Development Intern
Reports to – Senior Director of Development & Director, Development
Organization Overview
Baby2Baby is a national non-profit organization that provides children living in poverty with diapers, formula, clothing, and the basic necessities that every child deserves, serving more than one million children across all 50 states every year. Over the past 13 years, Baby2Baby has distributed over 450 million items– more than any organization of its kind – to children in homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, foster care, hospitals, and underserved schools as well as children who have lost everything in the wake of disaster. Baby2Baby was recognized as the #1 non-profit on Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies List and named by TIME Magazine as one of 2023’s most influential companies.
Position Overview
Baby2Baby is seeking a hard-working, mission-driven, outreach-focused intern to join our fast-paced office starting this Spring/Winter 2024 for 12 weeks for 8-12 hours/week. With a development (fundraising) focus, this intern will have the opportunity to learn from the Baby2Baby team about the day-to-day operations of the Development department. Reporting to the Senior Director of Development & Development Director, the Development Intern will gain experience assisting the Baby2Baby team with data management and clean-up, donor relations, research and special projects. The role is ideal for a detail-oriented, efficient and self-driven student who is looking to begin their career as part of a high-functioning fundraising team.
Duties and Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities
- Shadow the Senior Director of Development/Development Director/Development Team with daily tasks and special projects
- Fulfill essential administrative duties related to donor research, profile development and information clean-up/management
- Perform research to discover new revenue opportunities and streams
- Compile fundraising reports
Required Qualifications
- Undergraduate or graduate degree in progress
- Prior nonprofit and/or community engagement experience
- Friendly, outgoing and personable with the ability to manage multiple tasks at once
- Excellent organizational, administrative and time management skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Access to personal transportation
- Proficient in MS Office (specifically Excel) and the Google Apps suite
Other
Baby2Baby is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering diversity within its staff. We have made diverse thinking a priority in order to keep our organization in touch with the needs of families in our program and to help hold us accountable to those we serve. Our organization strives for diversity, from the children we serve to our board and staff, not only in race, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and religion but also in cultural background and life experiences.
Baby2Baby internships are unpaid. All interns MUST be eligible to receive academic credit.
To apply, please email intern@baby2baby.org with a copy of your resume and a paragraph detailing why you are interested in this position. Please include the job title in the subject line.
