Intern, Development & Community Events-Bay Area (Oakland), CA

Oakland, CA (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableIntern/New GradPart time

Posted 12 days ago

Job Summary

Own the Bay Area fundraising support stream, assisting campaigns from planning through post-event wrap-up, including donor outreach, event logistics, data entry, and volunteer coordination.

  • Support development and operations teams on campaigns
  • Plan and execute health education events and donor communications
  • Create marketing materials and manage data in event systems

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Responsibilities include assisting with the development and implementation of fundraising activities, logistics, and administrative support for the Bay Area market.
  • Work with the Development and Operations teams to support fundraising campaigns.
  • Assist with event auction. Doing outreach for donations, organizing items, etc.
  • Organize and plan health education events for companies.
  • Assistance with pre-campaign planning, day of event execution, and post-campaign wrap-up projects.
  • Execute external calls and emails to donors, volunteers, and 3rd party vendors.
  • Work within event support systems to help manage data entry and run reports.
  • Develop and update marketing materials for campaigns including save the dates, invitations, social media posts, volunteer rosters, and other needed collateral to assist in campaign promotion.
  • Assist with volunteer management including prepping for and attending externally facing meetings (both in-person and virtual.)
  • Conduct prospect research to generate new leads and compile information for fundraising campaigns.

Requirements

  • Candidates who are seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in business, nonprofit management, sales, marketing, event planning, public relations, or public health with a fundraising focus.
  • Must be comfortable with outreach and public speaking (phone calls & emails to vendors & donors as well as giving presentations).
  • Experience/interest in promotion, sales, or fundraising.
  • Experience with event planning.
  • Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfort with working professionally with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities.
  • Intermediate to excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office and Canva.
  • Required Equipment: Reliable WiFi Connection.
  • Must have reliable transportation or access to major public transportation.
  • Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm.
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Welcome to the American Heart Association’s movement to change the future of health and be the progress that ensures longer, healthier lives for all. By driving breakthroughs in science, policy, and care – together -- we can overcome today’s biggest health challenges and transform lives every day. The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. We are advocates of good health and promoters of positive behaviors, nutritious eating habits and healthy lifestyles. We also fund cutting-edge research and professional education programs. We promise to have an extraordinary impact on your life by empowering you and your loved ones to save lives, live healthier and enjoy more peace of mind about cardiovascular health.Join our communities:Facebook: http://facebook.com/AmericanHeart X: http://x.com/American_Heart YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/American_HeartPinterest: http://pinterest.com/americanheart Instagram: http://instagram.com/american_heartTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@americanheartassociationHeart News: http://twitter.com/heartnews ASA Facebook: http://facebook.com/AmericanStrokeASA X: https://X.com/American_StrokeScience News: https://x.com/AHAScienceCPR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHACPRCPR X: https://x.com/heartCPR Go Red for Women Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goredforwomen Go Red for Women X: http://twitter.com/goredforwomenAdvocacy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourethecureAdvocacy X: https://x.com/AmHeartAdvocacy

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