Fundraising Board Member Job Description
CASIN seeks an enthusiastic individual with experience in fundraising to become a member to the board of directors. This unpaid position, approximately 5 hours a week, is a great opportunity for someone looking to gain more experience in nonprofit fundraising.
CASIN: The Council for American Students in International Negotiations is a membership-based society that strives to deepen the commitment of American students to multilateral discourse through scholarship and engagement with intergovernmental and supranational institutions and the processes that govern them.
CASIN is an educational non-profit, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization providing young Americans unprecedented access to the international policymaking process. Its primary activities consist of (1) organizing student delegations to meetings of supranational and intergovernmental bodies such as the United Nations, the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Pan-American Health Organization, and the Biennial Meeting of States on Small Arms; and (2) the production of peer-reviewed scholarly journals on topics of international importance.
Required Skills:
-Successful fundraising experience
-Knowledge of funders
-Grant-writing skills
-Passion and commitment to CASIN’s mission
-Experience with nonprofits or international organizations
Preferred Skills:
-Experience with international negotiations, law or the UN system
-Leadership experience with student organizations
Please send cover letter and resume to board@americanstudents.us by July 1, 2010