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Consultancy Summary

Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) seeks a strategic communications consultant to lead media relations and support digital strategy for the Fund Our Futures campaign from January to July 2025. The ideal consultant will have a strong track record in engaging philanthropic media and be able to leverage existing relationships to successfully pitch and place stories about the campaign. The ideal consultant will also be able to advise and support GPP’s digital strategy for the campaign. This is a 100% remote position and does not require U.S. authorization. 

About GPP and Fund Our Futures
Global Philanthropy Project (GPP) is a collaboration of funders and philanthropic advisors working to expand global philanthropic support to advance the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people in the Global South and East. Established in 2009, GPP’s 23 member organizations include many of the leading global funders and philanthropic advisors for LGBTI rights. As the only international cohort of LGBTI funders, GPP is recognized as the primary thought leader and go-to partner for donor coordination around global LGBTI work. More information: globalphilanthropyproject.org

Fund Our Futures is the first-ever global pledging campaign for LGBTI movements. Amid rising anti-rights backlash and dramatic shifts in the philanthropic and development assistance landscape, the Fund Our Futures campaign is raising US $150 million in new funding commitments for global LGBTI movements by June 2025. GPP launched Fund Our Futures at the first-ever Global LGBTI Funding Summit in Cape Town in November 2024. To date, 30 foundations, corporations, donor governments, and high-net-wealth individuals have committed a total of US $103 million to Fund Our Futures.

Scope of Work

Media Relations
Develop and execute a media relations plan to raise the profile of the campaign in the philanthropic sector and motivate additional funders to make commitments to reach the US $150 million goal.
Pitch stories about the campaign, participating funders, and GPP to philanthropic and global development media.
Draft and place op-eds about the campaign, participating funders, and GPP in philanthropic and global development media.

Digital Strategy
Develop and support the execution of a social media plan to raise the profile of the campaign in the philanthropic sector and motivate additional funders to make commitments to reach the $150 million goal.
Messaging and Storytelling
Review and provide feedback on existing campaign messaging to inform the above communications.
Support the Campaign Manager to gather, develop, and amplify stories about the impact of commitments made to date for use in the above communications.

Deliverables
Media relations plan
Earned media
Op-eds placed
Social media plan 
 
Reporting
The consultant will report to GPP’s Deputy Director and work in partnership with the Fund Our Futures Campaign Manager.