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Fundraiser
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Two Destination Language is seeking an excellent, experienced and dedicated fundraiser to support the organisation’s ambition. We welcome proposals from companies and individual freelancers.
Working principally with Alister Lownie, one of the charity’s directors, the project involves raising funds to support the organisation’s work across community-based creative practice, supporting artists through mentoring and residencies, and touring creative work (mainly theatre).
The project brief includes:
Planning and further development of Two Destination Language’s fundraising strategy
Setting realistic fundraising targets and moving towards these
Coordinating the completion of funding applications in collaboration with the wider Two Destination Language team
Communicating clearly with the wider team about tasks and progress
Building a strong working relationship with the Two Destination Language team and an understanding of the current and future activities of the company
Identifying, researching and targeting new sources of income and support
Developing relationships with future and existing funders and partners
Writing funding applications and accompanying budgets
Evaluation and reporting to funders and stakeholders (no evaluation reports are anticipated in the period of this initial project, but planning evaluation in response to funder criteria will be necessary for writing bids)
Supporting the development of donation based fundraising models
Project Purpose
Two Destination Language is in its 11th year and is seeking to build on its success over the past decade by securing greater capacity and resources. Our goal is to use such capacity to meet our mission of using creative approaches to foster intercultural dialogue, sharing stories to celebrate difference.
We expect the success of the project to generate an enduring relationship which we hope results in additional contracts to support our evolving needs. Securing funding from new routes and partners is key to this success in the short-term, alongside developing a strategy which enables more sustained fundraising work in future.
We are a small and highly committed team, and the contractor will need to work closely with us so they build a strong understanding of the company and are able to contribute to the company and its work. Two Destination Language operates a hybrid working model, with most work on this project done remotely but some days spent with the directors to better understand creative projects and organisational goals.
Budget
Up to £3,500 for activity to the end of August 2023
about you
Essential Skills/Experience
Minimum two years’ experience supporting clients’ fundraising needs
Knowledge of UK trusts and foundations landscape as applicable to Two Destination Language
Proven knowledge/experience in successful arts fundraising in the UK context
Knowledge/experience of working in the arts sector
Ability to work independently
High proficiency in reading, writing, numeracy and IT
Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentational skills
Experience of working as part of a team and pulling together to complete tasks
The flexibility to work irregular and sometimes unsociable hours
Desirable Skills/Experience
Knowledge/experience of accessible arts practice, disability equality and a commitment to equality of opportunity
Full working knowledge of online systems/Office/etc
Excellent organisational, administration and documentation skills
A track record of reliability and trustworthiness
To tender a proposal
Please write a brief (1-2 page) proposal outlining your experience and approach to this project along with a CV, making sure to include:
contact details
how some of your previous experiences will be relevant to this project
evidence of your success in previous roles for similar organisations or projects
what key challenges you see for Two Destination Language’s fundraising strategy and financial future
what opportunities you see for Two Destination Language’s future
what your first actions on this project might look like
why you want to work with Two Destination Language
what time and other resources you would be expecting to commit to the project
what support will you need
Please also give two contacts we could approach for references, and let us know about any access support which would be helpful if your proposal is shortlisted.
Proposals should be submitted by 5pm on Friday 12th May.
If your access needs mean another format is best for your proposal, please feel free to send us video, audio or use whatever format suits you.
Contact
Proposals and enquiries should be sent to alister@twodestinationlanguage.com
About Two Destination Language
Two Destination Language is led by Katherina Radeva and Alister Lownie, who make bold award-winning performance work which explores ideas of identity, belonging and boundaries.
Kat and Alister work with other brilliant and often award winning creatives and artists to create experiences which are touching, thought provoking, intellectually stimulating and very visually arresting. Their work with non-professional members of the community are transformative for those involved, for those watching and for the places they live.
Two Destination Language is a registered charity committed to promoting the arts as a vital part of societal wellbeing, challenging populist ideas, reaching audience members from under-represented groups and supporting artists in every way possible.