Building Black Youth Foundation Grant writing project Spring 23
Project scope
Categories
Communications Fundraising Grant writingSkills
presentations campaign management communication grant writing marketing strategies proposal writing fundraising writing procurementScope: We are looking for individuals who are grant writers and or have grant writing fundraising experience to help implement fundraising tasks, donation procurement, Grant Writing and funding proposal writing, within the following initiatives:
- Fundraising implementation tasks to raise money.
- Securing donations from individuals, organizations/businesses, sponsors, investors, etc.
- Grant writing & procurement. Completing applications for funding opportunities.
- Fundraising campaign management and development to increase outreach
- Fundraising marketing strategies and implementation including drafting elevator pitches, creating pitch presentations & presenting them.
- Fundraising/donation communication tasks including outreach to individuals, organizations/businesses to secure donations.
- Researching sponsor, funding and partnership opportunities.
- Drafting guidelines for resolving inquiries developing strategies to improve outreach capabilities.
- Lead generation
Students will be completing the following tasks:
- Grant writing & procurement. Completing applications for funding opportunities.
- Fundraising implementation tasks to raise money.
- Securing donations from individuals, organizations/businesses, sponsors, investors, etc.
Project Goals/Deliverables:
- Securing donations from individuals, organizations/businesses, sponsors & or investors
- Writing Grants & completing funding applications
- Fundraising campaign development & management
- Any other deliverables will be decided and agreed upon with students.
MENTORSHIP AND SUPERVISION
Students will be supervised during their internship through Zoom and other online work sharing platforms, specifically during working hours. Students will be guided and mentored by our senior project manager along with our student Project Manager as well. They will have access to our Senior project manager Tasha, any time needed during business hours by phone/email and after business hours through email. Students will also have the option of connecting with their student project manager for support during the duration of the internship.
About the company
The Building Black Youth Foundation (B.B.Y.F.), is a not for profit children's organization and social enterprise, geared to providing children cultural based learning opportunities and educational support for Black/BIPOC(but not limited to) children/youth and families across Canada. B.B.Y.F. is starting with virtual Early Childhood Development programs, supports for families and learning opportunities specifically geared towards teaching an afrocentric uplifting curriculum, building self worth through learning ancestral and historical knowledge. Our mission at Building Black Youth Foundation(B.B.Y.F.), is to empower our Black/BIPOC(but not limited to) children/youth, help them build their self worth and self belief, through learning uplifting historical, cultural knowledge. We know that positive cultural reinforcement from a young age, greatly increases the process of building self worth within children, as well as supports leading them in the right direction towards a great future.