Development Intern

Posting Date: 10/28/2024

Position Title: Development Intern

Reports To: Development Manager

Employee Classification: Hourly

Hours: 5 - 10 hours per week, Nov, 2024 - June, 2025

Compensation: $20-$25 based on experience

Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  

About APANO CUF:

APANO Communities United Fund unites Asians and Pacific Islanders to build power, develop leaders, and advance equity through organizing, advocacy, community development, and cultural work. We envision a just world where Asians and Pacific Islanders and communities who share our aspirations and struggles have the power, resources, and voice to determine our own futures, and where we work in solidarity to drive political, social, economic, and cultural change. APANO Communities United Fund (CUF) is a 501(c)(3) organization that works closely with its affiliate 501(c)(4) organization, APANO. 

About the Position:

APANO CUF is looking for an intern excited to dive into nonprofit fundraising and development! Join our development team in implementing our end of year giving campaign, other fundraising appeals, cultivation events and overall database management. The Development Intern will add capacity to the development team and provide general campaign support, weekly donation processing, event planning, database management, and tax acknowledgment letters support.

Our ideal candidate is someone who is detail oriented, highly organized, and communicates well. The Development Intern reports to the Development Manager.

*Whether or not you have formal experience, we encourage you to apply if you want to be a part of our work and are interested in this role!

Position Responsibilities:

Administrative and Database Management 50%

• Main support for Development Team’s database management: Entering weekly donations, pulling lists as requested, database clean up projects, and entering donor specific notes. 
• For events and campaigns pulling recipient lists from our database including list clean up and organization as needed
• Lead on printing and sending tax acknowledgements weekly to donors.
• Be the point person to process checks in collaboration with the office manager and lead storage of all physical notes and letters from each check (Required in-person weekly on Monday’s).  
• Adding constituency codes and updates to donor profiles with incoming donations
• Creating and sending welcome letters to our donors joining our Friends of APANO and Bamboo Legacy Giving program 
• Assist donation reconciliation in collaboration with the Finance team when needed
• Monitor and request needed supplies such as stamps, envelopes, and paper
• Support for Board Thank You Project (Beginning of January 2025) 

General Event and Campaign Support 40%

• Supporting events including but not limited to, gathering necessary forms form participants, tracking attendance, gathering materials needed and being available during the events
• Pulling lists of attendees from our database, and updating the attendees list in the database
• Coordinating incentives during our fundraising campaigns
• Assist in developing and editing campaign materials and content
• Attend weekly coordination meetings when needed
• Attending donor stewardship events, and our main Voices of Change fundraising event in May 2025. Assist with set up, check-in, and clean up for events. 
• Other campaign activities as assigned

Donor Stewardship 10%

• Document and flag major donors with support from the supervisor to share with the border Development team.
• Support with donor relations through email, phone, and in-person communication.
• Assisting with broader donor questions, through management of the shared Development email. 

Qualifications:

The Development Intern will have:

• Strong attention to detail and project management in a timely manner
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment
• Ability to engage and communicate effectively with different audiences including community members, staff, board, funders, and other stakeholders 
• Sufficient English proficiency, as this position communicates regularly in written and spoken English
• A commitment to APANO’s mission, vision, and values and respect for Asian and Pacific Islander communities
• Ability to be in APANO office one to two times a week for the duration of internship and attend evening/weekend fundraising events (maximum of one event every two months) 
• Preference for experience with EveryAction, Microsoft Word, Excel, and/or Google Suite 
• Understanding and interest in Development and Fundraising

How to Apply

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and this position will be open until filled. Priority will be given to applicants who submit their application by Nov 15, 2024 [by 11:59 pm]. Applications should be emailed as an attached document (PDF preferred) to jobs@apano.org with subject line “Development Intern”.  

Complete applications include:

• Cover letter (1 page max) outlining the specific skills, knowledge, and experience you bring to the job and how those are a good fit with the responsibilities of the position.  
• A complete resume (2 pages max) detailing relevant experience, work history, education and accomplishments.

APANO Communities United Fund and APANO Action Fund are actively seeking to increase representation and develop the leadership of women, LGBTQ+ people, people with lived experience of economic injustices, and other underrepresented groups, including diverse API communities, both within the organization and the broader racial justice movement in Oregon and API communities. APANO Communities United Fund and APANO Action Fund are equal opportunity employers. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other legally protected classification.