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The Step of Opportunity

PR / Fundraising

Opens doors through external relationships, collaborations, aligned sponsors, partnerships, and fundraising strategy.

Why choose it

PR / Fundraising opens doors for Resala. It builds the external connections, collaborations, sponsorships, and opportunities that help the club grow its impact.

Guiding question

Can you turn your network, communication skills, and judgment into real partnerships, sponsorships, and opportunities that help Resala create wider impact?

Interview task

No task to prepare. The interview is this committee's own questions and a conversation about the answers you wrote.

Pick your head

This committee has 3 heads — you apply to one

Each head owns a different piece of the work. Read all of them before you decide which one is yours.

Sponsorship Head

The sponsorship head leads the committee responsible for gathering finances and in-kind donations for all of Resala's initiatives. This role focuses on working with sponsors, which includes finding and approaching sponsors, creating sponsorship strategies and maintaining relations with sponsors. This role requires someone that enjoys networking and has great negotiation skills.

Events Head

The events head is responsible for all fundraising events and donation campaigns created to fundraise for Resala's initiatives. This role focuses on event planning, coordination and execution. This role requires someone that enjoys planning and is calm under pressure and adaptable.

Partnerships Head

The partnerships head is in charge of all PR campaigns created to gather resources and awareness, in addition to club collaborations for large events. This role focuses on building relationships with clubs and the student body, while creating awareness campaigns on Resala's initiatives. This role requires someone that enjoys collaborations and is creative.

Role requirements

Read this as a checklist

Leadership requirement

Lead opportunity-building as a system: research, fit, message, follow-up, tracking, negotiation, and handoff to the team.

Ownership requirement

Own the quality of Resala's external image. Do not chase any sponsor or partner; choose opportunities that fit the mission.

Skills requirement

  • Strong communication.
  • Professional writing and speaking.
  • Outreach strategy.
  • Negotiation.
  • Follow-up.
  • Ability to pitch Resala's value.
  • Public relations awareness.
  • Organization and tracking.
  • Existing or growing network.
  • Judgment in choosing aligned opportunities.

Preferred experiences or passions

  • You enjoy building relationships and communicating professionally.
  • You can turn conversations into real opportunities.
  • You understand that fundraising is not begging; it is creating mutual value.

Actual work

What your week-to-week responsibility can include

  1. 01

    Identify people, organizations, alumni, communities, influencers, companies, or partners Resala can reach.

  2. 02

    Check whether collaborations or sponsors align with Resala's vision.

  3. 03

    Build outreach and fundraising strategies.

  4. 04

    Prepare messages, proposals, pitches, or sponsorship packages.

  5. 05

    Reach out and follow up professionally.

  6. 06

    Negotiate support, resources, sponsorships, discounts, or collaborations.

  7. 07

    Track contacts, replies, progress, and next steps.

  8. 08

    Represent Resala respectfully and professionally.