We Want To Change The World. We Believe It Starts With Education.
In India, 100 million children from low-income communities grow up without access to the 21st-century skills they need to thrive — from emotional intelligence and cognitive skills to everyday money management. This gap leads to a lifetime of limited opportunity, intergenerational poverty, and rising mental health concerns.
What Are We Doing?
At The Apprentice Project (TAP), we're building India's boldest bet on education equity — an AI-powered learning buddy that helps thousands of government school students unlock 21st-century skills. We don't just teach coding or financial literacy — we spark self-confidence, creativity, and lifelong curiosity in children who've been told to "stay in their lane."
We're not looking for employees. We're looking for co-builders — people who want to create generational change, one student at a time.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a detail-oriented, proactive professional to join us as Intern – Fundraising Research.
You are sharp, curious, and resourceful — someone who enjoys digging into information, connecting dots, and forming their own view on what's worth pursuing. You don't need prior experience in fundraising — but you do need strong analytical thinking, good judgment, and the ability to work independently without needing constant direction.
If you're excited about understanding how philanthropy and CSR work, and you want your research to directly shape how a high-impact organisation funds its mission — you'll thrive here.
About The Role
Location: Remote / Hybrid
Duration: 1 - 2 months
Reports to: Head - Fundraising & Partnerships
Type: Internship
Start Date - Immediate
Stipend - Rs.6000/- per month
What You’ll Do
Prospect Identification
- Identify and research potential funding partners aligned with TAP's mission and programs.
- Build and maintain a structured database of prospective funders across corporates, foundations, philanthropies, family offices, and HNIs.
- Track relevant funding opportunities, grantmakers, and CSR initiatives.
Prospect Qualification
- Assess potential funders for strategic fit based on their funding priorities, geography, grant history, and alignment with TAP's work.
- Conduct independent research to determine which opportunities are worth pursuing.
- Summarise findings and provide recommendations supported by evidence.
Prospect Intelligence
- Support ad hoc research requests for meetings, introductions, grant opportunities, and fundraising conversations.
- Prepare concise donor briefs covering funding history, focus areas, key stakeholders, and potential areas of alignment with TAP.
Who You Are
- Smart, resourceful, and quick to learn — you can independently research, analyse information, and form sound judgments.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Comfortable working with spreadsheets and organising large amounts of information clearly.
- Interested in fundraising, philanthropy, CSR, strategy, consulting, or the social sector.
- Prior experience in fundraising research is helpful but not required — we value learning agility and analytical thinking above all.
Skills You Bring
- Research & Analysis: Ability to independently find, assess, and synthesise information from multiple sources into clear, actionable outputs.
- Judgment & Qualification: Ability to evaluate opportunities for fit and make reasoned recommendations on which ones are worth pursuing.
- Organisation & Structure: Comfortable building and maintaining structured databases, trackers, and briefing documents.
- Communication: Clear written communication — able to distil complex information into concise, useful summaries.
What You Gain
- Hands-on exposure to fundraising strategy and the philanthropy, CSR, and grantmaking ecosystem in India.
- Direct mentorship from TAP's fundraising leadership.
- The opportunity to contribute to building a high-impact fundraising pipeline that supports educational outcomes for thousands of children across India.
- A strong foundation if you're looking to build a career in fundraising, philanthropy, strategy, or the social sector.
Why Join Us?
Because this is not a filing-and-formatting internship.
The research you do here will directly inform real fundraising decisions — which funders TAP pursues, which conversations get prioritised, and which opportunities get converted into partnerships that fund a child's education. You'll work closely with TAP's fundraising leadership, get a front-row view of how a high-growth nonprofit builds its funding engine, and leave with skills and knowledge that are genuinely hard to get anywhere else.
