INTERN - Marketing and Communications

University Park, TX (Hybrid)

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Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Support NTGD event planning, social media, and media relations for a nonprofit with a strong community footprint while juggling college–level responsibilities.

  • Assist with event planning, on-site support, and RSVP management for NTGD.
  • Must-have: Enrolled in a four-year college or graduate program in a related field.
  • Standout: Exposure to Canva/CapCut, media monitoring tools, and cross‑functional collaboration.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • North Texas Giving Day Support
  • Event Planning and Preparation, Day-of Support
  • Help track vendor needs, event supplies, signage, and printed materials
  • Support RSVP tracking, attendee lists, and event registration management
  • Provide day‑of event support, including setup, breakdown, registration check‑in, wayfinding, and general guest assistance
  • Post‑Event & Administrative Support
  • Help update internal tracking documents and event recaps
  • Support data entry and basic reporting related to event participation and engagement
  • Social Media Support
  • Assist with social media content planning for North Texas Giving Day channel, proactively supporting early content creation to ensure a strong North Texas Giving Day season launch

Requirements

  • Enrolled in a four-year accredited college, university, or graduate program in marketing, communications, nonprofit management, event management, or related field, preferred with good academic standing.
  • Basic understanding of working in a hybrid environment, workplace ethics, and effective communication.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
  • Familiarity with, or willingness to learn, tools including Canva, CapCut or similar social media editing tools, and media monitoring tools Cision, Truescope , and Sprout Social
  • Willingness to work some evenings or weekends around key NTGD events
  • Demonstrated strong organizational and planning abilities, with a track record of effectively coordinating, facilitating, and implementing projects in previous work or academic settings.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with the ability to analyze and synthesize information for effective problem-solving, are highly valued.
  • A passion for nonprofit partnership in the community.
  • Effectively model and demonstrate CFT’s core competencies, which include Collaboration, Impact and Problem Solving, Integrity and Accountability, Learning, and Internal and External Service.
  • Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship

Benefits

  • Hands‑on experience supporting large‑scale nonprofit and community events
  • Exposure to nonprofit marketing, donor engagement, and cause‑based campaigns
  • Opportunities to collaborate cross‑functionally with marketing, philanthropy, and external partners
  • A behind‑the‑scenes look at one of the largest giving day events in the country
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Communities Foundation of Texas

3.6 Glassdoor

Communities Foundation of Texas has been a partner with donors for raising the quality of life in our community for more than 60 years. CFT provides effective ways to make meaningful charitable contributions while realizing significant tax advantages. CFT handles the investment of the gift, listens to the donor's priorities and manages charitable grants to worthwhile causes. The value of a gift can be granted out completely in a short period of time or it can be nurtured to provide a long legacy of charitable support.The foundation's experience in the nonprofit community and with donors results in a unique relationship with powerful benefits. A community foundation, as the name implies, is a public charity created as a vehicle for charitable giving. The defining characteristic of a community foundation is that it represents the donors' charitable interests and adds value through its wealth of community knowledge, along with the leadership of its board of trustees and the services of a professional staff.

Founded in 1953
Dallas, Texas, USA
153 employees (10 in marketing)
53% recommend to a friend
63% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
25K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$155.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.1%
Direct
26.8%
Referral
4.4%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~152

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
10 (7% of company)

Funding

Total Funding
$25K
Last Raise
$25K
Grant, 5 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2021
    Grant • $25K

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