KIP Spring 2027 - Development Intern - The American Council of Trustees and Alumni

Reason Foundation; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 7 500 - 9 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Stipend 7500 USD

Professional development

Résumé du poste

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) – Digital Fundraising Intern role is run by Stand Together Fellowships in the United States. You will support donor communications, craft email copy, and assist with digital design and donor messaging under the VP of Development and Philanthropy.

Responsibilities include drafting emails and blogs, updating templates in Mailchimp, and creating print/digital fundraising materials with InDesign. Requires a relevant bachelor’s degree and strong writing skills.

Qualifications

• Current candidate for or recent graduate in communications/marketing.
• Strong writing, proofreading and verbal communication skills.
• Familiar with InDesign, Canva, Mailchimp and MS Office.

Responsabilités

• Draft persuasive email copy and support campaign messaging.
• Develop email templates in Mailchimp and PDF templates for reports.
• Design fundraising materials using Adobe InDesign/Canva.
• Research successful digital fundraising campaigns and suggest ideas.
• Collaborate with staff and manage daily workflows with project tools.

Connaissances

Excellent writing

Verbal communication

Proofreading

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Marketing

Outils

InDesign

Canva

Mailchimp

Adobe InDesign

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

The Koch Internship Program (KIP)

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) is a paid experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers professional development, leadership training, and meaningful work experience at non-profits tackling some of our nation’s most pressing policy challenges all over the United States. Eligible candidates will be geographically located in and authorized to work in the United States through the duration of the program. Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff,

The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) is an independent, nonprofit organization committed to academic freedom, excellence, and accountability at America’s colleges and universities. Launched in 1995, we are the only organization that works with alumni, donors, trustees, and education leaders across the United States to promote academic excellence, academic freedom, and accountability in higher education.

Position Overview

The Digital Fundraising Intern will help the Development Team to strengthen its donor communications, providing insight into planned donor outreach activities, design assistance, and digital support. Reporting to the Vice President of Development and Philanthropy, this intern will gain hands‑on experience in fundraising strategy, digital design, and donor messaging.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft persuasive email copy, support overarching campaign messaging, and write blog posts for the Fund for Academic Renewal.
• Develop and update email templates in Mailchimp and PDF templates for donor reports.
• Design physical and digital fundraising materials and flyers for our planned campaigns (and ad hoc) using Adobe InDesign
• Conduct research on successful digital fundraising campaigns to inform strategy and proactively propose best strategies and innovative ideas for digital fundraising copy.
• Collaborate with staff and manage daily workflows using cross-team project management tools.

Qualifications

• Must be a current candidate for, or recent recipient of, a bachelor’s degree, preferably in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, or Graphic Design.
• Excellent writing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office (e.g. Word, Excel, OneDrive) digital design platforms (InDesign and Canva), and email marketing services.
• A strong interest in the higher education landscape and ACTA’s core mission.

Preferred, but not required:

• Experience with project management software.
• Digital marketing audience segmentation and A/B testing and evaluation methodologies.

We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.

7500 - 7500 USD a year

Stand Together Fellowships pays participants a stipend of either $7,500 for full-time participants working approximately 32 hours per week at the partner organization, or $5,500 for part-time participants working approximately 24 hours per week at the partner organization. Attending the entirety of the online and on-site KIP programming is required for both full and part-time participants.