Friends of Mentor A Promise Fundraising Manager (Volunteer)

About Mentor A Promise

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a New York City‑based nonprofit that supports children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability. MAP delivers mentorship, literacy, social‑emotional learning, and creative‑expression programming in shelters, schools, and community spaces. Signature experiences such as The Imagination Studio, The Kitchen Table, The Sound Lab, and The Story Space nurture academic development, emotional well‑being, and creative voice within a trauma‑informed, culturally responsive, and accessibility‑centered framework.

About Friends of Mentor A Promise

Friends of Mentor A Promise is MAP’s community of supporters—individuals, families, professionals, alumni, volunteers, and other allies—who help sustain MAP’s mission. Friends may contribute through individual giving, peer‑to‑peer fundraising, recurring donations, campaigns, community events, workplace giving, introductions, volunteer engagement, awareness‑building, and other approved forms of support. The initiative aims to transform interest in MAP into a lasting, engaged community rather than a simple donor list.

Role Overview

This volunteer position is fully remote (United States) with optional NYC‑based collaboration and in‑person fundraising activities as appropriate. The manager will commit approximately 5–10 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months and reports to PromiseGiving leadership. The role works closely with Individual Giving, Donor Engagement, Events, PromiseBridge, PromiseVoice, PromiseBrands, PromisePrograms, PromiseFinance, PromiseMeasure, and organizational leadership.

Fundraising Strategy

• Individual giving
• Monthly giving
• Peer‑to‑peer fundraising
• Birthday and celebration fundraisers
• Giving campaigns
• Community fundraising
• Workplace giving
• Employee fundraising
• Small fundraising events
• Digital campaigns
• Giving challenges
• Matching‑gift opportunities
• Ambassador‑led fundraising
• Seasonal campaigns
• Friend‑to‑friend introductions

Build the Friends Community

Develop Friends of Mentor A Promise into a recognizable community of supporters by creating clear pathways such as:

• Discover MAP → Become Interested → Join Friends → Participate → Give → Engage → Stay Connected → Deepen Support
• Educate supporters on MAP’s mission, the youth served, program offerings, why community support matters, how contributions are used, ways to get involved, and the impact of their support.
• Ensure fundraising strengthens relationships rather than reducing people to transactions.

Individual Giving

• Develop giving appeals and donor communications.
• Craft campaign messages and identify giving opportunities.
• Implement follow‑up strategies, donor recognition, renewal outreach, and reactivation efforts.
• Support recurring‑giving opportunities.
• Prioritize trust and transparency over persuasive language.

Recurring Giving

• Establish and grow monthly and other recurring support.
• Develop strategies to encourage consistent contributions.
• Provide recurring donor communications, retention tactics, appreciation, renewal, upgrade opportunities, and re‑engagement.
• Maintain ongoing, meaningful contact with recurring donors beyond donation requests.

Peer‑to‑Peer Fundraising

Enable Friends to fundraise on MAP’s behalf through approved campaigns.

• Examples: birthdays, milestones, community challenges, school or university campaigns, workplace campaigns, athletic events, creative fundraisers, social campaigns, giving days, personal fundraising pages.
• Develop resources such as campaign guidance, sample messaging, FAQs, fundraising expectations, and approved MAP materials.
• Expand MAP’s community while protecting organizational integrity and mission.

Fundraising Campaigns

Plan and execute Friends‑focused campaigns using a clear framework:

• Goal → Audience → Case for Support → Fundraising Offer → Message → Channels → Launch → Engagement → Follow‑Up → Results → Learning

Community Fundraising

• Create opportunities for community members to organize or participate in approved fundraising activities.
• Establish guidance that clarifies what supporters may organize independently versus what requires MAP approval.
• Minimize organizational, financial, legal, and reputational risk while making participation easy.

Fundraising Events

• Support appropriately scaled virtual or in‑person events, including community gatherings, small benefit events, creative showcases, fundraising challenges, networking events, giving celebrations, volunteer‑led fundraisers, and partner‑supported events.