ECU Student Affairs- Development and Corporate Sponsor Internship-For Credit

East Carolina University’s Student Affairs Development office is responsible for identifying, recruiting, and stewarding donors to meet the needs of our students through scholarships and awards and to supplement the costs of events, programming and services, otherwise paid for by student fees.

Responsibilities: Department: Student Affairs Development
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Development and Corporate Sponsorship intern assists in all aspects of development, including researching current and prospective donors, updating donor profiles, social media outreach strategies, adding new profiles to the research database, and preparing donor packets for fundraising trips. The intern is supervised by the Director of Development.

The Development and Corporate Sponsorship Intern will have the following responsibilities:
● Stewarding donors, including preparing & mailing acknowledgments and welcome packages.
● Maintaining the database, including creating and updating records and performing data integrity checks.
● Participating in meetings and compiling summaries.
● Creates and updates donor research records in donor and research database;
● Updates donor profiles for call time and fundraising travel;
● Assists in the preparation for trips, creating donor packets and preparing the specific profiles, and materials needed for trips;
● Helps with logistical preparation for local/regional events;
● Assists with affinity group event planning
● Attends all SA Development events
● Is responsible for maintaining high donor filing system;
● Provide organizational support, as necessary.

Outcomes:
● Intern will gain an excellent overview of university fundraising and corporate sponsorship outreach.
● Intern will understand how fundraising finances the educational, and community impact work of a University division.
● Intern will learn how needs of ECU Student Affairs are messaged to individual and corporate prospects and donors.
Other:
● This is an unpaid internship.
● All internships are based out of our offices in Mendenhall Student Center
● Internships are a minimum 4 month (16 week) commitment.
● We are looking for individuals who can work at least 2-3 days a week, with a commitment of 10-20 hours per week.

Qualifications:
● Professional & responsible demeanor
● Interest in learning the details of University development
● Proficiency in Microsoft Word & Excel.
● Database experience or accounting experience is a plus.