Application Guide

How to Apply for Corporate Fundraiser

at Our Time Charity

🏢 About Our Time Charity

Our Time Charity is unique in its focused mission to support children and families affected by parental mental illness through innovative programs like KidsTime Workshops. Working here means directly contributing to reducing isolation and building understanding for vulnerable children, with a remote-first approach that values impact over location.

About This Role

This Corporate Fundraiser role involves building long-term partnerships with purpose-driven businesses to secure funding for KidsTime Workshops and other programs. You'll be creating tailored sponsorship proposals and stewarding corporate relationships, directly enabling children to feel supported and less alone through sustainable income growth.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve researching potential corporate partners aligned with children's mental health, crafting tailored sponsorship proposals for KidsTime Workshops, and having virtual meetings with the CEO to strategize partnership approaches. You'd spend time documenting relationship progress and identifying how to connect corporate supporters with tangible program outcomes.

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🎯 Who Our Time Charity Is Looking For

  • Has 2+ years experience in corporate fundraising or partnership development, preferably in the children's mental health or family support sector
  • Demonstrates success in creating compelling sponsorship proposals that align corporate values with specific program outcomes
  • Possesses strong relationship-building skills with experience managing corporate partnerships from initiation to stewardship
  • Can articulate complex mental health issues affecting families in accessible, compelling ways to corporate audiences

📝 Tips for Applying to Our Time Charity

1

Download and reference specific elements from the full recruitment pack in your application to show you've done thorough preparation

2

Highlight any experience with mental health, children's services, or family support organizations in your fundraising background

3

Include metrics showing corporate partnership growth or retention rates rather than just total funds raised

4

Mention specific ideas for connecting corporate partners with KidsTime Workshop outcomes in your cover letter

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Demonstrate understanding of long-term partnership building versus one-off donations in your application materials

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your experience developing corporate partnerships that align values with tangible program outcomes', 'Specific ideas for connecting businesses with the KidsTime Workshop model and its impact on children', 'How you would approach building sustainable, long-term relationships rather than transactional fundraising', "Your understanding of parental mental illness's impact on families and why corporate support matters"]

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Watch videos or read testimonials about KidsTime Workshops to understand their specific impact on children
  • → Review Our Time Charity's current corporate partners (if visible) to understand their existing relationships
  • → Study statistics about parental mental illness and its effects on children in the UK context
  • → Research similar charities supporting children's mental health to understand competitive positioning

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Describe your process for identifying and approaching purpose-driven corporate partners aligned with Our Time's mission
2 How would you create a sponsorship proposal specifically for KidsTime Workshops that shows measurable impact?
3 Share an example of a corporate partnership you stewarded long-term and how you maintained engagement
4 How would you explain the challenges faced by children of parents with mental illness to a corporate audience?
5 What strategies would you use to work effectively in a remote, part-time role while building external relationships?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on fundraising totals without demonstrating relationship-building and stewardship skills
  • Treating corporate partnerships as transactional rather than emphasizing long-term, value-aligned relationships
  • Showing limited understanding of how parental mental illness specifically affects children versus general mental health awareness

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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