Position Title: Development Intern
Reports to: Development Manager
Status: Fall Semester Internship, Unpaid
SUMMARY: The Development Intern will work closely with the Development team to support fundraising efforts at OUTMemphis.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure donor database management and timely gift entry
- Support fundraising events and campaigns to attract new and retain existing donors
- In coordination with the Development team, manage the production of direct mail and email appeals, invitations, announcements, and promotions for target donor populations
- Support communication efforts aimed towards donor acquisition and stewardship
- Conduct grant research
CORE COMPETENCIES: This internship is designed to help the student build skills around fundraising and development. Even so, there are a couple of core competencies the student must have before taking on this internship:
- Experience/education in development, fundraising, communications, customer-service and/or marketing preferred
- Good verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational, detail and interpersonal skills
- Excellent computer skills including word processing, database operations, spreadsheets, and other software systems
- Knowledgeable and sensitive to the issues affecting gay, lesbian, bisexual, queer, asexual, intersex, transgender and questioning youth and adults
- Knowledgeable and sensitive to the issues of racial, socio-economic, ability, and age disparities and capacity to speak towards cultural intersectionality within the LGBTQ+ community
All interested applicants must send a resume and cover letter to Maya Benson at [email protected].
