Employment Type : Full-time
Reporting To: Head – Corporate Partnerships
About the Role :
We are looking for a dynamic and result-oriented
professional to drive CSR fundraising and corporate partnerships initiatives.
The role focuses on building and nurturing relationships with corporates,
institutions, NGOs, and donors to mobilize funds and create long-term
partnerships. The candidate will play a key role in proposal development, donor
engagement, fundraising campaigns, and CSR collaborations aligned with the
organization’s social impact objectives.
Roles And Responsiblities :
- Develop and maintain relationships with
NGOs, corporates/ institutions / high-net- worth (HNI) individual donors.
- Prepare effective proposals for grants/
donations etc
- Excellent sales skills to sell the
cause to mobilizer CSR funds
- Inspiring
new supporters to raise funds, while maintaining and developing relationships
with existing supporters
- Developing
new and imaginative fundraising activities, many of which involve
organizing events
- Raising
awareness of the charity and its work at local and national levels
- Focusing on
CSR initiatives and pay roll giving
- Developing
and coordinating web-based fundraising.
- Increasing
funds by targeting charitable trusts whose criteria match the charity’s aims
and activities
- Overseeing
corporate fundraising, including employee giving and matched giving from
employers
- Managing
and updating databases to record donor contact and preference information
- Writing applications and mail-shots, using direct mailing to reach a
wide range of potential and current donors
Requirements
- Excellent
verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Strong
presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
- Relationship
management and networking abilities.
- Creative
thinking and problem-solving approach.
- Good
organizational and planning skills.
- Ability
to work independently and within a team environment.
- Proficiency
in MS Office and donor management tools/databases.
- Any
Graduate/Postgraduate from a recognized university.
- Minimum
3 years of experience in fundraising, CSR partnerships, corporate sales,
business development, or marketing.
- Prior
experience in NGO fundraising or corporate relations will be preferred.
- Willingness
to travel for meetings, events, and stakeholder engagement activities.
Skills Required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Strong presentation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
- Relationship management and networking abilities
- Creative thinking and problem-solving skills
- Good organizational and planning skills
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and donor management tools or databases
- Any graduate or postgraduate degree from a recognized university
- Minimum 3 years of experience in fundraising, CSR partnerships, corporate sales, business development, or marketing
- Prior experience in NGO fundraising or corporate relations
- Willingness to travel for meetings, events, and stakeholder engagement activities
What We Do
Forward Impact is a purpose-driven, youth-led social impact consulting agency based in India. It helps nonprofits, social enterprises, CSR teams, philanthropies and purpose-led brands scale their impact through strategy and program design, brand and stakeholder communications, fundraising and grant development, partnerships, talent acquisition, capacity building, and project execution. Its mission is to address social challenges, advance community development and create measurable, lasting change.
