Program Support Intern Opportunity at Blessings in a Backpack

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Background

Blessings in a Backpack (Blessings) mobilizes communities, individuals, and resources to provide weekend food for school-age children across America who might otherwise go hungry. Each week of the school year, Blessings and its thousands of volunteers and partners send a bag of food home with children who, during the week, are fed by the free and reduced-price meal program.

During the 2021-2022 school year, approximately 89,000 children at over 1,100 program locations across the country received a bag of weekend nutrition from Blessings in a Backpack.

Internship Summary

The internship is an unpaid opportunity that requires documentation from an accredited college or university stating that this internship is eligible for academic credit.

Time commitment:
September 2022-May 2023, 15-20 hours per week (flexible schedule).

Key Responsibilities
Reporting to the Director of Community Programs, the Program Support Intern will perform various administrative tasks and assist with projects in the areas of program logistics and ongoing support of 400 volunteers who manage local programs.

• Update volunteer and program location information, including activity and notes, into Raiser’s Edge database
• Run and email monthly financial, donation, and fund balance reports to volunteers
• Distribute surveys to nationally managed programs
• Track and collect program impact stories from volunteers and site contacts
• Provide support for the quarterly e-newsletter, including follow-up with bounce-back and unsubscribed emails
• Create and edit content for reports, letters, and instructional documents as needed

Basic Qualifications and Requirements

• Excellent organization skills and dedication to completing projects promptly

• Tech savvy-strong proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, video, etc
• Excellent follow-through and attention to detail
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interest in learning about the nonprofit sector, how nonprofit organizations function, and how we serve our beneficiaries and volunteers
• The intern will need to supply their own laptop

• Ability to multitask and adapt to changing circumstances in a fluid environment while maintaining a service-oriented approach to solving challenges
• Demonstrated excellence in communications skills, both written and verbal, with strong presentation skills
• Demonstrated commitment to accountability, measuring outcomes, and a result-oriented culture
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; diplomacy; and the ability to honor confidentiality
• Passion for the mission to make an impact on the lives of food insecure children in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Undergraduate or graduate college student
• Nonprofit sector experience
• Experience working with a nonprofit board of directors or advisory board

• Academic credit depends on university/college policies and criteria
• Service learning and community service hours/credit
• Gain experience and professional skills in all facets of a nonprofit organization
• The internship can be translated on a resume as work experience

Interested individuals should send cover letter and resume to anitaknazze@blessingsinabackpack.org