Manager – Fundraising | Bengaluru | Dream a Dream | ₹12.36 LPA

aikyam; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,050,600 - 1,421,400; Full time

Job summary

Dream a Dream, a Bengaluru-based education nonprofit, seeks a Manager – Fundraising to drive donor acquisition and partnerships across CSR, foundations, philanthropies, and international funders. You will own the full fundraising lifecycle from prospecting to grant management and reporting, shaping the long-term resource mobilisation strategy.

Ideal candidates have 4–6 years in fundraising with excellent proposal writing, donor reporting, and stakeholder management, and are willing to travel as

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of fundraising experience in the social sector.
• Proven donor partnerships experience.
• Excellent proposal writing and donor reporting skills.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a fundraising pipeline across CSR, foundations, UHNIs, and international donors.
• Identify, cultivate, and secure new funding partnerships.
• Lead donor engagement and long-term relationship management.
• Develop compelling proposals, concept notes, and grant applications.
• Manage donor reporting, renewals, contracts, and compliance.
• Coordinate with programme and finance teams during proposal development and implementation.
• Maintain grant trackers, donor databases, and fundraising reports.
• Represent Dream a Dream with donors, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders.
• Support fundraising strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and pipeline planning.
• Contribute to improving fundraising systems and internal processes.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor relationships

Proposal writing

Stakeholder management

English communication

Job description

Dream a Dream is a Bengaluru-based non-profit transforming education by helping children and young people develop life skills, wellbeing, and the confidence to thrive. Working across multiple Indian states, the organisation partners with governments, schools, nonprofits, and funders to create systemic change in education.

Role

As the Manager – Fundraising, you will lead donor acquisition and partnership development across CSR, foundations, philanthropies, and international funders. You will manage the entire fundraising lifecycle from prospecting and relationship building to proposal development, grant management, reporting, and stewardship while contributing to Dream a Dream's long-term resource mobilisation strategy.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a strong fundraising pipeline across CSR, foundations, UHNIs, and international donors.
• Identify, cultivate, and secure new funding partnerships.
• Lead donor engagement and long-term relationship management.
• Develop compelling proposals, concept notes, and grant applications.
• Manage donor reporting, renewals, contracts, and compliance.
• Coordinate with programme and finance teams during proposal development and implementation.
• Maintain grant trackers, donor databases, and fundraising reports.
• Represent Dream a Dream with donors, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders.
• Support fundraising strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and pipeline planning.
• Contribute to improving fundraising systems and internal processes.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in fundraising, partnerships, CSR, or resource mobilisation within the social sector.
• Proven experience securing and managing donor partnerships.
• Exposure to CSR, family foundations, HNIs/UHNIs, or international donors.
• Excellent proposal writing and donor reporting skills.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Highly organised with strong ownership and attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Annual salary of ₹12.36 LPA.
• Opportunity to work with one of India's leading education nonprofits.
• Exposure to national and international philanthropic partnerships.
• Collaborative, values-driven, and learning-focused work environment.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.