Company/Organization: TechnoServe

Description:

I. TechnoServe Background:
TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets. Our work is rooted in the idea that given the opportunity, hardworking men and women in even the poorest places can generate income, jobs and wealth for their families and communities. With more than four decades of proven results, we believe in the power of private enterprise to transform lives.
II. Program Description:
The IT Department is responsible for planning, developing, acquiring, implementing and maintaining all of TechnoServe’s global systems.
III. Position Description:
As TechnoServe has grown rapidly in recent years there has been increasing demands on the IT Department to implement global systems to support the organization’s growth and enhance its performance. While this has been challenging it has also presented an exciting opportunity to search for innovative ways to connect with donors interested in funding IT projects to develop our organizational capabilities. We have discovered donors who are willing to fund these types of projects as well as some technology companies that will act as donors by supporting the application of their technology in not-for-profit organizations. We are looking for an intern who can help us discover more of these donors. We would like to find additional donors who would be willing to support the development of new TechnoServe systems. Several of these systems have been conceived, but due to limited resources have not moved into the development phase. The intern will aide in identifying donors who would potentially support the development of new TechnoServe systems, understand their interests, requirements and application processes and participate in developing proposals and concept papers that these donors would fund. This individual will report directly to the Director of ICT, and will also work with a small team focused on the pursuit of this funding.

Specific Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Perform preliminary high-level analysis of a broad range of donors that may be interested in supporting TechnoServe IT projects
• Research and develop a short list of potential donors
• Analyze and document potential donors and develop a list of who would be likely to fund projects envisioned by the TechnoServe IT department
• Document the specific requirements for projects that donors will fund as well as investigate the best approach to seek funding from them
• Work with donors to understand their interests and requirements
• Contribute to the writing of concept papers and applications required by the donors

Qualifications:

• Enrolled in college courses
• Experience in research and analysis using the internet and in-person contact
• Ability to work independently
• Capacity to organize and present information clearly
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Excellent oral & written communication skills
• Interest in development and non-profits

Hours:

15-20/ week

Length/Availability:

3 months possibility to extend

Tags:

non-profit  research  donor  fundraising  development 

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