Job Summary

Role: Manager - Fundraising. The Manager - Fundraising will play a key partnership-building role within the Fundraising team, with clear ownership for independently sourcing, cultivating, securing, and stewarding new funding partnerships across donor segments. This role requires a highly driven relationship-builder who is comfortable operating end-to-end-from prospecting and first conversations to proposal development, closure, reporting, and renewal-while also contributing to the systems, discipline, and coordination required to run an effective fundraising function. The role spans domestic and international funders, including CSR partners, family foundations, UHNIs, and institutional philanthropies, and is rooted in Dream a Dream's relational, values-led approach to fundraising.
Key Responsibilities
- Fundraising strategy ownership - Take independent ownership for a defined share of Dream a Dream's fundraising targets, with a strong focus on new partnerships. Contribute to the evolution and execution of the overall fundraising strategy,



aligned to organizational priorities and growth plans. Build and manage a robust donor pipeline across multiple funding sources (CSR, family foundations, UHNIs, international donors). Develop realistic fundraising budgets and forecasts linked to partnership strategies.
- Recent partnerships relationship building (core focus) - Research, identify, and cultivate new funding partnerships, both domestic and international. Lead relationship-first engagement with prospective donors anchored in trust, alignment, and long-term value rather than one-off transactions. Design and manage donor journeys from first engagement through multi-year partnership discussions. Represent Dream a Dream confidently with senior stakeholders, donors, and ecosystem partners. Act as an ambassador of Dream a Dream's mission, values, and impact in external forums and conversations.
- Donor management stewardship - Manage partnerships end-to-end, includ

📌 Manager - Fundrasing (Bengaluru)
🏢 Dream A Dream
📍 Bengaluru