Fundraising & Events Intern

Brave Like Me Foundation • Cincinnati, OH

12h

About The Position

Brave Like Me Foundation is seeking a confident, organized, and mission-driven Fundraising & Events Intern to support the relationships and resources that fuel the organization’s impact. The internship offers hands-on experience in nonprofit fundraising, donor relations, sponsorship, event execution, and storytelling. The foundation operates with a startup mindset, giving interns meaningful projects, ownership of defined deliverables, and practical experience with modern fundraising tools.

The role focuses on donor and sponsor engagement through research, outreach preparation, stewardship, and organized follow-up, as well as supporting fundraising campaigns and events through planning, logistics, signage, run-of-show materials, and post-event reporting. Depending on the semester, the intern may contribute to initiatives such as the Bravesgiving Gala, the Brave Open Golf Outing, peer-to-peer campaigns, and earned revenue opportunities. The intern will use tools including Givebutter and Monday.com.

This is an unpaid internship. Candidates may be eligible for academic credit or eligible work study, as approved by their institution. Interns are expected to work approximately 15–20 hours per week, primarily during standard office hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., with occasional evenings or weekends related to events, campaigns, or special initiatives.

Requirements

• Current undergraduate or graduate student in nonprofit management, business, marketing, communications, event management, hospitality, public relations, or a related field.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Professional written communication skills and comfort drafting emails and donor-facing copy.
• Comfort learning technology platforms such as Givebutter, Monday.com, and related tools.
• Confident, compassionate demeanor when interacting with donors, sponsors, volunteers, and partners.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
• Comfort working independently, bringing ideas forward, and owning outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with spreadsheets, CRM tools, or project trackers.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a donor and sponsor prospect list with notes, next steps, and timelines.
• Prepare fundraising outreach materials, including email drafts and call preparation notes.
• Run stewardship workflows, including thank-you follow-ups and impact updates.
• Support at least one fundraising event or campaign from planning through post-event wrap-up.
• Produce a post-event or post-campaign recap with results, lessons learned, and recommendations.
• Research prospective donors, sponsors, and partners aligned with Brave Like Me.
• Organize contact lists, track outreach next steps, and assist with relationship follow-up, confirmations, and impact messaging.
• Help coordinate sponsor deliverables and fulfillment, including recognition lists, signage needs, and timelines.
• Maintain accurate tracking in internal systems to ensure timely, consistent follow-up.
• Support fundraising campaign setup and execution in Givebutter, including pages, updates, basic reporting, and supporter follow-up.
• Assist with peer-to-peer campaign organization, participant communication, and storytelling prompts.
• Track campaign performance and summarize what is working and what could be improved.
• Support event planning and logistics, including schedules, checklists, and run-of-show documents.
• Assist with vendor coordination, printed materials, signage, and event-day readiness.
• Help coordinate volunteers and staffing for events and support day-of logistics and sponsor recognition.
• Assist with post-event follow-up, documentation, and reporting.
• Draft donor-facing content, including impact updates, sponsor recognition copy, event blurbs, and thank-you messages.
• Collect and organize stories, quotes, and photos from events and program moments when available.
• Help create simple, repeatable messaging that communicates the foundation’s impact clearly and personally.
• Use Monday.com and other trackers to organize tasks, timelines, and follow-up.
• Track simple performance indicators, such as outreach activity, sponsor commitments, and follow-up completion.
• Contribute ideas to improve fundraising workflows, stewardship cadence, and event operations.

Benefits

• Real ownership of fundraising and event operations in a growing social impact nonprofit.
• Resume-ready deliverables, including prospect lists, outreach preparation, stewardship workflows, event checklists, sponsor fulfillment trackers, and post-event reporting.
• Hands-on experience using modern fundraising and project tools such as Givebutter and Monday.com.
• Practical storytelling experience to strengthen donor communication and campaign performance.
• Mentorship and feedback focused on professional growth, fundraising fundamentals, and operational excellence.
• Meaningful work supporting children and families facing medically complex situations.
• Candidates may be eligible for academic credit or eligible work study, as approved by their institution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed