Development Intern

The Development Department is an integral part of StoryCorps’ ability to bring the StoryCorps experience to as many people as possible. The Department is responsible for identifying and cultivating potential donors to the project, soliciting new and continuing gifts, and maintaining and stewarding our existing donors. The Department works with individual donors including listeners, fans, and StoryCorps Alumni (people who have participated in a StoryCorps interview), major donors, foundations, and corporate partners. In this economic climate, nonprofit fundraising is more important than ever, and the development skills you will gain from this internship are in high demand on the job market.

Duties & Responsibilities

Projects may include, but will not be limited to:

Facilitate mail and email correspondence with StoryCorps donors and prospective donors
Track participant donations in donor database and generate acknowledgment letters in a timely manner
Assist with brainstorming, planning, and implementation of direct mail and email fundraising efforts
Assist in researching potential funders and finding those whose priorities match StoryCorps’ mission
General departmental support and packaging of various grant proposals and reports as needed
Perform additional tasks to support the Development Department as a whole, as assigned.

Ideal Candidate

Strong communication skills; particularly strong writing ability
Superb attention-to-detail, organization skills, and multi-tasking abilities
HTML knowledge preferred, but not required
Interest in Nonprofit Development/Fundraising, Marketing and Sales, or Nonprofit Management.

Goals of the Internship

To become knowledgeable about the different sectors of fundraising in non-profits
To learn about communication with and cultivation of individual donors
To learn about StoryCorps and its mission.

StoryCorps seeks to hire staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.

All positions at StoryCorps are filled without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, HIV/AIDS status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. All are encouraged to apply.