Development & Community Events Intern — Make Health Impact

American Heart Association; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Healthcare benefits

Heart U training

Job summary

The American Heart Association in Houston, TX offers a 20-25 hour/week internship on our Development Team to support Heart Walk, Go Red for Women, and Heart of Houston campaigns. You will gain hands-on fundraising, donor stewardship, and volunteer engagement experience while supporting campaign activities.

This paid internship provides $23 per hour, with access to Heart U training and professional development resources.

Qualifications

• Seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in business, communications, nonprofit management or event management are preferred.
• Experience/interest in promotion, sales, or fundraising.
• Must be comfortable with vendor outreach (phone calls & emails to vendors & donors).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfort with working professionally with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff.

Responsibilities

• Support the Development Team with planning and implementation of fundraising campaigns, donor stewardship, and volunteer engagement activities, including Go Red for Women, Heart Walk, and Heart of Houston.
• Conduct prospect research and compile information on potential corporate and community partners.
• Assist with data entry, report generation, and record maintenance in Salesforce, Tableau, and other fundraising systems.
• Prepare meeting materials, presentations, and campaign collateral to support fundraising initiatives.
• Provide administrative support for volunteer committees, including meeting preparation, scheduling, and follow‑up.
• Assist with outreach and communications to volunteers, sponsors, and community partners as directed by development staff.
• Assist in developing and updating marketing materials for campaigns including save the dates, invitations, volunteer rosters, and other needed collateral to assist in campaign promotion.
• Support the development of print, TV and social media content.
• Provide support for special events and campaign activities, including pre‑event preparation and post‑event follow‑up as needed.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor stewardship

Prospect research

Vendor outreach

Social media

Education

Business/Comm/Nonprofit degree

Tools

Salesforce

Tableau

Microsoft Office

Canva

Job description

The American Heart Association in Houston, TX offers a 20-25 hour/week internship on our Development Team to support Heart Walk, Go Red for Women, and Heart of Houston campaigns. You will gain hands-on fundraising, donor stewardship, and volunteer engagement experience while supporting campaign activities.

This paid internship provides $23 per hour, with access to Heart U training and professional development resources.