Intern, Development & Community Events-Greater Phoenix area
About The Position
The American Heart Association's Internship Program provides college students with hands-on experience in various facets of a non-profit, voluntary health organization. This internship focuses on supporting the Development and Operations Teams, specifically in fundraising events. The intern will play a key role in driving the success of these campaigns by assisting with planning, execution, and follow-up of life-saving initiatives. The Association offers resources for work-life harmonization, including access to Heart U, its corporate university, and local/national training and support. The company culture, #TheAHALife, emphasizes work-life harmonization and core values that allow employees to thrive personally and professionally.
Requirements
- Candidates who are seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in business, communications, public relations, non-profit management, or event management.
- Experience/interest in promotion, sales, or fundraising.
- Experience with public speaking and engaging with the community in group settings and 1 on 1.
- Must be comfortable with vendor outreach (phone calls & emails to vendors & donors).
- Demonstrated excellence in written communication skills.
- Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfort with working professionally with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities.
- Intermediate to excellent proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
- Basic knowledge of Canva.
- Reliable WiFi Connection and reliable transportation.
- Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future. For any roles working remotely, the work must also be performed inside the United States, not in a foreign country.
Responsibilities
- Assist with the planning, coordinating, and executing pre-event logistics, and on-site event management for multiple community events.
- Conduct external visits, calls, and emails to help with recruitment, engagement, management, and stewardship of current and prospective donors and volunteers.
- Conduct pre-event outreach to attendees and conduct follow-up calls to guests and participants.
- Assist with sponsor presentation preparation and gathering materials for sponsor follow-up after meetings, helping to maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
- Assist with pulling reports, data entry, and organizing event-related information to track progress and outcomes.
- Assist with administrative tasks such as preparing printed materials, assembling thank-you cards, and organizing event supplies.
- Conduct prospect research to generate new leads and compile information for fundraising campaigns.
- Support hands-only CPR demonstrations.
Benefits
- Access to Heart U, award-winning corporate university
- Training and support locally and through National Center
- Participation in Teladoc General Medical and Behavioral Health programs
- Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
