Fund Development Intern (CU PIIE)
This internship is part of the CU Public Interest Internship Experience (PIIE). Please visit our website for qualifications, descriptions, and information on how to apply to this and other internships. Applications are due February 1st.
Position Title:
Fund Development Intern
Host Organization:
mpowered
Description
mpowered, a Colorado-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, seeks a qualified intern to join our growing development and fundraising team. The fund development intern will provide fundraising, outreach, donor relations, and administrative support to help mpowered maximize revenues and reach organizational goals. The ideal candidate enjoys managing projects, organizing data, coordinating people, and attending to details in a fast-paced team environment. The fund development intern will gain broad experience in various aspects of nonprofit development, fundraising, event planning, grant reporting, and general nonprofit operations.
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
• Research potential funders/funding opportunities
• Produce and write narrative proposals and reports as required by funders
• Generate regular funder communications using MS Office and online platforms
• Represent mpowered in the community; attend funder meetings
• Assist with fundraising campaigns and special events
• Manage mpowered's grant tracking spreadsheet
• Manage donor and partner profiles in CiviCRM; manage grant files
• Provide administrative support to the Executive Director, Development Director and Development Manager
• Initiate contact and follow-up with donor and partner prospects, as appropriate
• Assist with communications and marketing tasks as needed
Qualifications
mpowered is looking for an intern who wants to acquire development and fundraising experience working for a nationally-recognized nonprofit organization. This person should have excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, a strong work ethic, the ability to work independently, and proven organizational skills. Preference given to those who have experience working in social media and CiviCRM or other donor management systems, and to those with fundraising or marketing/communications experience.
All majors welcome!
TO APPLY
Do not apply through Handshake or to the host organization directly.
Please apply to the CU PIIE program here: https://goo.gl/forms/21hiR4HxfahEboCA3