Fundraising Coordinator (Volunteer)

A media company start-up focusing on faith-based and family-oriented films and TV programs

First Light Studios is a startup media company focused on creating media products for the faith-based and family-oriented media market. We are seeking a dynamic individual who would be willing to volunteer in creating and executing a long-term, comprehensive development and fundraising program. 

The Fundraising Coordinator will use his or her talents in project management, communications, marketing, creative, and/or social media to help a new media company run an aggressive campaign. Our campaign will raise funds for an exciting, sustainable project that will have a tremendous impact on God's Kingdom through motion pictures, television, music and the Internet. This is a large-scale, high profile project. Not only will the campaign's success make a huge difference to the promotion of good media products, it will also be an excellent resume builder for your future employment. This person has the potential of becoming a permanent member of the company's leadership team if the campaign is successful. The individual can work remotely with periodic meetings in south Atlanta. This is a great opportunity for an individual interested in faith-based fundraising to come in and help build a great project.

You will work closely with the company's founder to assist with the following tasks (not all-inclusive):

- Develop the campaign project plan to correlate with the existing business plan.

- Help raise funds for immediate short-term needs.

- Securing office facility to conduct fundraising activities.

- Identify external fundraising firms who can assist in maximizing fundraising efforts.

- Evaluate and select the best vehicles to execute the campaign (traditional, crowdfunding, social media, etc.) for our campaign.

- Recommend other volunteers who can effectively impact our campaign success.

- Provide input to produce a campaign marketing video.

- Build a very robust social media presence and write campaign messages to be sent through our social media outlets.

- Monitor campaign progress and update the implementation plan as required.

- Develop and document a campaign template for use in follow-on campaigns.

Previous experience in fundraising,  A strong interest in faith-based and family-focused media is highly desired. Experience with various fundraising campaign methods is highly desired. Knowledge of faith-based fundraising is a plus. Experience building a development staff is also a plus.

Individuals who believe they can make a strong contribution to our efforts should reply to this message directly, briefly describing your experience (including a resume) and your interest in developing a faith-based media company.