Consultant — Fundraising, Partnerships & Long-Term Sustainability – United States of America 11 views

Duration 3 months
Total fee Up to $8,500 USD (fixed fee, inclusive of all costs)
Payment schedule 40% on contract signature · 40% at mid-point review · 20% on final deliverable acceptance
Location Remote-all work conducted online
Language English (primary) · French and/or Arabic an asset
Supervision Reports to IDREAM Program Team
Hours: Approximately 15–20 hours per month-flexible scheduling
Start date June 2026 (exact date to be confirmed)
End date August 2026 (subject to agreement)

1. Organisational Context:

IDream Alumni is the alumni community of the IDream programme, an initiative supporting human rights defenders in exile across four cohorts. The community operates as the International Humanity Network (IHN), bringing together activists, journalists, lawyers, and advocates from diverse contexts who continue their work under the pressures of displacement, precarity, and ongoing risk.
57 active members are based primarily in the European Union and North America and connected through regular online sessions and a network of peer relationships built through shared experience. The community is at a critical juncture. Having established its foundational structures, it must now develop the governance, policies, and sustainability mechanisms to ensure it can function independently, effectively, and with long-term viability.
2. Purpose and Objective
IDream Alumni seeks an experienced fundraising and sustainability consultant to develop a practical, community-grounded resource mobilisation strategy and to identify and initiate relationships with potential funders and partners that can sustain IDream Alumni’s work beyond September 2026.
3. Scope of Work
The consultant will work closely with the IDream management team and Community Engagement Specialist (CES). The scope of work is structured across the three-month engagement as follows:
Month 1-Landscape mapping and positioning
• Conduct a rapid mapping of the current funding landscape for human rights, diaspora, and exile-focused organisations and networks
• Review IDream Alumni’s existing funding relationships, financial history, and current cost base
• Develop a compelling “case for support” document that positions IDream Alumni clearly for funders drawing on community data, impact stories, and the 2024–2027 strategy
• Identify 15–20 potential funders and partners across foundations, institutional donors, and civil society networks
Month 2-Strategy development and outreach initiation
• Produce a 2027–2029 Resource Mobilisation Strategy covering: funding mix, target funders, partnership types, earned income options, and community fundraising possibilities
• Develop a suite of core funding materials: one-pager, concept note template, and budget narrative template
• Initiate contact with at least 5 priority funders or partners with appropriate messaging tailored to each
• Facilitate a working session with the sustainability committee on fundraising principles, roles, and boundaries
• Advise on ethical fundraising principles relevant to at-risk communities (privacy, risk management, funder relationships)
Month 3 — Consolidation and knowledge transfer
• Consolidate all outreach and prospect information into a Fundraising Pipeline Tracker
• Finalise the Resource Mobilisation Strategy based on committee and community feedback
• Develop a Fundraising Capacity Brief for the alumni, a simple how-to guide for continuing fundraising efforts independently
• Deliver a handover session with concrete next steps, live prospects, and recommended priorities for the following six months

The IHN has already created a strategic plan and other resources that will support this scope of work. 4. Key
1. Funder landscape map (15–20 prospects)
End of Month 1
Spreadsheet + narrative summary
2. Case for support document
End of Month 1
Document (2–4 pages, designed for external use)
3 Resource Mobilisation Strategy 2027–2029
End of Month 2
Strategy document (10–15 pages)
4 Core funding materials suite
End of Month 2
One-pager, concept note template, budget narrative
5 Fundraising Pipeline Tracker
End of Month 3
Structured spreadsheet with notes and next steps
6 Fundraising Capacity Brief for the committee
End of Month 3
Guide document (5–8 pages, plain language)
7 Handover session and recommendations
End of Month 3
Oral session + written follow-up note 5. Required Profile and Qualifications

Essential:
• Proven track record in fundraising, resource mobilisation, or development for civil society organisations, NGOs, or community networks — particularly in human rights, peace, or development contexts
• Experience mapping and engaging institutional funders, foundations, and/or bilateral donors
• Ability to translate community work and impact into compelling, accessible narratives for funders
• Strong written English and ability to produce high-quality external communications and proposals
• Understanding of the ethical complexities of fundraising for and with at-risk or marginalised communities
Desirable:
• Familiarity with diaspora and exile community organisations and the specific funding landscape they operate in
• Experience with participatory or community-led fundraising approaches
• Existing relationships with foundations or donors working in human rights, freedom of expression, or HRD support
• French and/or Arabic language skills
• Lived experience as a person with experience of migration, exile, or human rights activism 6. Working Arrangement.