Board Member, Fundraising

The Citizenship Coalition is a newly established nonprofit helping immigrants gain U.S. citizenship. We are seeking new board members who can drive fundraising so that we can transition from an all-volunteer startup to an organization with a small staff that can increase our impact.

The Citizenship Coalition provides free individual tutoring to citizenship applicants preparing for their USCIS interview, which involves an oral and written test. The tutoring is done remotely using phones and computers. We strive to make preparing for the USCIS interview easy and convenient for citizenship applicants. Generally applicants participate in tutoring through video calls on their phone, while our tutors use computers allowing them to access instructional materials easily.

Since launching in June 2024, we have recruited more than 70 volunteer tutors from across the country. More than 30 immigrants seeking citizenship nationwide have signed up for our free tutoring. We have established a small network of partner organizations in multiple states, who refer citizenship applicants to us. And we have a small online outreach program that we hope to grow. Our volunteer tutors have collectively delivered approximately 130 hours of citizenship tutoring. Most importantly, 14 of our beneficiaries have passed their USCIS citizenship test as of mid October, and more are set to do so before the end of 2024.

In 2025, we hope to expand our impact by hiring a small staff and are seeking board members to help with fundraising. We hope to raise enough money initially to hire four full-time staffers, who would ensure that at least 375 citizenship applicants get free tutoring annually. Volunteer board members would help design and implement a fundraising strategy for this initial goal and develop long-term growth plans for the organization.

The ideal candidate has fundraising experience, a passion for immigrant rights and an eagerness to help a startup nonprofit grow. If interested, please reach out directly to the director Mark Kukis: [email protected].