SEASONAL INTERNSHIP – Campaign Associate

Position Title:                               United Way of Greater Toledo- Campaign Associate Internship

Department:                                 RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Location:                                         TOLEDO OFFICE

FLSA Job Status:                          Seasonal/Semester Long Part Time (20 hours minimum)

Length of assignment:               August 1, 2021- December 31, 2021

To Apply:  Forward your resume and cover letter to [email protected]

This position works with United Way of Greater Toledo staff, volunteers, and campaign managers (CM) to assist with the successful planning and implementation of workplace campaigns and other fundraising initiatives. Serves as support for United Way Resource Development team, and occasionally as the United Way representative, as the department works to deliver the United Way message and convey the needs of the community to encourage individual contributions, advocacy, volunteerism, and community involvement.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES:

  • Cultivate relationships with United Way staff, volunteers and campaign managers.
  • Learn from United Way staff about fundraising strategies, techniques, and implementation.
  • Exposure to United Way Community Impact work.
  • Provide the highest standards of customer service and professionalism to donors, volunteers, and advocates.
  • Provide support to the United Way staff and CM in planning campaigns.
  • Shadow and work collaboratively to develop workplace employee presentations and campaign activities.
  • Educate workplace employees about United Way of Greater Toledo and community needs.
  • Assist in facilitating all workplace campaigns executed face to face and virtually.
  • Assist with providing community partner speakers for campaign presentations.
  • Assist with sorting, inventory, and packing of campaign materials.
  • Deliver and pick-up materials where needed for workplace campaigns.
  • Assist with printing, assembling and mailing of materials and other administrative duties as needed.
  • Conduct outreach to local businesses to explore potential partnerships.
  • Maintain accurate and updated account records in ANDAR Database.
  • Analyze weekly reports on campaign progression.
  • Assist with volunteer coordination and efforts as needed.
  • Provide weekly updates on successful completion of assigned tasks according to specified metrics.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Attend a weekly meeting to receive important campaign information, share success stories and request assistance.
  • Collaborate with other departments as necessary to provide year-round engagement opportunities for companies.
  • Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor’s degree with some experience in fund raising/sales.
  • Enrollment in graduate program with an interest in non-profit work.
  • Experience working with volunteers.
  • Or, a comparable combination of education and work experience.

 

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES:

  • Works appropriately and enthusiastically with others and responds appropriately.
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of standard office hours.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage time effectively.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills including public speaking and writing.
  • Demonstrated numerical aptitude.
  • Demonstrated ability to prepare reports, present data in an understandable form.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and mail merge functions.
  • Requires strong relationship building skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver high quality, accurate products while operating in a fast paced, deadline-oriented environment.
  • Must be able to maintain confidential and sensitive information

To apply, forward your cover letter and resume to [email protected]

 This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

United Way of Greater Toledo is an Equal Opportunity Employer