Partnership & Community Outreach Strategy

We are seeking a volunteer to develop a clear, actionable tactical plan to expand community outreach and build strategic partnerships for our flagship nonprofit capacity building program, 501Secure. The goal is twofold: raise awareness of our services and establish local, regional, and national partner relationships that can introduce our work to new audiences.

Because execution will be handled internally by our executive team and volunteers over a 6-to-12-month horizon, this project focuses strictly on research, framework design, and task mapping, giving us a ready-to-use playbook to execute at our own pace.

We would appreciate a volunteer who could deliver the following:

-Define target regions (local, regional, national) aligned with our strategic priorities to focus outreach efforts effectively.
-Outline specific collaborative ideas, offers, or value propositions we can present to prospective partners.
-Conduct database research (using Candid and other relevant databases) to compile a vetted preliminary list of prospective local, regional, and national partner organizations.
-Organize the prospect list with relevant background details, alignment criteria, and key entry points.
-Recommend optimal outreach methods (e.g., warm email vs. phone call) tailored to different partner tiers.
-Provide sample wording, tone guidelines, and conversation starters or other methods to guide our team during outreach.
-Translate the strategy into a phased, schedule-ready tactical calendar (designed for low internal staff capacity over a 6-to-12-month rollout).
-Conduct a final walkthrough session with the executive team and volunteers to hand off all deliverables and review the execution plan.

Areas NOT in scope for the volunteer:
-Directly initiating or executing outreach calls, emails, or meetings with prospective partners.
-Creating marketing materials, collateral design, or public relations campaigns.
-Broad organizational strategic planning outside this specific outreach scope.
-Project management during the 6-to-12-month rollout phase.