Resource Development Specialist - Volunteer Position - Onsite in Mexico • North America - 12 months
Peace Corps
United States
Posted on Jun 3, 2026
About The Project
Calling all professionals passionate about strengthening nonprofit sustainability! Two organizations in Mexico are looking for support to build robust fundraising systems for long‑term financial stability.
Across Mexico, civil‑society organizations dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and young people face persistent financial uncertainty. Many rely on sporadic donations, small events, and limited networks. This makes it difficult to secure predictable revenue streams, plan long‑term programs, or expand essential services. Both organizations currently depend on modest, inconsistent funding and lack structured donor‑management tools, diversified revenue strategies, and systematic outreach to national and international funders. These ongoing challenges limit their staff’s ability to meet growing community needs and ensure continuity of educational, psychosocial, and residential services.
As Resource Development Strategist, you will collaborate with staff to strengthen internal fundraising capacities. Together, you will develop clearer strategies and improve donor relations as well as tools for tracking and reporting. By developing sustainable income‑generation systems, you and your colleagues will ensure organizational resilience, improve program continuity, as well as contribute to the long‑term social mobility and protection of youth in central Mexico.
Activities
How you and the community will make an impact together:
Conduct organizational assessments to identify current fundraising practices and capacity gaps.
Develop fundraising plans, including goals, strategies, and donor engagement approaches.
Train staff in prospect research, donor stewardship, and basic resource‑mobilization techniques.
Support the creation or improvement of simple donor‑tracking tools and data management systems.
Provide guidance on designing and executing small fundraising campaigns or outreach activities.
Strengthen internal communication materials with donor stories, updates, and impact content.
Coach leadership and key staff on monitoring progress and evaluating fundraising efforts.
Facilitate knowledge‑sharing sessions to help teams adopt and sustain new fundraising processes.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as facilitating English conversation clubs or cultural exchange activities.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have the following criteria:
Bachelor's degree in business, economics, management, or other relevant field.
AND
Three or more years of experience working at a non-government organization (NGO) or a donor-driven organization on prospect/donor identification, grant writing, fundraising, or proposal development.
Language: Spanish
APPLY BY : October 15, 2026
KNOW BY : December 1, 2026
DEPART ON : May 10, 2027
DURATION : 12 months
Calling all professionals passionate about strengthening nonprofit sustainability! Two organizations in Mexico are looking for support to build robust fundraising systems for long‑term financial stability.
Across Mexico, civil‑society organizations dedicated to supporting vulnerable children and young people face persistent financial uncertainty. Many rely on sporadic donations, small events, and limited networks. This makes it difficult to secure predictable revenue streams, plan long‑term programs, or expand essential services. Both organizations currently depend on modest, inconsistent funding and lack structured donor‑management tools, diversified revenue strategies, and systematic outreach to national and international funders. These ongoing challenges limit their staff’s ability to meet growing community needs and ensure continuity of educational, psychosocial, and residential services.
As Resource Development Strategist, you will collaborate with staff to strengthen internal fundraising capacities. Together, you will develop clearer strategies and improve donor relations as well as tools for tracking and reporting. By developing sustainable income‑generation systems, you and your colleagues will ensure organizational resilience, improve program continuity, as well as contribute to the long‑term social mobility and protection of youth in central Mexico.
Activities
How you and the community will make an impact together:
Conduct organizational assessments to identify current fundraising practices and capacity gaps.
Develop fundraising plans, including goals, strategies, and donor engagement approaches.
Train staff in prospect research, donor stewardship, and basic resource‑mobilization techniques.
Support the creation or improvement of simple donor‑tracking tools and data management systems.
Provide guidance on designing and executing small fundraising campaigns or outreach activities.
Strengthen internal communication materials with donor stories, updates, and impact content.
Coach leadership and key staff on monitoring progress and evaluating fundraising efforts.
Facilitate knowledge‑sharing sessions to help teams adopt and sustain new fundraising processes.
You may also work on additional projects that meet the community’s interests and priorities, such as facilitating English conversation clubs or cultural exchange activities.
Required Skills
Qualified candidates will have the following criteria:
Bachelor's degree in business, economics, management, or other relevant field.
AND
Three or more years of experience working at a non-government organization (NGO) or a donor-driven organization on prospect/donor identification, grant writing, fundraising, or proposal development.
Language: Spanish
- Completed 4 years of high school Spanish coursework in the past 8 years
- Completed college-level Elementary II Spanish semester (Elementary III in quarter system) within the past 6 years
- Score between 50-62 on the Spanish College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam in the past 6 years
- Score Novice-High or Intermediate-Low on official American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) in Spanish within the past 6 years
APPLY BY : October 15, 2026
KNOW BY : December 1, 2026
DEPART ON : May 10, 2027
DURATION : 12 months