Country: United States of America
Closing date: 01 Jan 2016
About:
Friends Without A Border (Friends), founded in 1996, is a New York-based global health NGO with a sister office in Tokyo, Japan; whose mission is to provide medical care and health education to children across Southeast Asia.
Friends opened Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) in Siem Reap, Cambodia in 1999. In 16 years, AHC has provided medical care to over 1.5 million children, educated thousands of healthcare professionals, and prevented childhood illnesses throughout Cambodia. AHC offers Inpatient and Outpatient Departments, an Eye Clinic, Dental Clinic, HIV/Homecare Program, Neonatal Unit, Social Work Department, Laboratory, Surgery Department, and Pharmacy.
In 2015, Friends expanded its mission and opened a second hospital, Lao Friends Hospital for Children (LFHC) in Laos. The hospital includes Inpatient and Outpatient Departments, Laboratory, Pharmacy, and Emergency Room. We are currently building our capacity and training local staff to prepare for the opening of our Surgical Department, Intensive Care Unit, and Neonatal Department. Following the model of "Treatment + Education + Prevention," LFHC teaches pediatric medicine to the future leaders of the hospital, and takes a preventative approach through our Outreach program in rural villages.
Position Description:
Friends is seeking a current college or current graduate student who is interested in serving as an intern and providing a wide range of database, research, administrative, and general support to our New York team. In return, Friends will provide an opportunity for the intern to gain experience in and familiarity with areas such as fundraising, philanthropy, international development, global health, children’s issues, and the day-to-day operations of a nonprofit organization with a global and international reach.
The Development Intern will have a chance to work closely with and report to the Chief Operating Officer, Development & Events Manager, and Donor Relations Associate to gain applicable experience in a wide variety of skills.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Assist the office in entering and managing data into the Raiser's Edge (RE), our donor database, including database cleanup.
- Assist staff in planning major fundraising events, such as Annual Gala.
- Conduct research on potential donors, partners, grants; as well as similar NGOs to assess the market industry.
- Assist in implementing social media strategy to increase engagement on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn.
- Direct phone calls to appropriate staff member.
- Assist with mailings, filing, scanning, and special projects as needed.
Qualifications:
- Strong writing abilities.
- Desire to learn about fundraising, development, or philanthropy.
- Desire to work in global health or international development field.
- Experience working with social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn).
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience with donor databases a plus.
- Experience/Interest in Asia a plus.
- Good communication skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to retain confidentiality of all donors and communications.
- A demonstrated commitment to Friends' mission and values.
Hours, Start Date, Duration, & Pay:
Flexible within business hours (9:00am to 5:00pm). A commitment of 15 hours a week requested. The internship will start in the Spring Semester (late January) with opportunity to continue in Summer, depending on mutual interest and performance. This is an unpaid internship offering academic credit.
How to apply:
How to Apply:
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and one page writing sample by email to fwab@fwab.org with the subject "Development Intern." Please include all documents in one PDF. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview. No phone calls please.