The Elizabeth Nash Foundation is seeking volunteers to assist in fulfillment of its mission to improve the lives of those affected by Cystic Fibrosis. Since the organization’s founding in 2004, the Foundation has provided over 200 scholarships to individuals with CF who are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees and funded 12 students to pursue CF research through our collaboration with The Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland (CHORI), an internationally renowned biomedical research institute.
We appreciate your consideration and invite interested individuals to contact us at [email protected] with questions and/or an indication of interest and relevant qualifications/experience.
ENF Alumni Database Development
What’s needed: Create a scholarship and research grant alumni database by combining information from annual records on hand (in Excel). Conduct online research (e.g. through web searches and Facebook) to locate individuals for whom we do not have current information.
Time required: One time project. Estimated work ~ 25 hours.
Donor Communications
What’s needed: Draft the Scholarship Announcement and/or Research Report for review and approval by ENF Board. Design and develop alumni report to update our funders on the status of former ENF scholars and research investigators. Communications are currently developed in Microsoft Publisher,
but we are open to a new software program.
Time required: Scholarship Announcement published in Sep – Oct each year; estimated work ~20
hours. Annual Report published Jan – Feb each year; estimated work ~20 hours. Alumni report would
be published periodically, not necessarily annually; estimated work ~20 hours.
Donor Analytics
What’s needed: Review donor database on a quarterly basis and determine relevant trends and insights from that data. Partner with Board of Directors and identify actions. Recommendations could include target marketing, direct outreach, or elimination of prior donors from future marketing. Seeking analytical thinker with ability to interpret large data sets. Consumer marketing experience a plus, but not required.
Time required: ~5 hours per quarter
Fundraiser
What’s needed: Willingness to produce and/or participate in fundraising event(s): golf tournament, run/walk event, dinner party, bike ride, etc. Anything you are comfortable with.
Time required: Dependent upon scope of the event(s).
Business Development
What’s needed: Willingness to seek sponsors, major donors, and/or grants from corporations, charitable foundations and other such sources. Ongoing effort to develop/broaden relationships with current donors. Prior non profit experience helpful, but not necessary.
Time required: As necessary.
Non Profit Tax Review & Filing
What’s needed: Review any changes to the non profit existing requirements, as well as the Foundation’s adherence to these requirements as put forth by the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board. Ensure that the Foundation is taking the necessary steps to ensure its non profit tax status. Prepare annual filings for review and final submission from the Foundation Treasurer. Experience with non profit filing requirements required. CPA and tax experience a plus.
Time required: ~5 hours per quarter, plus an additional ~5 hours during the spring filing season.
We appreciate your consideration and invite interested individuals to contact us at [email protected] with questions and/or an indication of interest and relevant qualifications/experience.
ENF Alumni Database Development
What’s needed: Create a scholarship and research grant alumni database by combining information from annual records on hand (in Excel). Conduct online research (e.g. through web searches and Facebook) to locate individuals for whom we do not have current information.
Time required: One time project. Estimated work ~ 25 hours.
Donor Communications
What’s needed: Draft the Scholarship Announcement and/or Research Report for review and approval by ENF Board. Design and develop alumni report to update our funders on the status of former ENF scholars and research investigators. Communications are currently developed in Microsoft Publisher,
but we are open to a new software program.
Time required: Scholarship Announcement published in Sep – Oct each year; estimated work ~20
hours. Annual Report published Jan – Feb each year; estimated work ~20 hours. Alumni report would
be published periodically, not necessarily annually; estimated work ~20 hours.
Donor Analytics
What’s needed: Review donor database on a quarterly basis and determine relevant trends and insights from that data. Partner with Board of Directors and identify actions. Recommendations could include target marketing, direct outreach, or elimination of prior donors from future marketing. Seeking analytical thinker with ability to interpret large data sets. Consumer marketing experience a plus, but not required.
Time required: ~5 hours per quarter
Fundraiser
What’s needed: Willingness to produce and/or participate in fundraising event(s): golf tournament, run/walk event, dinner party, bike ride, etc. Anything you are comfortable with.
Time required: Dependent upon scope of the event(s).
Business Development
What’s needed: Willingness to seek sponsors, major donors, and/or grants from corporations, charitable foundations and other such sources. Ongoing effort to develop/broaden relationships with current donors. Prior non profit experience helpful, but not necessary.
Time required: As necessary.
Non Profit Tax Review & Filing
What’s needed: Review any changes to the non profit existing requirements, as well as the Foundation’s adherence to these requirements as put forth by the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board. Ensure that the Foundation is taking the necessary steps to ensure its non profit tax status. Prepare annual filings for review and final submission from the Foundation Treasurer. Experience with non profit filing requirements required. CPA and tax experience a plus.
Time required: ~5 hours per quarter, plus an additional ~5 hours during the spring filing season.