Annual Giving Intern
Oakland University’s Annual Giving Team is seeking a student intern for a winter semester experience in Annual Giving and University Advancement. This position will provide opportunities to work on varied projects including Giving Day prep, content creation, events, advisory boards, data usage and analysis, benchmarking and various communications methods.
This position can be flexible based on student scheduling, and would be mostly in-person work. Open to undergraduate and graduate students.
Ideal candidate has an interest in a career in fundraising and/or advancement, strong written and verbal communication, and comfortable learning new technology.
Some potential areas of experience:
- Giving Day - edit content for website, uploading details to Scalefunder software, assist with specific Giving Day related items (tracking down match details, fund details, photos for pages, etc.)
- Direct mail - help with editing letters, work alongside us for 1-2 mailings from beginning to end
- Events - help with Giving Day event(s); promotion, follow-up, materials, etc.
- Data - specific data projects to identify trends, successes, etc.
- Attend advisory board meeting(s)
- Join staff on donor meetings
- Work alongside other UA colleagues (stewardship, etc.) for broad experience with how teams operate
- Help with Commencement Fair, Tower Climb
- Website editing
- Social Media – help develop and expand LinkedIn for OU Parents, Call Center
- Parent e-communication (write/edit)