Events Management Internship

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Global Orphan Prevention seeks a Denver-based intern who will help with events planning and volunteer coordination for our events and fundraisers.

You will be assisting our events chairperson and working closely with our events partner Kevin Larson Presents, Denver's largest events production company, to help market and plan events, while coordinating volunteers to staff the events. Gain valuable experience from a veteran 25 years in the business.

Some major events planned for 2018:

• Denver Derby
• Coors Field Baseball Games
• 90s Party
• Mad Hatter Party
• Paranormal Palace
• White Rose Gala

By joining the Global Orphan Prevention community, you connect with passionate, mission-driven professionals who want to create impact in the world! We are...

• Committed to helping underprivileged children and widowed/abandoned mothers in Nepal, India, and Vietnam
• Committed to using social entrepreneurship to help eradicate and alleviate income generating hurdles in Nepal, India, and Vietnam
• Interested to address the child sex trafficking trade and orphan home trade in India and Nepal

About Global Orphan Prevention:

We strive to keep mothers and children together by providing resources and training sufficient to maintain families.

Awards:

• Gold Seal of Transparency - 2017 (Guidestar)
• Top-Rated Nonprofit - 2017 (Great Nonprofits)
• Millennial Changemaker of the Year - 2016 (Founder Runner-up)

Requirements:

Majoring in or desire to work in one or more of the following areas: Events Planning, Events Management, Project Management, Leadership, Enterpruership, Staff Coordination, Marketing, Promotions, Public Relations, Communications

Duties Include:

• Use updated contacts lists to market upcoming events in person, through press and online
• Create and maintain detailed spreadsheets of events, including facilities, contacts, marketing, and the effect of each on overall outcome
• Archive all current and former events information
• Coordinate volunteer efforts for each event, including designating duties and following up on accountability for each committed volunteer
• Work with volunteers to get interested and participants for specific events, including direct contact via phone, email and in person
• Aid in events training for volunteers
• Devote ~3 hours/week towards internship

A successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Experience and/or knowledge of a nonprofit environment
• Upper-level college student or graduate level education
• Exceptional, professional and detail-oriented organizational skills
• Advanced knowledge of social media tools and computer literacy, including a strong understanding of Excel
• Professional email etiquette and work habits
• Passion for Global Orphan Prevention mission
• Flexible schedule
• Being self-managed and ability to work unsupervised