Community Foundation Fellow Student Internship

Position: Community Foundation Fellow Student Intern

Location: In-person in downtown Athens office location
Hours: Flexible; Recommended 15-20 hour per week minimum
Supervisor: Vice President, Strategy & Operations

Position Overview

Essential responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Signature Project(s):

Each fellow will be assigned a signature project to complete with specific deliverables. These projects will be designed based on the needs of the community foundation as well as the interests of each student to provide a meaningful experience throughout the semester.
Projects have included:
- Planning, coordinating, and communicating for our Nonprofit of the Year Award,
- Researching Impact Investing and Community Foundation partnerships, benchmarking other examples, and developing a one-pager and video presentation for the board of directors.
- Project management of special events for nonprofit partners, community foundation fundholders, and community stakeholders.
- Topical one-pagers researching local data and philanthropic suggestions to connect donors with local impact.
- Supporting grantmaking and grant cycles from the lens of the funder, learning key components of applications, rubrics, and evaluation methods.

Outreach and Communications:

Engage in proactive and creative planning for messaging and branding
Support the management of social media accounts
Act as an ambassador for the community foundation, prepared to share about philanthropic initiatives and projects when asked.
Join staff at one community or partner meeting per month (4 meetings per month), and attend one standing community meeting per month of your choice

Research:

Conduct research using timely, relevant, and reliable sources
Create reports and graphics after conducting literature reviews

Data-Driven:

Work with the Athens Wellbeing Project (AWP) team to gather relevant data points to be used for press releases, external communications, infographics, and grant activities.
Assisting the AACF staff with the management of statistical data and creation of reports, presentations, and communications.

Other Responsibilities:

Attend staff, board and committee meetings as requested, prioritizing availability of Monday morning staff meetings each week.
Partner with staff to create and execute project goals, working together to prioritize, plan and implement the key programs, policies and procedures that are vital to grant-making work.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Students interested in this position should be:

Curious about community development, grant work, and communications
Value a collaborative spirit and an openness to diversity
Flexible and adaptive to change, responding to actively updated requests
Comfortable with working independently and with some autonomy
Willing and quickly able to learn new programs, platforms, and skills as needed
Able to pass a background check

Ideal Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree IP in relevant field (example: public health, communications)
Interest and/or experience in project management, evaluation, delivery
Openness and willingness to learn
Proficient in Microsoft applications and Zoom
Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to present to and effectively work with various stakeholders
Social networking and communication software skills (examples: Canva, MailChimp, WordPress)

Benefits of Internship:

We think we are fun and think you will have fun too.
Opportunity to work hard, see results, and be a contributing member of our staff.
Awesome addition to your resume when finished.
Networking with local nonprofits, board members, and donors.
Real work experience on community issues, ideas, wants, and needs.