, globally connected, secure, and trustworthy. We seek collaboration with all who share these goals.

Together, we focus on building and supporting the communities that make the Internet work; advancing the development and application of Internet infrastructure, technologies, and open standards; and advocating for policy that is consistent with our view of the Internet.

The Internet Society Foundation (Foundation) is a non-profit organization that works in concert with the Internet Society. It exists to demonstrate and support the positive difference the Internet can make to people everywhere and promote the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people’s lives, and a force for good in society.  

The Foundation is committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion, where all individuals are valued for their distinct contributions.  Our people are the most valuable strengths we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our staff invests in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and the Foundation's achievements.

About the Position

The Fundraising Coordinator will work in service of the Internet Society Foundation’s (Foundation) mission and will demonstrate a strong commitment to quality, impactful work. The Fundraising Coordinator will be a well-organized, flexible individual with strong verbal and written communication skills who thrives in a fast-paced, globally diverse setting. The Fundraising Coordinator will work directly with the Fundraising Team Corporate and Individual Giving Senior Directors and/or Director and support them in their work to identify, acquire, steward and retain corporate and individual donors through a range of activities including, sponsorships, organization memberships, corporate donations and individual giving programs and campaigns.

Location

Remote

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in updating and maintaining accurate donor information and records in Salesforce.
• Conduct donor research assignments under guidance from Senior Directors/Directors and present findings in a clear and concise manner.
• Work with Individual Giving program to manage year-round stewardship and personalized communications for the individual giving program, including ensuring prompt gift acknowledgement and project updates. Support coordination with the Communications and Marketing team to align on these activities.
• Support the Individual Giving program by monitoring and reporting on the progress of fundraising campaigns, ensuring accurate tracking and regular updates on campaign performance.
• Support corporate sponsorships program by collecting and uploading logos, creating invoices, setting up new sponsors in the system, and creating standard sponsorship agreements.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of related work experience, preferably in a non-profit organization.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills in English.
• Demonstrable ability to work in a remote, fast-paced multi-cultural environment and interact quickly and communicate skillfully with different internal and external constituencies digitally/virtually.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver presentations in a professional manner.
• Ability to travel globally as required, likely 1 -2 times per quarter.
• Commitment to the Internet Society Foundation’s organizational mission, vision and values.
• Exceptionally motivated, organized, and detail-oriented; ability to prioritize many projects concurrently.
• Knowledge of donor management systems/CRM, Salesforce preferred.
• Ability to be flexible and work with minimal supervision in a remote environment.
• Ability to communicate in a culturally appropriate and inclusive manner.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with nonprofit fundraising and revenue generation.
• Experience with donor and supporter relations.
• Passion for, and demonstrated commitment to, a more accessible and trustworthy Internet for all.
• Additional language skills such as Spanish or French will be considered a plus.

Application Deadline

We are accepting applications on a rolling basis, with the final deadline for submission as 3rd January 2025. Interviews will be scheduled in January 2025.

What You'll Love About Us

• Make an Impact. We have an exciting vision and mission to bring the internet to everyone!
• Great Company Culture. We are a global team and live our values of collaboration, inclusion, respect, people and passion in all of our People & Culture programs including our recognition program!
• Holiday/Vacation. Generous paid time off and paid public holidays.
• Benefits. Based on local in-country guidelines.
• Give back. Get paid to volunteer in your community!
• Professional Development and Educational Benefits. Annual company contribution towards professional development or higher education.
• Flexible Work Models. Flexible work-from-home.

Compensation and benefits for this position will be paid in local currency and based on the country and geographic location’s local salary and benefits market data for the position. Exact pay will be based on factors including but not limited to relevant qualifications, experience, geographic location, education, business and organizational needs. 

The Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, age, disability, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, color or any other protected class. Compensation and benefit package for this position will be competitively commensurate with the successful applicant’s qualifications.  Applications will be evaluated until the position has been filled. The list of applicants will not be posted publicly and will be reviewed in confidence by members of the evaluation committee.