Intern - Development Internship (Spring/Summer 2026)
The ability to maintain warm, positive relationships with volunteers, community partners, and MCHS programs is essential. Maintaining positive and collaborative working relationships with liaisons from various funding sources, program staff, and personnel at each volunteer site is required. II. DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Help secure in-kind donations and gifts for special annual events, including the Gala, year-round program events, and various campaigns.
- Assist with the coordination and facilitation of in-kind donations and drop-offs as needed.
- Develop, cultivate, and support positive relationships with individual volunteers, volunteer groups, and donors.
- Support donor and volunteer-based activities across all MCHS programs.
- Support logistics for MCHS special fundraising events.
- Help maintain and update the donor database.
- Build rapport and positive working relationships with MCHS program and operations staff to support ongoing donor and volunteer efforts for clients.
- Assist the Development team with conducting campus tours.
- Represent the agency to outside groups and organizations, including business, community, and media events.
- Demonstrate a commitment to the social sector with a passion for MCHS’s mission and vision.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief Development Officer (CDO).
Education and Experience
Currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate college students with an emphasis in Nonprofit Administration, Business, English, Communications, and/or Public Relations are encouraged to apply.
- Must meet the State’s Moral Character standard.
- Computer and software applications (All MS Office).
- Tactical planning and organizing.
- Effectively communicate verbally and in writing with agency staff, volunteers, and community partners.
- Demonstrate strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
- Experience working with CRM databases is a plus.
- Strong research skills.
- Contribute to a positive team culture at MCHS.
- Manage time and multiple priorities while meeting deadlines.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, volunteers and the public at large.
- Handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation appropriately.
- Be collaborative and flexible, with a strong service-oriented mindset.
- Possess a high degree of personal accountability and responsibility, with the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret organizational programs, goals, objectives, policies, and procedures.
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