About this Development Grants Intern role at Ppmw
Ppmw · Onsite · Washington D.C. Metro Area
The Development Intern will receive a thorough understanding of the development and fundraising processes, including the identification, qualification, cultivation and stewardship of funders, donor research, reporting, and donor acknowledgment.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities & Deliverables
- Conduct targeted research to identify at least 20 new prospective foundation donors aligned with our mission and funding priorities
- Identify and present a minimum of 10 new, actionable grant opportunities for organizational pursuit
- Research meaningful profile data for existing donors (e.g., funding priorities, key contacts, geographic focus, and re: grants - past giving cycles)
- Develop concise donor briefs and opportunity summaries to support cultivation and proposal development
- Support the development team with research insights to inform cultivation
- Draft Development emails for recurring donation cancellations
- Working in tandem with Communications, develop marketing and social media strategies and emails to attract donors
- Prepare workplace giving reports for entry
- Prospect donor research
- Help with donor acknowledgment process and Liberty Circle stewardship mailings
- Support during development-led events
- Provide additional support to development team members when needed and appropriate
- 20+ qualified new foundation prospects added to the pipeline
- 10+ vetted grant opportunities ready for consideration or submission
- Improved completeness and usability of donor database records (measured by updated profiles and added strategic data points)
- Timely delivery of research summaries and donor briefs to support active fundraising efforts
- This role will provide critical capacity to ensure we are proactively identifying and pursuing funding while strengthening our long-term donor strategy and donor data base in other ways.
Performance Metrics
Qualifications
- College student or fresh graduate, interested in development, fundraising, events, or reproductive health, rights, and justice
- Knowledge of and a strong commitment to reproductive health and rights, as well as PPMW’s mission and goals
- Able to commit a minimum of 25 hours per week (during PPMW’s business hours)
- Excellent written and oral communication, organizational skills
- Experience with fundraising, events, or conducting research is a plus
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