Fundraising Content Writer

Role Overview

CodeYogi Foundation is hiring a Fundraising Content Writer to craft the written materials that help secure funding for its mission-driven education work. The organization is a Section 8 non-profit based in Dehradun, building a mobile-first coding learning platform with an AI tutor designed to reach students who mostly rely on smartphones rather than laptops. Its focus is on enabling learners from rural communities, government schools, and low-income households to access programming education and tech careers.

This position is fully in-office in Dehradun, works full-time, and is intended for someone with 2 to 5 years of experience. Compensation is set at ₹5 to ₹10 LPA depending on experience and a proven history of raising money.

The role reports directly to the founder and is centered on fundraising writing rather than marketing, social media, or content strategy. The selected candidate will be the first dedicated writer for fundraising, so they will be expected to create systems, templates, a funder database, and a case-study bank from the ground up.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop full grant proposals, concept notes, and letters of inquiry for foundations, CSR initiatives, and government or multilateral funders.
• Study prospective funders, identify alignment with the organization’s work, and prioritize those focused on digital access, skilling, girls in technology, and rural or first-generation learners.
• Adapt each submission to match the funder’s goals, tone, and decision-making criteria.
• Create reusable proposal templates, story assets, and case-study material for future use.
• Convert programme data into clear donor reports that are accurate, timely, and renewal-friendly.
• Write donor updates and stewardship emails that help maintain relationships and encourage repeat support.
• Collect student and alumni stories with consent and sensitivity, then repurpose them across proposals, reports, and the website.
• Turn statistics and operational data into narratives that make sense to non-technical funders.
• Interview operations staff and students to gather facts and story material, while coordinating closely with the founder on positioning.

Success Indicators After 6 Months

• A functioning proposal and concept-note workflow supported by a reusable library of case studies.
• A researched and ranked list of suitable funders with tailored outreach in progress.
• Consistently timely donor reports that are strong enough to support renewals.
• A growing repository of dignified, consent-based student stories.
• The founder spending time reviewing polished drafts instead of creating them from scratch.

Required Experience and Skills

• 2 to 5 years of proven fundraising or proposal-writing experience.
• Ability to write persuasive, evidence-based materials such as proposals, concept notes, and donor reports.
• Strong command of the problem → solution → impact → ask structure.
• Careful, truthful use of data and evidence without exaggeration.
• Ability to research funders and position an organization in terms that match their priorities.
• Flexibility to write appropriately for foundations, CSR teams, government bodies, and individual donors.
• Judgment to choose the right proof points and omit irrelevant details for each audience.
• Willingness to submit a self-authored fundraising or persuasive writing sample, such as a proposal, concept note, donor email, or strong essay/pitch.

Preferred Background

• Experience with prospect research and building a qualified funder pipeline.
• Exposure to education, non-profit, or social-impact environments, including ed-tech or development work.
• Comfort interpreting data such as funnels, percentages, and cost-per-outcome.
• Evidence of grants, CSR support, or other funds raised, especially with named funders and clear amounts.
• Experience maintaining tracking systems in tools such as Google Sheets or Airtable.
• Hindi writing ability for state-level communication and local outreach.
• Familiarity with Indian CSR and government grant structures, including Companies Act 2013 Schedule VII, NITI Aayog, DBT, and state education schemes.
• Awareness of international funders and their proposal formats, including GIZ, USAID, Gates Foundation, and Omidyar Network.

Who Fits Best

The organization is looking for someone whose values and working style align strongly with its mission. The ideal candidate genuinely cares about educational access, is comfortable building from scratch, can find funders and stories without large budgets, adapts well to different audiences, protects integrity in every document, collaborates effectively, handles short timelines, and checks facts carefully before anything is sent out.

What This Role Is Not

• It is not suited to a general copywriter who writes cleanly but does not understand fundraising.
• It is not for someone focused only on marketing funnels and conversion metrics.
• It is not a strategy-only position; the person must write the actual proposals and reports.
• It is not meant for a writer who uses the same tone for every audience.
• It is not suitable for someone willing to embellish or stretch the truth for impact.

Offer and Work Environment

• Every funded proposal directly contributes to more students being reached.
• The hire will own the fundraising-writing function and develop it independently.
• The role offers close collaboration with the founder on a 17-person team and direct access to real impact data and student stories.
• As the organization grows toward serving 50 lakh students, the role is expected to grow with the fundraising function.
• The team is mission-driven and focused on meaningful work rather than résumé building.

Storytelling Standards

The organization expects all storytelling to be handled with dignity, consent, and accuracy. Student experiences should be presented in a way that respects agency and resilience, without exploiting hardship or inflating outcomes. Candidates who believe fundraising can be persuasive while remaining honest are encouraged to apply.

Equal Opportunity

CodeYogi Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and values an inclusive workplace. Applications are especially encouraged from people who have personally experienced the barriers faced by the students the organization serves, since lived experience can support authentic and respectful storytelling.

Work Schedule

This is a full-time in-office role with working hours from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

Application Process

Candidates must complete the application form provided by the employer. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to continue to the next stage of the selection process.

Contact

Email: hr@codeyogi.org

Website: www.codeyogi.org