What you’ll get:
- Paid internship compensated $500 per month, with college credit offered
- Meaningful work (you will not be filing papers and/or grabbing coffee)
- Direct supervision and the opportunity to have a mentor
- Formal evaluation with possible letters of recommendation/professional references for the future
- Networking opportunities with industry professionals
- Access to a professional development learning system throughout the internship
Who we’re looking for:
We are looking for college students (both undergraduate and graduate level) with at least a 3.0 GPA that have prior work experience and/or extra curricular involvement on their campus. We are open to all majors but believe students studying business, communications, humanities, social sciences or government may be the best fit for this internship.
Mission — You are highly motivated and inspired by our mission to provide short form raw data and information relevant to pending and written government policies, laws, regulations and actions to others without any political spin, party affiliation or influence.
Creativity — You have the ability to think about a task or a problem in a new or different way and use this perspective to solve complex problems.
Integrity — You take pride in having upstanding character traits and work ethics including sound judgment, honesty, dependability, and loyalty.
Interpersonal Skills — You are able to communicate both verbally and nonverbally, can handle conflict, work in a team setting and bring a positive attitude to your work.
Adaptability — You demonstrate flexibility and have the ability to respond effectively to various working conditions — even if things don’t go as planned.
What the role entails:
Creating content strategies, researching trending topics, and writing and packaging existing content for our organization’s digital assets including our website and social media platforms. Leveraging existing research and working closely with other members of our team will be essential. In addition you will follow our brand and style guidelines, and adhere to our company and project submission deadlines. You may also be called upon to monitor website statistics and make sure our website and other social media platforms are working properly and to respond to relevant feedback from visitors and subscribers of our content.
This internship will require you to communicate Policy vs Politics’ mission and maintain positive relationships with new and existing donors. You will be responsible for implementing and administering effective outreach programs including phone, email, digital and event based campaigns, both in person and virtual, to solicit donations.
Main Responsibilities Include:
- Research prospective donors.
- Create a strong fundraising message that appeals to potential donors.
- Identify and contact potential donors by phone and email.
- Use online platforms to raise donations.
- Organize campaigns or events to solicit donations.
- Maintain records of donor information.
- Evaluate the success of previous fundraising events.
- Deliver presentations.
- Maintain detailed understanding of organizational programs, fundraising strategies, and partnerships to meet fundraising goals.
- Keep track of community issues and active topics being discussed.
- Facilitate community conversations and focus groups with diverse stakeholders to share information and resources.
- Provide ground intelligence and serve as a brand ambassador.
- Establish relationships and credibility among community leaders and organizers.
Why are fundraising & community engagement important ?
Fundraising & community engagement are important areas because they support our organization’s work by providing consistent revenue and setting up opportunities for future engagement with donors. Fundraising allows our organization to fund its mission and pay overhead costs. Through feedback, community engagement enables our organization to listen and, in turn, demonstrate the impact of community contribution. Community engagement, then, builds deeper, stronger and more trusting relationships between our organization and the communities we serve.
What is the goal of fundraising & community engagement?
The goals of fundraising and community engagement are to sustain daily operations and support our organization’s mission by achieving fundraising targets, objectives and aspirations as well as increasing recognition for the importance of our organization’s mission.
