Fundraising Coordinator
The Charity
Friends of the Elderly Ireland is an Irish volunteer-based charity established in 1980 to bring one-to-one friendship and social engagement to older people living alone or suffering from social isolation. Since opening our doors, we have been working to improve the lives of our older members by offering emotional and social support. With a small staff and a dedicated crew of volunteers, we reach out in various ways to as many isolated individuals as possible.
We combat loneliness through one-to-one friendship. In 2025, we supported 1,300 older members with over 30,000 Friendly Calls, 7,200 Home Visits, 9,000 social event attendances and 6,100 Hampers delivered. Our TASC research shows that 1 in 4 Irish Adults face chronic loneliness – we exist to change that.
Fundraising is central to sustaining and growing these services, ensuring older people remain connected, supported and valued within their communities.
The Role
The Fundraising Coordinator plays a key income-generating and donor management role within Friends of the Elderly Ireland.
Reporting to the Fundraising and Communications Manager, the incumbent will help grow and diversify fundraising sources, strengthen donor relationships, and enhance donor experience across corporate, individual, community and digital fundraising streams.
This role is not focused on a single activity or fundraising channel. Instead, it supports the coordination and delivery of fundraising initiatives that generate measurable income and long-term donor value, with a particular emphasis on corporate and individual donor management.
The Fundraising Coordinator will contribute directly to achieving fundraising targets, improving donor retention, and ensuring that fundraising activity delivers a clear return on investment.
Key Responsibilities
- Help grow fundraising income across corporate, individual giving, digital and community fundraising streams
- Support corporate fundraising and CSR partnerships to maximise income and engagement
- Help grow donor base through strong relationship management and donor stewardship
- Deliver high-quality donor care to drive retention, loyalty and lifetime value
- Support development of digital fundraising activity, including online appeals, social media and peer-to-peer fundraising
- Support achievement of fundraising targets through effective campaign planning and execution
- Maintain accurate donor data on Salesforce to support reporting, segmentation and performance tracking
- Process donations, community fundraising income and CHY claims efficiently and accurately
- Analyse data and insights to identify trends, opportunities and areas for income growth
- Collaborate with colleagues and volunteers to strengthen fundraising performance and supporter experience
Person Specification
Experience & Skills
- Demonstrated experience in fundraising, corporate and individual donor development or income generation, ideally within a charity or NGO setting
- Experience supporting or delivering digital fundraising and donor engagement activity
- Strong relationship-building skills, with experience engaging donors, supporters or corporate partners
- Experience working with a CRM system (Salesforce highly desirable)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong focus on storytelling and impact
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- High level of attention to detail, accuracy and data integrity
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
Personal Attributes
- Results-focused, with an understanding of return on investment in fundraising
- Collaborative and supportive team player
- Proactive, adaptable and comfortable working across different fundraising activities
- Committed to delivering high-quality supporter experience
Desirable
- Third-level qualification in fundraising, marketing, communications or a related discipline
- Experience working in a not-for-profit or community-based organisation
- Confidence in presenting or representing the organisation to supporters or partners
Additional Information
- This role is based at Friends of the Elderly Ireland’s offices at 25 Bolton Street, Dublin 1
- Some flexibility may be required to support events or fundraising activities.
- Closing date is 13th April 2026
- Remuneration is circa 35k, depending on experience
- Informal enquiries and application with cover letter and CV to bernie@friendsoftheelderly.ie
