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 13^th April 2026
Remuneration is circa 35k, depending on experience
Informal enquiries and application with cover letter and CV to bernie@friendsoftheelderly.ie

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Fundraising Coordinator