Fundraising & Partnerships Volunteer (Experienced Only)

Organization Description

Rooted Together is a fiscally sponsored nonprofit clinical program founded and led by a Black, queer, nonbinary trauma therapist with a commitment to decolonizing trauma care for QTBIPOC communities. This program provides up to 10 free, body-based trauma stabilization sessions to QTBIPOC adults (age 18+) who have experienced a traumatic or distressing event within the last three months. Rooted Together is grounded in somatic, decolonized, culturally attuned care and utilizes evidence-based acute trauma modalities, including EMDR (R-TEP), Brainspotting, and other body-oriented approaches. The program's purpose is to support post-crisis recovery, prevent accumulation of trauma-related symptoms, and reduce future vulnerability to re-traumatization. The program’s services will be delivered by culturally attuned providers who reflect the identities and lived experiences of the QTBIPOC communities served and are committed to decolonizing trauma care for those communities. This program’s activities focus on offering low-barrier, noncarceral, and flexible support that is adaptable to each individual’s unique needs. The program’s activities center safety and trust while supporting QTBIPOC individuals with stabilization, aiming to provide reparative experiences within mental health spaces that can help QTBIPOC communities remain in care and sustain mental health stability. Rooted Together’s mission is to make decolonized and culturally attuned trauma care accessible to QTBIPOC communities and support QTBIPOC individuals in regaining steadiness in their bodies after traumatic events.

Location

Remote ( NY-based preferred; Applicants from anywhere in the U.S. are welcome; Applicants must be available during Eastern Time business hours)

Time Commitment

5-10 hours a month (flexibility from month-to-month depending on fundraising activities and organizational needs)

Duration

Anticipated started date in Summer of 2026, duration for 1 year (program pilot year)

Position Summary

Rooted Together is seeking an experienced fundraising and partnerships volunteer to support this program’s pilot phase launch.

Key Responsibilities of Fundraising & Partnerships Volunteer

• • Support strategic fundraising planning across this program’s pilot phase
  • Identify and engage with funding opportunities and donors relevant to the community Rooted Together serves
  • Cultivate relationships with prospective donors
  • Outreach to foundations, funders, philanthropic organizations, sponsors, and community partners
  • Assist with planning and promoting fundraising campaigns and fundraising events
  • Build relationships within the community to support community partnerships and future collaborations

What We Want You to Bring to This Role

• • A passion and deep commitment to QTBIPOC communities and Rooted Together’s mission and values
  • Knowledge about QTBIPOC communities (lived experience as a QTBIPOC person qualifies) and the needs of those communities
  • In-depth knowledge of funding opportunities relevant to BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities, mental health, trauma recovery, healing justice, and/or community wellness
  • Proven experience with fundraising, nonprofit development, donor cultivation, sponsorships, or philanthropic partnerships
  • Experience building and maintaining donor relationships
  • Familiarity with foundations, individual donors, philanthropic organizations, and/or corporate sponsors
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Comfort with outreach and relationship-building (social butterflies are welcome here)
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a startup or pilot-stage environment
  • Creativity and radical approaches & thinking to fundraising and philanthropy

This is a volunteer position for the duration of Rooted Together’s pilot year. This position has the possibility to evolve into a board member position or paid fundraising/development role after the pilot year if funding becomes available and there is a mutual interest.