Events Intern

Reports to – Director, Events

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 Winter/Spring 2024 for 8-12 weeks for 8-12 hours/week in person. This intern will have the opportunity to learn from the Baby2Baby team about the day-to-day operations of the Events department. Reporting to the Director of Events, the Events Intern will gain experience assisting the Baby2Baby team with preparing for quarterly distribution events.

The events intern will also learn about the Los Angeles non-profit and social service sectors, and how Baby2Baby accomplishes its mission.

This individual will spend their internship hours in person at Baby2Baby’s offices (5830 W. Jefferson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016). This is evolving and subject to change.

Duties and Responsibilities 

Primary Responsibilities

  • Shadows the Director of Events and support with daily tasks and special projects.
  • Learns about event development and production.
  • Conducts vendor research.
  • Learns about the administrative elements of the events team including the department trackers and calendars.
  • Gain exposure to various projects.

Required Qualifications

  • Undergraduate or graduate degree in progress.
  • 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.
  • Proficient in Adobe Creative 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.