Fundraiser- international LGBT education - Volu...
Trans+ Learning Lab is a UK CIC delivering life‑changing education and training to gender‑diverse folks in challenging contexts. Our 1st project is in Uganda we're launching a free by‑and‑for trans entrepreneur incubator. Learn more about us at transpluslearninglab.org. What difference will you make? You will become part of the Trans+ Learning Lab, an experimental and grassroots-powered community of learning with global reach. Your energetic, innovative fundraising and awareness-raising skills will shape how we present ourselves to potential donors, funders and corporate community sponsors. You will be making a huge difference to the quality and timeliness of the upskilling and empowerment programmes we can offer service users, helping them develop more confidence in themselves and life skills that will lift them out of poverty. With your insight, your help and creativity we will ensure our communications and other resources truly reflect our organisation's vision and impact. What are we looking for? Who We’re Looking For Someone confident sharing and generating impactful, engaging fundraising content and asking people to donate Someone active on social media and well connected to communities, networks and organisations Someone with direct experience of corporate responsibility schemes and engagement (desirable) A versatile, excellent written communicator A person who is reliable, values‑driven, and above all, respectful and supportive of trans‑led work Ideally you will have accrued 2-3 years' professional fundraising and campaigning experience in the non-profit sector, but if you have an equivalent voluntary and pro bono expertise in minority causes advocacy and supporter-network building your application is warmly welcomed too. LGBTQ+ persons are especially encouraged to apply, though allies are warmly welcome. Remote What will you be doing? Trans+ Learning Lab is made up of myself (the founder) Helmut (they/them, he/him) and the Uganda Lead, Mama Mityana (she/her). I pay the Uganda Lead a part-time wage to deliver stakeholder advocacy and training services in her country; I do not pay myself, and I finance everything from project delivery to procurement from my own savings. We are seeking volunteer fundraisers to help us promote, update, and widely share our active GoFundMe campaign raising essential funds toward our Uganda training and upskilling incubator project in partnership with Tranz Network Uganda. This particular GoFundme campaign supports the delivery and sustainability of our entrepreneurship incubator. With future fundraising and comms, you will be involved and you will help shape our strategy to generate income to implement our other educational mission to deliver low- or no-cost coding bootcamps to vulnerable LGBTQ+ communities in Africa and South Asia, and to deliver refugee-specific empowerment programmes. You will be actively helping vulnerable people access safer, more sustainable livelihoods through upskilling in Uganda, Kenya, Pakistan and beyond. What You’ll Be Doing Promoting the GoFundMe campaign across your personal and professional networks in the first instance Help us design the strategy for, and support, future crowdfunding campaigns and comms Sharing campaign updates and calls to action on social media, newsletter and relevant community spaces Helping amplify key messages, milestones and calls to action Suggesting creative outreach ideas to increase reach and engagement Acting as a friendly ambassador for Trans+ Learning Lab’s mission Your first task- the GoFundMe campaign you’ll be supporting https //www.gofundme.com/manage/help-us-upskill-transgender-folks-in-ug…;