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INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Finlay Consulting Services is always on the lookout for exceptionally talented, bright and committed individuals for internships and short-term engagements. Specific areas of support currently needed include:

• Donor/Funder Prospecting Research
• Interim Fundraising Assignments
• Proposal and Report Writing and Editing
• Online Surveys and Data Analysis
• Power Point Presentations
• Collateral Material Design
• Business Development
• Client Prospecting and Marketing
• Social Media Management
• Blog and Newsletter Writing

Candidates should be solution-oriented, flexible, intelligent, energetic, attentive to detail, committed to excellence, and dedicated to improving the nonprofit sector. Excellent writing and communications skills, as well as solid judgment and problem-solving ability are necessary. Good presentation skills are required for Business Development and Interim Development roles. Knowledge of donor databases, best practices in fundraising and grantmaking, and budgeting and finance skills are also very helpful, but not required.

Send letter of interest with resume to: [email protected].

PRO-BONO CONSULTATION GRANTS

Smaller organizations (under $3 million) are in great need of fundraising help because they often do not have sufficient fundraising capacity on staff, and do not have the budget to outsource. That is why Finlay Consulting Services offers Pro-Bono Consultation Grants. Application and eligibility requirements will be published in our SOLUTIONS NEWSLETTER. We anticipate one  grant round each year to support a discrete fundraising project for a deserving non-profit organization in need of consultant support. Questions can be directed to [email protected].

Applications will be reviewed in a competitive process, and a pro bono grantee will be selected. Prior to award, the selected grantee will be required to verify organizational budget, 501(c)3 status, and meet all other eligibility requirements.  Application instructions, deadlines, and eligibility requirements will be always be posted on our FACEBOOK PAGE, TWITTER ACCOUNT, and featured in our SOLUTIONS NEWSLETTER, so be sure to join our MAILING LIST to receive timely updates, news, and special offers.

If you think your organization could benefit from our help, please CONTACT US.

 

SOLUTIONS

  • Secrets to Securing Foundation Funding
    February 12, 2016

    Foundation funding is extremely beneficial to nonprofits. It can sustain an organization’s work, and is often the driver of growth. Foundation grants should be a healthy proportion of any nonprofit revenue portfolio. Grant-seeking is a complex process with many moving parts. Success requires, among other things, a healthy pipeline of funder prospects, proposals in production. Keeping the pipeline full…

  • Tips to Avoid Resolution Failure!
    January 31, 2016

    How are those New Year’s resolutions working out for you? If you’ve already thrown in the towel, you aren’t alone. A study by Richard Wiseman from the University of Bristol involving 3,000 people showed that 88% of those who set New Year resolutions fail, despite the fact that 52% of the study’s participants were confident of success…

  • 6 Essential Elements of Donor Thank-You Notes
    November 30, 2015

    When one receives a gift, there are certain rules of etiquette that must be observed when writing a personal thank-you note. Miss Manners very graciously clarified all of that for us in our formative years.  We are grateful for her illuminating guidance which continues to serve as a beacon of proper personal and professional protocol…