Intern, Development & Community Events-Dayton, OH, or the immediate surrounding

American Heart Association • Kettering, OH

12d • Hybrid

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 Development Team, supporting the Go Red and Heart Ball and Heart Walk events. Interns will play a key role in driving the success of these impactful campaigns through a variety of tasks related to planning, execution, and follow-up. 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, allowing employees to thrive personally and professionally.

Requirements

• Candidates who are seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in business, marketing, event planning, non-profit management, public relations, or a related field are preferred.
• Must be comfortable with vendor outreach (phone calls & emails to vendors & donors).
• Experience/interest in promotion, sales, or fundraising.
• Experience with event planning.
• Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfort with working professionally with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff.
• Proficient in multiple social media platforms preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities.
• Intermediate to excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and Canva.
• Experience in Salesforce is a plus.
• 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

• Assisting with the development and implementation of fundraising activities, logistics, and administrative support for the Dayton market.
• Working with Event Coordinators, Development Directors, and Market Leadership to support fundraising campaigns, Go Red for Women, Heart Walk, and Heart Ball.
• Assisting with pre-campaign planning, day-of-event execution, 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).
• Conducting prospect research to generate new leads and compile information for fundraising campaigns.
• Supporting Hands-Only CPR demonstrations.

Benefits

• Access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university.
• Training and support locally and through our National Center.
• Opportunity to participate in our Teladoc General Medical and Behavioral Health programs.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost.

What This Job Offers

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