Background:
The Carr Educational Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit California public benefit corporation whose mission is to create sustainable school models. It has established the Daraja Academy, a free non-religious academic boarding school for Kenyan girls of poverty, in 2009. The Daraja Academy occupies a previously built 150-acre school facility three hours north of Nairobi near Nanyuki, Kenya.

The vision of Daraja Academy is to provide its students with a practical education and alternatives for post-secondary school with an emphasis on remaining in Kenya to strengthen their communities and country. The mission of Daraja Academy is to cultivate a community of individuals with a sense of cultural awareness, social conscience, and environmental responsibility, while instilling talents that will enable them to open doors to a global society.

Daraja means bridge in Swahili. The school is a bridge between Kenyan and American students as the youth exchange ideas in cyber-classroom assignments. It is also a bridge to the community, where students and faculty become actively involved in the local region.

Daraja Academy collaborates with several partners, including: non-governmental organizations in Kenya for student selection, the Universities of Minnesota and San Diego in educational initiatives, and MS Kenya, a Danish volunteer organization, which supplies 30% of the school’s operating budget and works with the Daraja Academy students in tutoring, sports, and other activities.

Project Details can be found at www.Daraja-Academy.org

Position Description:
The Carr Educational Foundation seeks a part-time program development director to fulfill the following the responsibilities:

Fundraising

Building and maintaining donor relations

Researching, pursuing, and following up on fundraising leads with big donors

Preparing and organizing fundraising campaigns with the Board of Directors

Assisting with grant research and writing as needed

Researching, pursuing, and securing corporate sponsorship

Coordination

Coordinating U.S. volunteers in fundraising efforts

Assisting and following up on all revenue generating activities as needed and as directed by the Board of Directors

Assist in administrative tasks such as coordinating mailings, printing, and marketing strategies as well as maintaining a donor database

Communicating weekly progress to Board