Intern, Fundraising Events

Enterprise Community Partners•Columbia, MD

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Enterprise Resource Development, Marketing, and Communications department is seeking a full-time summer intern to support the Events and Development Services teams with summer fundraising events and in preparation for the fall gala season. The Fundraising Events Intern will participate in a variety of activities related to managing fundraising events and event sponsorships. This role is ideal for a recent or current graduate student who is looking for experience in fundraising, event planning, data entry, and/or administrative support in the nonprofit sector. The Intern will gain first-hand experience with the full fundraising event lifecycle – from soliciting sponsors and supporting event logistics, to tracking fundraising data and attendee management. The Intern should have prior experience or an enthusiastic interest in learning about data entry and management in Salesforce and a strong ability to take direction and follow-through on deadlines. This will be a remote opportunity, and the Intern may be based anywhere in the U.S., with the option of occasionally working from the Enterprise office if located in the NYC or Columbia, MD areas.

Requirements

Current or recent graduate student (non-students also welcome to apply)
Interest in learning Salesforce required; prior experience a strong plus. Training will be provided.
Ability to take direction, follow-through on deadlines, and proactively ask questions and raise concerns.
Strong attention to detail.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to work remotely on a consistent schedule.

Nice To Haves

1 – 3 years of professional, volunteer, and/or internship experience in event planning, fundraising, administrative support, or data entry, preferred.
Nonprofit experience a plus.
Experience with Cvent or other event systems and Zoom or other webinar platforms preferred.
Comfort with learning new technologies and willingness to complete self-directed training.
Interest in affordable housing, community development, or related fields a plus.

Responsibilities

Data entry
Track sponsorship lists and tasks in Salesforce
Ensure sponsorship-related emails and calls are appropriately recorded in Salesforce
Draft gala sponsor solicitation communications
Support minor edits to event pages in Cvent event platform
Assist with event logistics including assistance with webinars, researching of venues, attendee management, building of slideshows in PowerPoint
Record and disseminate notes and next steps from regular event and sponsorship planning meetings
Complete research needed to support fundraising for California galas
Gather logos, names, other logistics for event sponsors
Draft thank you/acknowledgements to funders