NPR Foundation Intern - Fall/Winter 2021
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Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success.
This internship can be performed by an individual onsite at NPR’s HQ in Washington, D.C. or working remotely.
Program Duration: October 4, 2021 - April 15, 2022
INTERN WILL LEARN AND BE EXPOSED TO:
NPR is a nonprofit, unlike many of our peers in the media space. As such, we rely on a diverse coalition of funders who support our mission to educate and inform. This internship will provide exposure across the Development division - research, data analysis, cultivation, events, stewardship – but will chiefly focus on work with the NPR Foundation Board of Trustees, which is composed of many of NPR’s most loyal and generous supporters. Notably, the intern will build on a new project related to capturing the history of the Foundation through interviews, surveys, and research.
Are you interested in learning about how large non-profits raise philanthropic support from donors, including foundations and high net-worth individuals? Would you like to understand how non-profit boards work to enhance and stabilize public media’s mission? Join NPR's fundraising team and learn how to build sustaining partnerships with funders of all kinds.
INTERN RESPONSIBILITIES
- Leading the second stage of an effort to capture the history of the NPR Foundation through audio recordings, written word, and images;
- Supporting the administration of NPR Foundation Committees and task forces;
- Working with the Director, Board Relations, to plan and execute the fall Foundation Board meeting;
- Learning the basics of nonprofit development, including: individual giving, institutional giving, planned giving, operations, donor communications and stewardship;
- Developing an understanding of relationship management and storytelling for a cause;
- Assisting with organization, maintenance and management of database records;
- Prospect research with the goal of determining potential alignment with NPR funding priorities.
WHO CAN APPLY?
- LOCATION: This internship has the flexibility to be onsite at our Washington, DC office or fully remote. Must be planning to work from the United States throughout the fall/winter internship dates.
- EDUCATION: Must be a current student in an accredited degree program or a recent graduate of no more than 12 months from the month of the start of the internship.
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Well-developed time and project management skills; self-starter
- Strong writing and communication skills; story-telling or journalism experience a plus
- Familiarity and comfort working with Microsoft Office
- Ability to communicate effectively with both internal and external stakeholders, including high-net-worth individuals
- An interest in nonprofit management
PREFERRED SKILLS
- Advanced research skills for finding, organizing and presenting information from both internal and external sources
- Data and database experience, including data entry and hygiene
- Experience working in nonprofit development
- Graphic design, web design, or visual art skills a plus
SCHEDULE
- Schedule can be flexible depending on the intern’s availability, but will be 25-40 hours per week, scheduled between 8:30am-9:00pm ET on Monday-Friday.
Applications close on Friday, July 16th at 5pm ET.
Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you. All applications must include a resume and cover letter to be considered. All interns must have authorization to work in the United States.
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