Planned Giving Intern

Second Harvest Heartland•Brooklyn Park, MN

4d•$0 - $18•Hybrid

About The Position

Join Second Harvest Heartland’s Development team as a Planned Giving Intern to deepen your fundraising skills while working to end hunger. This role will support the Planned Giving Officer by leading stewardship tasks, like donor story gathering and community-building efforts, as well as providing additional administrative support.

Requirements

Comfort communicating with strangers through a variety of channels
Active listening with an emphasis on respect, connection, and curiosity
Proactively asks questions and seeks clarity
Work with flexibility and enthusiasm, centering relationships and customer service
Demonstrated ability to plan, manage and follow through on multiple tasks and projects with attention to detail.
Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and take initiative
Demonstrated familiarity with Microsoft Office, Office365, and the ability to learn other computer software programs.

Nice To Haves

Preference for professional or academic experience in marketing, communications, fundraising, nonprofit management, or community engagement fields

Responsibilities

Steward existing estate donors, known as Table of Hope (TOH) Society members, through two primary projects: Donor story gathering and Community survey.
Invite select TOH members to share their motivations for giving with Second Harvest Heartland.
Conduct interviews with support of Development/Communications staff.
Communicate with donors for reviews and approval.
Steward donors by sending final product, when available.
Craft and execute a survey to understand TOH donor motivations and stewardship preferences to help future stewardship efforts be more meaningful.
Provide support with prospect management, event planning, and day-to-day administration.
Document all donor-facing activity into our donor database, Raiser’s Edge NXT.