Development Operations Intern — Fundraising & Events (Hybrid)

American Heart Association; Brea (CA); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The American Heart Association invites energetic students to join our Internship Program in the Orange County/Inland Empire/Coachella Valley market. This hybrid role requires 20–25 hours weekly, with 1–2 days in the Irvine office and remote work on other days, while contributing to Heart Walks, Go Red for Women, and STEM events to advance life-saving campaigns.

You will gain hands-on nonprofit fundraising experience, collaborate with senior staff, and help manage campaigns, logistics, and donor

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree in Business, Marketing, Event Planning, Communications, Public Relations, Nonprofit Management or related field.
• Experience or interest in nonprofit fundraising, event management, operations, community engagement, or volunteer management.
• Must be comfortable with outreach and public speaking (phone calls & emails to vendors & donors as well as giving presentations).
• Experience/interest in promotion, sales, or fundraising.
• Demonstrated skills in effective one-to-one and group communications and comfort with working professionally with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate to excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office and Canva.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and implementation of fundraising activities, logistics, and administrative support for the Orange County Inland Empire (OIC) market.
• Work with the Event Director, Development Directors, and Development Coordinators to support fundraising campaigns including the Orange County Heart Walk, Inland Empire Heart Walk, Coachella Valley Heart Walk, and Orange County Go Red for Women.
• Assist with pre-campaign planning, day-of-event execution, and post-campaign wrap-up projects.
• Work within event support systems such as Luminate, Tableau, and other American Heart Association platforms to assist with data entry, reporting, donor management, and campaign tracking.
• Assist with volunteer recruitment, engagement, and management.
• Conduct prospect research to identify new leads and compile information to support fundraising and sponsorship efforts.
• Assist with updating campaign marketing materials including save-the-dates, invitations, social media content, volunteer communications, event collateral, and other promotional materials.
• Provide logistical and administrative support to ensure fundraising campaigns and events operate efficiently and deliver a high-quality experience for volunteers, sponsors, and participants.
• Support Community Impact initiatives and events as needed, including assisting with Hands-Only CPR demos and participating in Heart Walk company kickoffs. Training will be provided.

Skills

Public speaking

Outreach

Communication

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

Canva

Team collaboration

Education

Business

Marketing

Event Planning

Communications

Public Relations

Nonprofit Management

Tools

Luminate

Tableau

Job description

The American Heart Association invites energetic students to join our Internship Program in the Orange County/Inland Empire/Coachella Valley market. This hybrid role requires 20–25 hours weekly, with 1–2 days in the Irvine office and remote work on other days, while contributing to Heart Walks, Go Red for Women, and STEM events to advance life-saving campaigns.

You will gain hands-on nonprofit fundraising experience, collaborate with senior staff, and help manage campaigns, logistics, and donor