Fundraising & Business Development - Stage

Your Mission  

As a  Fundraising & Business Development Trainee , within the UFB team of 3 people, you'll play a key role in growing UFB's donor base and securing the resources needed to support Belgian non-profits. 

You'll gain hands-on experience in: 

• Prospect Research & Qualification:  Identify and qualify potential donors — companies, family offices, and private foundations — and build structured prospect files. 
• Donor Portfolio Analysis:  Analyze our existing donor base through segmentation, loyalty tracking, giving trends, and churn risk assessment. 
• Fundraising Benchmarking:  Research and compare fundraising practices from similar funds in Belgium and abroad to identify best practices and new opportunities. 
• Partnership Proposals:  Prepare compelling financial pitches and tailored partnership proposals targeting corporate prospects. 
• Active Prospecting:  Reach out to potential corporate donors through phone calls, emails, and appointment settings. 
• Meetings & Representation:  Prepare and attend presentation meetings with prospects, representing UFB in a professional setting. 
• Donor Retention:  Follow up with existing donors to strengthen relationships, encourage renewal, and grow their engagement. 
• Sales & Marketing Materials:  Create clear and attractive fundraising tools — brochures, pitch decks, donor one-pagers. 

Your Profile :  

• You're a Master's or final year Bachelor's student in  business, commercial sciences, marketing, or a related field (EPHEC, Erasmus, Henallux, UCL, ICHEC or equivalent).
• You're  results-oriented, proactive, and persistent -comfortable picking up the phone and pitching an idea to a stranger.
• You have a natural ease in  professional relationship s and enjoy meeting, convincing, and building long-term connections with corporate partners.
• You're eager to contribute to a  meaningful cause and thrive in an autonomous, small-team environment where your work has a real impact from day one.
• You’re native French or Dutch and fluent in the other and in English , with strong writing skills and a good sense of style and clarity. 
• You’re  creative, proactive, and adaptable , with a passion for social impact. 
• You’re eager to contribute to a  meaningful cause and thrive in a collaborative, small-team environment. 

What We Offer  

Between september and december, for +/- 3 months :

• A hands-on  learning experience  in a dynamic & supportive team. 
• Opportunities to  network  with major  corporate  partners in Belgium. 
• A  flexible , hybrid work setup tailored to your availability. 
• A chance to make a  real difference i n the lives of people across Belgium. 

About United Fund for Belgium (UFB) 

United Fund for Belgium, a Belgian philanthropic organization created in 1972, collects donations from corporates, business organizations & individuals with the mission to help people in need by financing projects of charity associations in Belgium. United Fund for Belgium redistributes for over more than 50 years the internality of the raised funds to support the concrete projects in Belgium for the social (re)integration of people in need: excluded people, disabled, children, the poorest.