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Youth For Christ USA Inc.; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 7,000 - 10,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend on request

Job summary

Youth For Christ USA Inc. in Iowa seeks an Educational Internship with Greater Iowa Youth for Christ. You will explore nonprofit operations, ministry leadership, and fundraising alongside a site or ministry director to gain hands-on experience in a faith-based program.

The internship runs from September 1 to May 31, with a potential stipend based on funding and criteria; interns will engage with students and develop ministry skills during this period.

Qualifications

• 18 years old minimum

Responsibilities

• Learn and perform duties under a site or ministry director to support ministry operations.
• Participate in fundraising activities and outreach to donor contacts.

Job description

Position Summary

The Intern position with Greater Iowa Youth for Christ is an educational and experiential opportunity to grow in non‑profit operations and ministry leadership. We will discuss the major areas of leadership formation, ministry, development, and operations. Through this opportunity, you will see the inner workings of how a ministry operates and determine whether vocational ministry or nonprofit leadership is the right fit for you.

As a part of this internship, we will expect that you serve alongside a site or ministry director to learn and perform all duties required for excellence in that ministry role. We also offer opportunities to grow your skillset and engage directly with students. Fundraising to your circle of influence will be part of the training you cover throughout this internship process.

This internship will run from September 1 to May 31.

A stipend will be paid for select interns based on potential funding sources and other qualifying criteria.

Position Requirements

Knowledge & Skills

TBD

Credentials Required & Preferred Education

18 years old minimum

Fundraising Responsibilities

All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to—extending invitations to fundraising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.

Benefits

Stipend is possible on request with extra duties assigned.

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities for employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and, as a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith in each leader role. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood, and as such YFC reserves the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with its understanding of the Bible or its overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry. We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom‑Inspired Diversity and commit to employees’ growth, development, promotion, training and compensation. YFC will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship to the organization.