Deadline: 13 July 2025 11:59 PM EST
The Resource Fellowship is a 1-year (15 hrs/week/virtual) commitment with the Boston Ujima Project to collaborate with the resourcing team to steward Ujima’s fundraising strategy, offer programmatic management & operations leadership, and evaluation infrastructure. The Boston Ujima Project is largely funded by private foundations and individual donors. Ujima’s resourcing team is focused on increasing our individual donor base, diversifying our revenue streams and centering a cultural and community centered approach to donor mobilization and fundraising. This Fellow will work directly with the Deputy Director and the resourcing team to help manage and organize our current resourcing programs and strategies, and co-lead proposal writing and report development.
Resourcing Philosophy
The Boston Ujima Project believes in us. We believe that BIPOC have the assets and power needed to fund, cultivate and create the economic systems needed to sustain our communities.
Fellowship Core Tasks
Program Development & Donor Engagement
- Participate and support resourcing team priorities, knowledge sessions, and key events
- Co-facilitation of monthly Resourcing member meeting
- Coordinate key resourcing campaigns and events alongside Ujima’s resourcing team
- Support development of shared evaluation tools to track donor engagement and learning outcomes
- 1 hour weekly check ins with Chief of Staff, Community, and Culture, James Vamboi
- Co-facilitate bi-weekly internal resourcing meeting
- Coordinate 1 Giving Community Meetup
Proposal Development & Report Preparation
- Co-write prospective and existing funder proposals
- Coordinate with staff and membership to receive updates on member-led initiatives and organizational strategies
- Locate and organize supplemental documents
Role Requirements
- Be communicative, creative, hard-working and committed to the mission of Boston Ujima Project
- Possess a high level of organizational skills and be detail-oriented
- Possess solid oral and written communication skills
- Passion for racial and economic justice
- A variety of computer skills, e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are mandatory; knowledge of CRMs (e.g., Salesforce, NEON) and Canva are a plus.
- Be able to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks at once
- Possess an interest in a nonprofit career; particularly development and fundraising
- Be a creative and optimistic thinker
- Possess a passion for social justice
Preferred Qualities
- Willingness to ask questions, listen carefully, and take direction
- Working well independently and as part of a small team
- Showing initiative and follow-through in a dynamic and fast paced environment
- Comfort collaborating with community members and centering their leadership in fundraising and strategic decision-making
What We Offer & Time Commitment
- Stipend: $10,000 total, 1st half: September 2025 / 2nd half: February 2026
- A caring and inclusive work culture
- Flexible remote working policies
- learning opportunities with our network of resourcing partners
- 10-15 hours per week; August 2025 – August 2026
How to Apply:
Please email a cover letter detailing your interest and qualifications, and resume to James Vamboi at info@ujimaboston.com, with “Resource Fellow” in the subject line.
