HRC Major Gifts Program Intern
HRC's Major Gifts program is responsible for identifying, recruiting, and stewarding donors who give $5,000 and above annually to the HRC & the HRC Foundation. The Major Gifts program has more than 650 members who are committed to the cause of GLBT equality. This group of leaders is responsible for a significant portion of HRC’s budget, and funds the work of the HRC Foundation, which includes our Workplace Project, Family Project, and Religion & Faith Program. The Major Gifts team works to make sure these committed individuals have a strong and lasting relationship with HRC.
Responsibilities
The Major Gifts Intern will have these responsibilities:
- Stewarding donors, including preparing & mailing acknowledgments and welcome packages.
- Maintaining the database, including creating and updating records and performing data integrity checks.
- Participating in meetings and compiling summaries.
- Other assistance as necessary.
- Spring interns will also assist in the logistics of our Annual Leadership Summit, a special educational and stewardship weekend for our most generous supporters.
Qualifications
- Professional & responsible demeanor
- Interest in learning the details of major gifts fundraising
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word & Excel.
- Database experience or accounting experience is a plus.
- Demonstrated interest in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender issues
Outcomes
- Intern will gain an excellent overview of Major Gifts fundraising.
- Intern will observe how a Development & Membership department uses varied income streams to meet a multi-million dollar budget.
- Intern will understand how fundraising finances the political and educational work of a large GLBT rights organization.
- Intern will learn how issues in the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community are messaged to high level donors.
Other
- This is a paid internship -- Part time (20 hrs, $131.25 /week) or Full Time (40 hrs, $262.50 / week)
- All of our internships are based out of our offices in Washington, D.C. We cannot provide housing for our interns
- Resume and cover letters must be in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format
- Please refer questions to our website, http://www.hrc.org/about_us/internships.asp
- For any other questions, e-mail intern@hrc.org
- NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.