HRC Partners Program Internship
The Human Rights Campaign Partners program is responsible for identifying, recruiting, and stewarding donors who give a sustained monthly gift of $10 - $99 to HRC. The Partners program currently has more than 31,000 members who are committed to the cause of GLBT equality. This group of strategic givers is responsible for more than 10% of HRC’s annual budget. The Partners team that the intern will be a part of works to make sure these committed individuals have a strong and lasting relationship with HRC. The intern will play an integral part on the Direct Marketing team with daily correspondence, pledge entry, and guaranteeing the integrity of HRC’s membership database.
Responsibilities:
The Partners intern will have important responsibilities from the beginning of her/his tenure at HRC.
- Quality control of pledge forms and pledge entry
- Maintaining our donor databases with information changes and data entry, including organizing and filing returned mail from members
- Correspondence with donors to assist with questions and concerns, and to fulfill requests
- Other assistance as needed
Qualifications:
- Ability to meet deadlines and thrive in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to type quickly and accurately using proper formats with proven skill to proofread own work
- Basic proficiency in Microsoft Word & Excel, with the ability to become adept at the use of these and other computer programs and databases
- Willingness to learn the details of sustained monthly giving and non-profit fundraising
- Professional, responsible & team-oriented manner
- Demonstrated interest in gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues
- Prior database and customer service experience a plus
Outcomes:
- An in-depth understanding of non-profit fundraising, particularly sustained giving, and how fundraising finances the political and educational work of a large GLBT rights organization
- Experience handling responsibilities in a high-energy environment
- Gain transferable database management skills
- Observation of how a Development & Membership department uses varied income streams to meet a multi-million dollar budget
- The opportunity to learn the work of the Human Rights Campaign across all of our departments
Other:
- This is an unpaid internship. Credit is available upon request.
- All internships are based out of our offices in Washington, D.C. HRC does not provide housing for our interns.
- Please send all resumes and cover letters in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
- Please refer questions to our website, http://www.hrc.org/intern.
- For any other questions, e-mail intern@hrc.org.
- NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.
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