You should have an interest in nonprofit development and prospect development, community-centric fundraising principles, strong writing and communication skills, and experience with Microsoft Office.

You will conduct prospect research, assist with vendor data uploads, help in prospect identification, and support national & affiliate fundraisers in major gift prospect management.

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United States

New York

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The ACLU is an non-profit, non-partisan organization of people who believe in the power of action. We are united by the quest – “We the people dare to create a more perfect union.” 

Whether in the courts, statehouses, Congress or communities, we fight to defend the rights that the Constitution guarantees to all of us —regardless of who we are, where we come from, whom we love, or what we believe. 

Together, we take up the toughest civil rights and liberties challenges of our time. We seek to inspire those who want change to become the ones who make change. 

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We the people dare to create a more perfect union.

The Team:&nbsp;<ul><li>The ACLU's Prospect Development team, part of Nationwide Development Resources (NDR), focuses on a number of prospect development efforts to support major gifts fundraising, including prospect identification, prospect research, and portfolio management.&nbsp;</li><li>NDR’s greater role is to empower ACLU nationwide fundraising staff to leverage internal and external development expertise, resources, systems and tools to work more effectively&nbsp;and efficiently.&nbsp;</li></ul>What You’ll Do:&nbsp;<ul><li>The intern will be part of the Development department, learning about fundraising operations at a large civil&nbsp;rights&nbsp;nonprofit organization. The intern will report to the Associate Director, Prospect Development, focusing on prospect identification, prospect research, business intelligence, and portfolio management.&nbsp;The intern will learn about prospect development in addition to the range of other work within NDR.&nbsp;They will also be exposed to the work of other teams within the ACLU’s Development Department. By involving the intern in an array of work within our unit, the internship expands the&nbsp;capacity&nbsp;of our team while contributing to a pipeline of potential nonprofit professionals.&nbsp;</li></ul>Your Day to Day:&nbsp;<ul><li>Conduct prospect research to deepen our knowledge of donors’ capacity and inclination to make a major gift to the ACLU.&nbsp;</li><li>Learn about enterprise-wide fundraising tools, including data analytics and resources to support prospect segmentation and analysis. Assist in vendor screening data uploads.&nbsp;</li><li>Assist in prospect identification through an ongoing calendar of internal and external prospecting reviews including upgrade reports and assessments of vendor screening data.&nbsp;</li><li>Make recommendations for assigning prospects to national and affiliate portfolios and communicate those recommendations to nationwide fundraisers.&nbsp;</li><li>Other duties as assigned, potentially including Salesforce CRM data entry, business intelligence reporting projects, writing event bios, and assisting with other NDR department projects.</li></ul>What&nbsp;You’ll&nbsp;Bring:&nbsp;<ul><li>Interest in a career in nonprofit development, especially in prospect development.&nbsp;</li><li>Interest in exploring community centric fundraising (CCF) principles.&nbsp;</li><li>Good writing skills and verbal communication skills.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience with Microsoft&nbsp;Office.&nbsp;</li></ul>Future ACLU-ers Will:&nbsp;<ul><li>Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU&nbsp;</li><li>Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives&nbsp;</li><li>Be committed to work collaboratively&nbsp;and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflict&nbsp;</li></ul>Internship Logistics:&nbsp;<ul><li>Location: Our internship program offers a limited number of&nbsp;remote&nbsp;or&nbsp;hybrid&nbsp;intern positions. This internship can be&nbsp;hybrid&nbsp;from our NY National&nbsp;office&nbsp;or fully&nbsp;remote.</li><li>Time Commitment: Term-time internships may be completed on a&nbsp;part-time&nbsp;basis (10, 15, or 20 hours/week) or&nbsp;full-time&nbsp;(35 hours/week).&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Internship Duration:&nbsp;Full-time&nbsp;internships span 10 consecutive weeks and&nbsp;part-time&nbsp;12 weeks beginning&nbsp;September 9 or September 23, 2024.&nbsp;</li><li>Stipend:&nbsp;A stipend is available for students who are lawfully authorized to work and do not receive compensation from other sources. Students with external funding may receive a partial stipend to bring their total funding up to the level of the ACLU’s stipend amount for that term. Arrangements can be made with educational institutions for work/study or course credit. Below are the stipend rates:&nbsp;</li><li>$20/hour for&nbsp;undergraduate students or equivalent experience&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>$24/hour for graduate and law students or equivalent experience&nbsp;</li></ul>

The Team: The ACLU's Prospect Development team, part of Nationwide Development Resources (NDR), focuses on a number of prospect development efforts to support major gifts fundraising, including prospect identification, prospect research, and portfolio management. NDR’s greater role is to empower ACLU nationwide fundraising staff to leverage internal and external development expertise, resources, systems and tools to work more effectively and efficiently. What You’ll Do: The intern will be part of the Development department, learning about fundraising operations at a large civil rights nonprofit organization. The intern will report to the Associate Director, Prospect Development, focusing on prospect identification, prospect research, business intelligence, and portfolio management. The intern will learn about prospect development in addition to the range of other work within NDR. They will also be exposed to the work of other teams within the ACLU’s Development Department. By involving the intern in an array of work within our unit, the internship expands the capacity of our team while contributing to a pipeline of potential nonprofit professionals. Your Day to Day: Conduct prospect research to deepen our knowledge of donors’ capacity and inclination to make a major gift to the ACLU. Learn about enterprise-wide fundraising tools, including data analytics and resources to support prospect segmentation and analysis. Assist in vendor screening data uploads. Assist in prospect identification through an ongoing calendar of internal and external prospecting reviews including upgrade reports and assessments of vendor screening data. Make recommendations for assigning prospects to national and affiliate portfolios and communicate those recommendations to nationwide fundraisers. Other duties as assigned, potentially including Salesforce CRM data entry, business intelligence reporting projects, writing event bios, and assisting with other NDR department projects.What You’ll Bring: Interest in a career in nonprofit development, especially in prospect development. Interest in exploring community centric fundraising (CCF) principles. Good writing skills and verbal communication skills. Experience with Microsoft Office. Future ACLU-ers Will: Be committed to advancing the mission of the ACLU Center and embed the principles of equity, inclusion and belonging in their work by demonstrating commitment to diversity with an approach that respects and values multiple perspectives Be committed to work collaboratively and respectfully toward resolving obstacles and conflict Internship Logistics: Location: Our internship program offers a limited number of remote or hybrid intern positions. This internship can be hybrid from our NY National office or fully remote.Time Commitment: Term-time internships may be completed on a part-time basis (10, 15, or 20 hours/week) or full-time (35 hours/week).  Internship Duration: Full-time internships span 10 consecutive weeks and part-time 12 weeks beginning September 9 or September 23, 2024. Stipend: A stipend is available for students who are lawfully authorized to work and do not receive compensation from other sources. Students with external funding may receive a partial stipend to bring their total funding up to the level of the ACLU’s stipend amount for that term. Arrangements can be made with educational institutions for work/study or course credit. Below are the stipend rates: $20/hour for undergraduate students or equivalent experience  $24/hour for graduate and law students or equivalent experience 

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