Advancement Intern

Reports To: Senior Vice President for Philanthropic Partnerships

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Travel Required: No

Internship Assignment: This summer internship is a hybrid role supporting the Advancement Team. The intern will be required to work onsite at least one day per week, choosing either Monday or Thursday, at our Boston office. The internship will begin in June and will run for up to 20 hours per week, with a maximum total of 200 hours. Interns may not exceed 20 hours per week. The recommended schedule is 20 hours per week over 10 weeks.

Position Summary 

The Advancement Intern will be responsible for a set of specific deliverables that support GBFB’s philanthropic fundraising efforts. In particular, the Intern will help to accelerate and grow GBFB’s engagement of fundraising volunteers and generous donors consistent with FY26 Advancement goals to expand our brand footprint throughout our service area. 

Role & Responsibilities

The Intern will work under the supervision of a GBFB team member to complete tasks on defined timelines. The supervisor and/or key stakeholders may vary depending on the project. Projects to include at a minimum:

• Volunteer fundraiser resources
  • Using an existing Volunteer Handbook as a guide, develop, improve and/or update customized written resources (talking points, email copy, social media posts, etc.) volunteer fundraisers can use when encouraging others to donate to GBFB
  • Formalize a planning timeline and template volunteer fundraisers can use for planning their own events to benefit GBFB, with specific appendices for common event types (peer-to-peer fundraisers, golf outings, house parties, etc.)
  • Explore and advise on ways to support volunteer fundraisers within GBFB’s existing tools such as website pages, LinkedIn groups, and cloud file storage
  • Coordinate with staff members to oversee the ordering of physical materials (such as handouts, pop-up banners, etc.) that promote donating to GBFB
• Prospect research profile books
  • Manage the compilation of giving profiles of GBFB’s most generous corporate and foundation donors. Other donor categories may be added if time.
  • Partner with Prospect Researcher to develop a standard template with consistent information within each donor category. 
  • Receive training to conduct basic prospect research using internet-based resources of publicly available donor information.
  • Perform an audit of top donor records in Advancement’s donor database (Salesforce) to ensure all profiles are current and available and that there is data consistency between profiles and donor electronic records.
• Other projects as needed and time available.

Skills & Qualifications  

• High level of detail orientation and ability to keep track of different kinds of information related to different projects
• Highly organized; able to manage multiple projects on different timelines and with different stakeholders
• Clear and concise writer
• Strong sense of judgment and discretion; ability to maintain confidentiality 
• Currently enrolled in good standing at an accredited higher education institution
• Resident of any one of the six New England states during the internship period
• Demonstrates the required digital competencies that result in the effective usage of the full range of digital technologies at GBFB.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work in an office environment. 
• Ability to sit for up to 3 hours at a time.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds with or without assistance.
• Ability the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
• Ability to travel based on business needs. 

 Work Location

• Hybrid: This role follows a hybrid schedule working in accordance with GBFB’s hybrid work policy on the team’s designated days. This schedule is subject to change based on the organization’s mission to end hunger.

Affirmative Action/EEO Statement

GBFB provides equal employment opportunities to all Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, handicap, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws. This applies to all terms  and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, benefits, and training.

No Team Member or applicant will be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged in or may engage in any of the following: (1) filing a complaint of employment discrimination; (2) assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance review, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any federal, state or local law requiring equal opportunity; (3) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by any federal, state or local law requiring equal opportunity; or (4) exercising any other right protected by any federal, state or local law requiring equal opportunity.