Summer Intern Position Application

Job Title: EmPOWERment, Inc. Development and Communications Summer Intern

Reports to: EmPOWERment, Inc. Executive Director

Hours/Week: 40 Hours/Week (start and end date flexible) 

Compensation: $12-$20/hour 

Due:

Position Description: 

EmPOWERment, Inc. is hiring a summer intern who can coordinate and lead the organization’s development and communications efforts over the summer. The Development and Communications summer intern will work directly with EmPOWERment’s Executive Director to plan a $3.75M capital campaign, execute development tasks, rebrand the organization, and develop and execute a social media strategy. This individual will take a leadership role in every aspect of development: strategy, pitching, relationship building, grant writing, and gift stewardship. The ideal candidate will be entrepreneurial, relentlessly prioritized, able to navigate uncertainty, relationship-oriented, and have a passion for building community. This position will have significant autonomy and require the ability to manage vertically and laterally.Pay will be commensurable with experience level. The position may be converted to full-time, dependent on the candidate’s performance in the role. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Development: 

  1. Development 

  2. Conduct landscape analyses of potential new state and local foundations and financial institution partners

  3. Alongside the Executive Director, design and execute a comprehensive $3.75M fundraising strategy

  4. Lead external Capital Campaign Committee to help plan and develop capital campaign strategy 

  5. Support the Executive Director with relationship cultivation, pitching, grant writing, and grant reporting 

  6. Create and implement a strategy for a large sustained base of annual individual donors 

  7. Oversee the fundraising database and tracking system in Excel sheets 

  8. Maintain world-class gift recognition and appreciation programs 

Communications:

  1. Lead EmPOWERment’s comprehensive communications and PR strategy, designing a plan to build awareness of the organization and its work in Orange County 

  2. Tell the EmPOWERment story through effective, well-crafted narratives 

  3. Manage external marketing advisory committee to spearhead creative projects such as videos, sign campaigns, t-shirt designs, in order to support strategy

  4. Manage EmPOWERment’s social media, website, and graphic design output

  5. Identify and work with a communications agency to rebrand EmPOWERment, Inc. and its website 

A Successful Summer will look like: 

  • Development 

    • Outreach to 5+ North Carolina financial institutions or foundations with grants written and submitted 

    • Strategy documents created for the organization’s capital campaign and annual giving plan 

  • Communications

    • At least 2 social media content creations per week 

    • Successful organizational rebrand 


Skills and Qualifications: 

  • Bachelor’s degree or in progress

  • 1+ year in a non-profit/advocacy management 

  • Development and communications experience required 

  • Proven experience organizing and directing small teams

  • Excellent communicator in written and verbal form 

  • Extremely versatile, dedicated to efficient productivity 

  • Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives

Our Ideal Candidate will be: 

  • Someone who can fill any role that is asked of them without ego

  • Someone who excels at managing up

  • Someone passionate about community development, affordable housing, and non-profit management

  • A current or recent college student who is passionate about serving their community

Applicants will be interviewed on a rolling basis and all applicants will be notified by Wednesday 5/5.

If you have questions, please email nguyesea@gmail.com with "EI Summer Internship" in the subject line.