Reports to: Every Donor Fundraising Team Members, lead contact: Natalie Brenner.
Office site: Nonviolent Peaceforce Office, Minneapolis
Hour: 10 hours per week, plus Friday intern meetings
Terms Available: Summer 2008
Job Summary: Assist Every Donor Fundraising Team in its fundraising campaigns in 2008. Potential for work on a benefit concert, or possibly our Holiday Peace Bond Campaign.
Responsibilities:
Benefit Concert featuring Peter Yarrow
(Campaign and Event Planning Focus)
• With the Every Donor Team, take part in designing the event details for the November 2008 concert
• Develop campaign materials
• Work on event logistics including scheduling, confirming vendors, helping solicit sponsors, etc…
• Work on the event committee and actively participate in meetings
• Work with Every Donor Team on designing campaign materials and text for NP website, and keep updated.
Required Qualifications:
• Experience and ability with excel software
• Attention to detail
• Ability to work autonomously, very self motivated and proactive
• Able to follow written and verbal directions well
• Commitment to the mission of Nonviolent Peaceforce
• Ability to focus while in close proximity to others
• A sense of personal responsibility
Helpful Qualities:
• Patience, persistence, commitment and a sense of humor.
• Able to learn from successes and mistakes.
NP’s Commitment:
• Supervision through weekly check-ins
Experiences Offered:
• Opportunity to work in and contribute to the work of a international nonprofit for peace
• Form a community committed to learning and growing together
• Work in a professional atmosphere
• Working with the field of Philanthropy, while experiencing Communications dimensions of fundraising work
• College credit may be available through intern’s school
Contact: Beka Hamlett-Leisen, Internship Coordinator, (612) 871-0005 intern@nonviolentpeaceforce.org