Development Intern

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General Description:
This position is intended to provide qualified interns with opportunities to learn through experience about key aspects of nonprofit fundraising through grant-writing, donation database management, and donor cultivation. This position offers two intern pathways:

1. Position offers a donor cultivation track with some grant-writing and research with a small amount of donation database management.
2. Position focuses on Salesforce database management, learning donation reporting infrastructure, and a small amount of grant-writing assistance.

• Assist in writing grants, researching grant materials, and cultivating grant opportunities
• Data entry in donor database
• Learning and assisting in Salesforce reporting process.
• Drafting and mailing donor acknowledgement letters
• Maintain up-to-date information in grants tracker
• Draft emails, communications and correspondence
• Perform general clerical duties to include but not limited to: photocopying, faxing, and filing
• Work on special projects for Development and/or Marketing & Communications Directors
• Conduct donor prospect research and compile reports

• Strong organization skills; the ability to multitask and maintain focus in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems and literary mistakes.
• Basic computer skills (MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Submit to criminal background check
• Sensitivity to cultural, ethnic and religious diversity
• Must be comfortable working in a multicultural setting
• Interest in working in a nonprofit organization, and interest in the refugee community.
• Strong written and oral communication skills

TO APPLY: Interested candidates may submit their application, resume and cover letter to Akheia Bowie at volunteerengagement@newamericanpathways.org No phone calls please. This is a non-paid internship.