Fundraising Campaigns & Community Events Intern

American Heart Association

Houston (TX)

On-site

USD 26,000 - 37,000

Part time

8 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Professional development
Heart U access
Volunteer engagement experience

Job summary

The American Heart Association is seeking a Development Team intern in Houston to support fundraising campaigns including Heart Walk, Go Red for Women, Heart of Houston, and related events. You will gain hands-on experience in donor stewardship, prospect research, campaign management and volunteer engagement in a nonprofit setting.

The internship offers 20–25 hours per week, 1/25/27–5/7/27, located at the Houston, TX Office, with compensation at $23.00 per hour and access to Heart U and other

Qualifications

  • Seniors or graduate students pursuing a degree in business, communications, nonprofit management or event management are preferred.
  • Experience 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 with community leaders, volunteers, and staff.
  • Proficient in multiple social media platforms.
  • Intermediate to excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office and Canva.

Responsibilities

  • Support the Development Team with planning and implementation of fundraising campaigns, donor stewardship, and volunteer engagement activities.
  • 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
Prospect research
Donor stewardship
Vendor outreach
Communication
Multi-tasking
Social media

Education

Current student in college

Tools

Salesforce
Tableau
Microsoft Office
Canva

Job description

The American Heart Association is seeking a Development Team intern in Houston to support fundraising campaigns including Heart Walk, Go Red for Women, Heart of Houston, and related events. You will gain hands-on experience in donor stewardship, prospect research, campaign management and volunteer engagement in a nonprofit setting.

The internship offers 20–25 hours per week, 1/25/27–5/7/27, located at the Houston, TX Office, with compensation at $23.00 per hour and access to Heart U and other

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