Fund Development Intern

Responsibilities include:

Data Administration

• Data entry, donor recognition (receipting), segmentation, and more.
• Create and maintain fundraising reports and dashboards in Salsa, Tidepool’s donor database software.

Donor Cultivation 

• Draft content for donor communications, focused on high-impact storytelling.
• Assist in activities and communications related to Tidepool’s 10 Year Anniversary.
• Conduct preliminary research on prospective corporate, foundation, and individual donors.
• Help coordinate production and mailing of all donor interactions including Annual Report, Holiday Appreciation gifts, and ongoing stewardship.
• Provide customer support for donors (e.g. needing to change credit card information, missing checks, canceling recurring donations, providing W9s, etc.).

Grants

• Research grant opportunities and determine the proposal concept by identifying and clarifying opportunities and needs, studying requests for proposals, and attending strategy meetings.

• A deep interest in philanthropy, donor relations, grant writing, and database management. 
• A self-starter eager to learn new skills.
• Action-orientated toward problem-solving and progress.
• A sense of humor.
• Proficiency in the Google suite of products, including Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
• Professionalism, tact, and sound judgment when interacting with all external stakeholders.

Pay range: This is an intern position, set at 40 hours per week for 3 months. The pay range is $20-$40 per hour. There are no benefits for this position.