Intern, Development & Community Events-Fayetteville, AR immediate surrounding area

American Heart Association • Fayetteville, AR

18h • Onsite

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 is with the Northwest Arkansas Development Team, supporting the Go Red for Women Vestido Rojo and Heart Ball events. The intern will play a key role in driving the success of these campaigns through planning, execution, and follow-up tasks. The Association offers resources for work-life harmonization, including the corporate university 'Heart U', and local/national training and support. The #TheAHALife embodies a commitment to work-life harmonization and core values for professional and personal growth.

Requirements

• Candidates who are seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in business, marketing, event planning, public relations, or a related field are preferred.
• 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).
• Experience/interest in promotion, sales, or fundraising.
• Experience with event planning for a non-profit or for-profit organization.
• 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 Microsoft Office Programs (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and Canva.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Reliable WiFi Connection.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with the development and implementation of fundraising activities, logistics, and administrative support for the market.
• Working with Development Coordinators, Development Directors, and Market Leadership to support the Go Red for Women Vestido Rojo and Heart Ball campaigns.
• Providing assistance with pre-campaign planning and post-campaign wrap-up projects.
• Executing external calls and emails to donors, volunteers, and 3rd party vendors.
• Working within event support systems such as Luminate and Tableau to help manage data entry and run reports.
• Developing and updating marketing materials for campaigns, including save the dates, invitations, social media posts, volunteer rosters, and other needed collateral to assist in campaign promotion.
• Assisting with volunteer management, including prepping for and attending externally facing meetings (both in-person and virtual) and division board meetings.
• Conducting prospect research to generate new leads and compile information for fundraising campaigns.
• Supporting community impact events such as pop-up produce events and hands-only CPR demonstrations.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Access to Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
• Professional mentoring program
• Access to Heart U (national online university)
• Opportunity to participate in Teladoc General Medical and Behavioral Health programs
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern