Community Philanthropy Intern
About The Position
The Community Philanthropy Team at Riley Children’s Foundation works closely to engage and steward the community in fundraising activities through third party events, associations, radiothons, online fundraisers, dance marathons, and other community-based fundraising. The team encourages event organizers, key stakeholders, and online fundraisers to give philanthropically to support clinical care, research, and programs at Riley Children’s Health. This position will be responsible for supporting online donation pages and Community Philanthropy events where fundraising is typically lower than $10k. The intern will provide general support to the Community Philanthropy team as necessary.
Requirements
- Preferred Majors: Communications, Non-Profit Management, Philanthropy, or similar majors would find this internship beneficial to their career goals and would most likely possess the skills needed to perform assigned projects and tasks.
- Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, Canva, Salesforce platform experience is a plus.
- Ability to appropriately and professionally represent RCF to donors, physicians, and staff in person, on the phone, virtually, and in writing.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Eagerness to learn.
- Discretion in working with confidential information.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Self-starter with time management skills.
- Ability to succeed in a remote work setting as needed.
- Personal belief in Riley Children’s Foundation vision, mission, and core values.
Nice To Haves
- Interest in non-profit or development career is a plus but not required.
Responsibilities
- Support Community Philanthropy events with fundraising totals under $10,000, under the guidance of the Community Fundraising Programs team
- Assist event organizers, families, and community partners with basic fundraising questions and resources
- Help ensure fundraising activities follow Riley Children’s Foundation policies and procedures
- Support in-event fundraising activities as appropriate (e.g., silent auctions, donation collection, check-in support)
- Build and maintain online donation and peer-to-peer fundraising pages using Riley Children’s Foundation platforms (e.g., GoFundMePro)
- Serve as a first point of support for DIY fundraisers needing assistance with setup, edits, or troubleshooting
- Coordinate with Communications team to promote DIY pages on regular cadence (i.e. Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month and promotion of Cancer Center DIY page)
- Monitor online fundraising activity and flag issues or opportunities for the Program Officer
- Assist with basic content updates and ensure pages align with Riley branding and messaging
- Enter and update activity reports, contact notes, and event information in NPSP accurately and in a timely manner
- Pull GoFundMePro and other fundraising reports as requested to support tracking and reconciliation
- Assist with maintaining organized records for community fundraising events and online campaigns
- Support gift tracking and acknowledgment processes as needed
- Represent Riley Children’s Foundation professionally when interacting with event organizers, donors, and community members
- Assist at Riley Children’s Foundation and community fundraising events as requested
- Help communicate the mission and impact of Riley Children’s Foundation through donor interactions and materials
- Participate in Riley Children’s Foundation events as requested
- Assist with special projects and cross-departmental initiatives as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
