Human Rights & Humanitarian Fundraiser

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3 days ago Requisition

$20/hour guaranteed + bonuses | Paid training | Boston area

Care about human rights, humanitarian aid, fighting poverty, or helping children and families affected by conflict and disaster?

Turn that passion into work you can actually do every day.

Public Outreach is hiring outgoing, passionate people to join our Boston-area fundraising team.

You’ll represent leading nonprofit organizations working on issues like humanitarian relief, children's rights, poverty and inequality, civil liberties, and support for communities facing crisis.

No fundraising experience is required. We'll train you.

This is face-to-face fundraising.

You’ll work with a team in public spaces throughout the Boston area, starting conversations about important causes and inspiring people to become monthly donors.

You’ll:

• Talk with people about humanitarian and human-rights issues
• Share stories about people and communities affected by conflict, disaster, poverty, and inequality
• Explain how nonprofit organizations are responding
• Turn complicated issues into clear, human conversations
• Ask people directly to become monthly donors
• Work toward individual and team fundraising goals
• Receive regular coaching and support from experienced leaders

This isn't petitioning or volunteer work.

You’ll be asking members of the public to financially support nonprofit organizations through monthly donations.

Depending on your campaign, your conversations may involve:

• Children and families affected by war and displacement
• Humanitarian emergencies and disaster relief
• Hunger and global poverty
• Refugees and displaced communities
• Inequality and economic justice
• Human and civil rights
• LGBTQ+ rights
• Reproductive freedom
• Protecting people's rights, safety, and dignity

You don't need a nonprofit background.

You don't need to know everything about international affairs or public policy.

We'll train you on the campaign you're representing and teach you how to fundraise.

We're looking for people who are:

Curious about what's happening in the world

Passionate about humanitarian or social-impact issues

Comfortable meeting and talking with new people

Able to communicate serious issues with empathy

Open to different perspectives

Comfortable receiving feedback and coaching

Motivated by goals

Excited to learn

Experience in advocacy, volunteering, community organizing, theatre, hospitality, education, customer service, fundraising, canvassing, or sales can translate especially well - but isn't required.

You’ll approach people you don’t know, start conversations, and eventually ask them to become donors.

Some people will stop.

Some won’t.

You’ll hear “no” regularly.

You’ll need to reset, stay positive, and confidently start the next conversation.

We’ll provide paid training, regular coaching, and support from your team.

Your hourly wage is guaranteed. Your results still matter.

• $20/hour guaranteed base pay
• Performance-based bonuses on top of your hourly wage
• Paid training from day one
• Full-time and part-time opportunities
• Regular coaching and development
• Opportunities to grow into training and leadership
• Health, dental, and vision benefits for eligible full-time employees and their families after 3 months
• Paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program

This is not commission-only work. Your $20/hour base wage is guaranteed.

You’ll work with your team at fundraising locations throughout the Boston area.

This is active, public-facing work. Expect to spend much of your shift outdoors, walking, standing, and speaking…