Summer Intern

PENINSULA JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER•Foster City, CA

8d•$18 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

The Peninsula Jewish Community Center (PJCC) is seeking a JFCS Youth First Intern for the Development Department this summer. This intern will be a key part of the fundraising team, assisting with projects focused on gathering, organizing, and disseminating impactful stories for development communications and fundraising campaigns. The role involves collecting stories of impact from program participants, developing strategies for their use in fundraising, and outlining a social media strategy for development storytelling. The intern will also support other development projects based on their skills and the team's needs.

Requirements

Must be a JFCS Youth First Intern.

Responsibilities

Collect stories of impact from program participants, focusing on areas like Center for Healthy Longevity, Pink Power at PJCC, and Y.E.S. financial assistance fund.
Interview program participants and/or staff to gather personal stories, quotes, outcomes, and examples of impact.
Collate testimonials and write short story summaries or participant profiles.
Create a strategy for using impact stories in Development fundraising campaigns, organizing stories by theme, audience, program area, and potential fundraising use.
Suggest ways to connect participant experiences with donor impact, campaign messaging, stewardship, and appeals.
Research examples from other nonprofit organizations that effectively use storytelling to support fundraising.
Outline a social media strategy to share impact stories, donor impact, and program highlights in coordination with Marketing and Development.
Identify opportunities to repurpose participant stories across social media, email, donor communications, campaign materials, and the Impact Report.
Draft sample social media concepts, content themes, or post ideas.
Support additional Development projects based on the intern’s skillsets, interests, and the needs of the Development Team.