Hard Work - Prakash Dangi

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Hard work and punctuality are essential for a happy and successful life. They help in meeting the desired targets of one’s life. It plays a very important role in the life of a student. A student’s life is the building block of his future. He must practice punctuality and hard work in his daily life in order to achieve his goals and be successful.

These days, there is a lot of pressure on students. They are expected to be the masters in all fields. The cut-throat competition in their life cannot be left apart. They can overcome all this with organised work which adds to their efficacy. Organised work and punctuality go hand in hand. If a student does everything in time, by making and following a time-schedule ethically, he will never lag behind.

Hard work, which is the key to success, will help a student to enhance his skills. It will also increase his confidence which is a must for all students. A student must know the importance of time. The time that has once gone never comes back is an old saying and a student must keep it in mind. A student must know how to manage his precious time because student-life is the most important part of one’s life. And here if time is lost, it means everything is lost. 

He should not be taken in by others’ views. Rather he should be his own manager. And a good manager is one who does the right thing at the right time and at the right place. So, all of these three issues should be kept in mind by a student if he wants to establish good grounds for his future.

Prakash Dangi, The Fabindia School, Bali, pda@fabindiaschools.in

Simplicity and Trust - Rectifier BHIS

Simplicity and Trust- He, who is contented, is rich

“Receive without conceit. Release without struggle”- Marcus Aurelius

The retired, old teacher, Mr. Satish Kumar, went to a bank to collect his pension. He was patiently moving - starting at one window then onto the next, completing all the necessary formalities. He stood steadfast in line, awaiting his turn. A newly appointed manager was supposed to join the bank that same day. No sooner did he arrive than he began with his rounds to check the working of the bank. During his rounds, he glanced at the old man. The manager returned to his cabin and called for Mr. Kumar. The elderly person was clueless. Filled with anxiety, he went to the manager's room and asked him the reason for being summoned.

The manager ushered the elderly man inside and  bowed to him. He further said that he would not have been there if the teacher had not shielded him for stealing, driven as he was by peer pressure. Mr. Satish Kumar couldn't recall anything and thus, he requested the manager to introduce himself.

At that point the manager answered that he was Tony. When he was in grade 6, he stole an expensive watch of his classmate, Ajay during the break. When the teacher entered the class, he found Ajay restless as he was looking for his watch. The teacher intervened and requested  everybody to close their eyes. Meanwhile, he stood near every boy, and searched their jackets for the watch. When the teacher came close to Tony, the boy was frightened of being caught and accused as a thief. He had not closed his eyes and Mr. Kumar understood. The teacher simply took away the watch from Tony's pocket and kept it on the study hall table without anybody's knowledge. He trusted Tony to change and realize his mistake. His simple pardon of Tony, without judgement, would bear fruit one day.

Now, when Tony saw the same teacher, who had saved his social standing all those years ago, he expressed his heartfelt gratitude to him. Mr. Kumar had given him the opportunity to realize his true self without bringing down his confidence and self-esteem. The approach of the teacher to guide Tony helped him to take the right path in his life.

Rectifier @ Billabong High International School,Thane

-Pallavi Harkare, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Prerna Khanna, Priyanka Iyer, Rajeshri Mohite, Kalpana Dodia

Learning & Development Manager for Learning Forward in India

Conduct and supervise learning programs and staff skill development for schools. Work for enhancing productivity and quality of work, and building the passion in the school staff to lead young people.

Summary and Main Purpose:

The post will be responsible for the key areas of Learning, building resources and training at The Learning Forward Academy. This post will also actively participate in aspects of Strengthening the Structure and Leadership Development. Work closely with the Educators and the Community to ensure coordination of activity, policy and strategy.

The role has overall responsibility for the key areas of:

• Design, develop and implement the capacity building and training, particularly in the developing and facilitating of best practices, deliver training & learning programs and plans.
• Maintain and develop effective and productive relationships with key delivery partnership organisations and others. Stakeholder engagement is a key area of focus.
• Proactively develop and support the staff and students at The Fabindia School

Scope of work

Training specialists - plan, organize and direct a wide range of training activities. Help to conduct orientation sessions and arrange on-the-job training for new employees. Help rank-and-file teachers, non-teaching staff and support staff to maintain and improve their job skills, and possibly prepare for jobs requiring greater skill. Help supervisors improve their interpersonal skills in order to deal effectively with students and the school community. In order to identify and assess training needs within the school, the trainer may confer with the management and supervisors or conduct surveys. Will also periodically assist in the evaluation training effectiveness.

Learning methods include on-the-job training; classroom training; and electronic learning, which may involve interactive Internet-based training, multimedia programs, distance learning, satellite training, videos and other computer-aided instructional technologies, simulators, conferences, and workshops.

In addition to the role as a Trainer and counsellor to the school staff the individual will have added responsibilities:

• Proactively manage staff development activities and the learning calendar. This includes the managing of visits of guests and invitees and from time to time connect with the alumni, friends and outside groups.
• Work with the Principal, relevant faculty and staff, establish development objectives and priorities for the School. Will also be responsible for updating and maintaining official documents of the school at one source.
• Will be required to travel with the Principal and the School Coach for meetings, training, learning and development programs.

Other leadership accountabilities include:

• The incumbent must have the requisite experience and expertise to effectively lead and make a substantive impact in an environment with both indirect and direct reporting relationships and highly varied stakeholders.
• This position requires strategic planning plus strong interpersonal skills and the ability to influence at all levels of an organization.
• Strong negotiation and motivation skills, as well as innovation and self-confidence, are success factors for this position.
• This position requires a forward-looking, strategic mindset with the imagination and foresight to conceptualize new ideas and opportunities, as well as the implementation skills to bring those ideas to fruition.
• The incumbent must demonstrate the ability to inspire and lead a team of dedicated professionals.
• This individual should be both a confident leader and roll-up-your-sleeves contributor as needed.

QUALITIES NEEDED:

• Skill in motivating others, including senior management, faculty, volunteers, prospects, alumni and staff.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Must be able to work effectively with others (often with diverse interests and opinions) to accomplish a goal.
• Excellent organization and analytical skills.
• Leadership and the ability to appreciate and articulate the School’s, values and programs to prospects, donors, volunteers and development staff in an engaging, motivating and inspirational manner.
• A demonstrated a successful track record of working effectively with academic leaders.
• Exceptional communication and excellent interpersonal skills. A clear and confident communication style which shows spirit, enthusiasm and integrity.
• Have the managerial skills to set up and operate the Learning Forward India Academy.

Reporting:

To the Principal, for assisting in Staff Learning and Development

To the School Coach, for growing the School Leadership Development Program, for helping in the operations and delivery of the learning and development work to enhance the vision of the Founder of Learning Forward India.

Position:

The Manager Learning & Development will help take learning forward and work to consolidate the efforts of the Principal and the School Coach, to help prepare the Educators and the HR to take further the vision of the Learning Forward India and build a sustainable organisation.

No CV or reference needed, just send us an email to lf@ebd.in, if you have the guts of working with a Startup and are happy to live in the arid lands of Rajasthan at Bali village in Pali district.

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JOB TITLE: FUNDRAISING ASSISTANT 

Reports To: National Director

Direct Reports:               None 

MUST BE:

RESIDENT OF NEW DELHI

NOT MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF AGE

WORK EXPERIENCE AND SUCCESSFUL TRACK RECORD ESSENTIAL

SALARY NEGOTIABLE AND GOOD INCENTIVES WILL BE PROVIDED

MAIN AIM

COORDINATE INCOME GENERATION ACTIVITIES AND MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF DONOR CARE AND SERVICE TO ACHIEVE AGREED INCOME TARGETS

Summary of the role:

The post will be responsible for the key areas of: fundraising, marketing and other out reach activities within India. The incumbent will work closely with the Delhi based National Director and the National team as well as liaise with the London based Fund Raising team and the Trustees of the Foundation to ensure coordination of activity, policy and strategy.

The role has overall responsibility for the key areas of:

1. Work closely with the National Director, to set and meet the country’s annual objectives with particular regard to the Developing Partnerships, QA and Extending the Award pathways.
2. Design, develop and implement the fundraising plan, particularly to support the Development Plan 2010-13; developing and facilitating of best practice in the India and in helping key and established Partners with resources to fulfill their plans.
3. Actively contribute to Award Management and development activity within the country.
4. Maintain and develop effective and productive relationships with key delivery partnership organisations, 
5. Proactively provide operational advice and pastoral care support to YES Centres, IOs and emerging National alliance partners in the social and corporate sector as required.

Proactively develop and supporting key Gold Award holders throughout the country and follow up work with the Award volunteers and youth representatives.

KEY OBJECTIVES

• Coordinate income generation activities and maintain a high level of donor care and service to achieve agreed income targets. 
• Produce and coordinate fundraising events. 
• Coordinate fundraising research and information management systems. 
• Assist with the development of Fundraising strategy, policy and budget. 
• Support and maintain volunteers (as appropriate).
  RESPONSIBLE TO: Communications Manager         RESPONSIBLE FOR: Volunteers assisting on above key objectives.
  Working within the parameters of IAYP strategy, and with support and guidance from the  Partnerships and the support of volunteers.

The Fundraising Assistant will:

1. COORDINATE INCOME GENERATION ACTIVITIES AND MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF DONOR CARE AND SERVICE TO ACHIEVE AGREED INCOME TARGETS

1.1  Coordinate activity across all areas of fundraising including events, sponsored events, youth groups, schools, clubs and friends. 

1.2  Coordinate responses to enquiries and requests for information in good time with attention to the types of communication appropriate for the range of donors involved. 

1.3  Provide a point of contact for support to groups and volunteer speakers and coordinate activity and response as appropriate. 

1.4  Produce Fundraising content for inclusion in promotional material, including  activity updates, the web and external literature. 

1.5  Assist with preparation of presentation materials for events, talks and meetings, representing IAYP when necessary. 

1.6  Maintain and update the fundraising and partners updates on www.iayp.in 

2. PRODUCE AND COORDINATE FUNDRAISING EVENTS

2.1  Coordinate the logistics (including simple budgets), promotion and delivery of IAYP India’s existing Fundraising events: the Annual Award Ceremony, Projects and Events.

2.2  Coordinate volunteer recruitment, support volunteer training and volunteer communications strategies in relation to coordinating events. 

2.3  With support from Communications, coordinate PR strategies for promotion of these events. 

2.4  Support the logistical delivery of major Donor events as appropriate as part of the wider fundraising team. 

2.5  Coordinate IAYP’ s attendance at other events to support profile raising activity, including recruiting and managing remote volunteer coordination of The Award Progrmme’s presence at national events. 

2.6  Identify and develop opportunities for cross-team collaboration and income generation activities at events. 

2.7  Identify and develop new fundraising event opportunities and activities as appropriate. 

3. COORDINATE FUNDRAISING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

3.1  Undertake regular research and analysis into trends, opportunities and issues affecting fundraising. 

3.2  Compile reports and implement systems to ensure dissemination of this information within IAYP where appropriate, to inform development of strategy, policy and budget . 

3.3  Maintain donor files in line with procedures and legal obligations. 

3.4  Maintain and update  database records. 

4. ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDRAISING STRATEGY, POLICY AND BUDGET

4.1  Play an active part in developing the Fundraising strategy, policy and budget in collaboration with the Communications and Programme Managers. 

4.2  Provide monthly financial information about income targets, to identify any budget issues arising. 

4.3  Undertake quarterly financial analysis of Fundraising income to support financial reporting by Communications and Programme Managers.

5. PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION TO FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEERS

5.1 Assist the business Partnerships to identify appropriate areas for volunteer support.

5.2  Assist the Communications & Programme Managers with volunteer recruitment. 

5.3  Provide coaching and support to office based fundraising volunteers to complete identified projects. 

6. UNDERTAKE OTHER TASKS AS AGREED WITH THE NAA TEAM OF THE AWARD PROGRAMME FOUNDATION IN INDIA

6.1  Provide occasional back up to staff as appropriate. 

6.2  This list of duties is not exhaustive. The post holder may be required to carry out other duties as directed by the National Director within the responsibilities of the post. 

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

• Working in partnership with the Corporate & Award operator initiatives, a minimum increase of 50% in Fundraising income in the first year, with a focus on developing events related income from existing events. 
• Working in partnership with the Corporate & Business Partners, to minimum increase in Fundraising income of 100% over the next three years 
• Development of an active alumni network with an annual programme of talks and events being undertaken by volunteers by end of first year and a clear progress map for future years 
• Implementation of systems that lead to a solid body of research and analysis of internal & external Fundraising trends and performance to inform future strategy and policy development by end of first year, and future development aims mapped and recorded 
• A high standard of donor care and service to be evident at all times with a focus on relationship building with key donors. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION FOR THE FUNDRAISING ASSISTANT

E = Essential D = Desirable

Experience of providing high standards of support in a donor or customer service environment E 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills E 

Experience of drafting letters and other correspondence E 

Experience of using a fundraising approach that places respect for the donor at its core D 

Experience of giving presentations and preparing presentation materials using PowerPoint D

PRODUCE AND COORDINATE FUNDRAISING EVENTS

Experience of coordinating events E 

Experience of maintaining simple budgets in order to manage events expenditure E 

A willingness to undertake occasional travel to events and to work at weekends and on public holidays in order to attend events  E

Involvement with delivering PR campaigns to promote events D 

Experience of using social media to support PR and fundraising activity D 

An appetite to develop the fundraising potential of existing events D

COORDINATE FUNDRAISING RESEARCH AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Experience and enjoyment of undertaking research and compiling reports E 

Experience of maintaining current, organised systems and files E 

Attention to detail E

ASSIST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNDRAISING STRATEGY, POLICY AND BUDGET

Experience of analysing data and presenting conclusions in a logical way E 

Experience of providing financial reports to reflect Return on Investment D 

An appetite to develop the income from business and partner sources D

PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SUPERVISION TO FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEERS

Experience of supervising paid or unpaid support E 

QUALIFICATIONS/KNOWLEDGE

Educated to A level or equivalent E 

Experience of working in an office environment E 

Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and the internet E 

Experience of using online content management systems D

GENERAL

Experience of using databases, preferably Access based E 

Experience of working successfully as part of a team with people at all levels (internal and external) E

Well organised, able to plan and prioritise work within defined parameters E 

Driving licence (occasional travel for fundraising events and other purposes is required) E 

Experience of working in the charity sector D

COMMITMENT
Empathy with The Award Progamme’s aims and objectives E

BACKGROUND TO THE POST OF FUNDRAISING ASSISTANT

A busy and effective team,  The Award Programme Foundation has raised over Rupees Three Crores over the years, with Rupees One being raised through sources, in the very recent past. During the year Fundraising products, activities and partnerships have been consolidated and developed, paving the way for an increase in income into the future.

Email your intent to The Communications Manager at the address ai@iayp.in

Volunteer Teams being built up

Volunteers > Interns > Managers > National Director

1. Communication - Ankit (Intern)
2. Programme Development - Interns - Devanjali, Jyoti, one more?
3. GAHS - Intern ???
4. Training - Intern ???
5. Office - Intern Ridhima

Total need:
7 Interns (paid Rs. 5000 per month, commit 50 hours), work five months in the year minimum.

20 Volunteers - participants or simple volunteers, need to commit 10 hours a month.

3 Managers ( two in place); need ONLY a fully paid Programme Development Manager, four to five years experience, passion to work in social sector, and gets about fifty thousand a month.

Gold Holders and Individuals keen to support are welcome.