Impact & Stewardship Intern

International Development and Relief Foundation

Responsibilities

  • Listen, identify, and capture donor needs accurately and provide effective and efficient solutions, seeking assistance where necessary
  • Develop and implement strategies and initiatives to acquire, renew, and upgrade mid-level gifts
  • Evaluate impact reports, events, projects, email and digital communications and other key outputs via benchmarks and metrics. Ensure key standards are met. Provide recommendations as needed
  • Ensure gift recognition and stewardship policies and procedures are followed to provide consistency and integrity
  • Carry out routine tasks such as donor record updates, upgrades, cancellations, and other related donor service activity on organizational CRM system with acute attention to detail
  • Work closely with all units of the direct marketing team to stay aware and up to date on current campaigns in market
  • Identify and develop inspiring engagement opportunities for donors to strengthen donor engagement and prospecting
  • Proactively use prospect identification, research and qualification processes to generate prospects and implement strategies to drive impact
  • Plan and execute donor relations events, in consultation with the Fund Development team — including volunteer recruitment and management, project management and post-event evaluation. This may include organizing special visits, meetings with award recipients, and other activities designed to deepen donor engagement
  • In partnership with Manager, Giving & Impact, ensure appropriate donor cultivation, acknowledgement and stewardship plans and strategies are identified and implemented effectively and consistently
  • Accountable for the information gathering associated with donor stewardship and impact reporting process
  • Develop and support groups of ambassadors that help close on principle gifts
  • Support major gift activities as part of the IDRF’s existing events and activities
  • Attend and respond to third-party requests/events as required
  • Manage relationships with external vendors as needed
  • Support with the maintenance and updating of the database regularly
  • Support with administrative tasks including data entry, pulling reports from the database.

Qualifications

  • A post-secondary degree or a combination of relevant comparable skills and experience · Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
  • Demonstrated ability to work with data to drive fundraising results
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and very strong person to person relationship-building skills
  • Excellent organizational, planning, and time management skills
  • Proven ability to exercise diplomacy and good judgment
  • Ability to work independently using an above-average level of initiative
  • Proficient in the use of all corporate productivity tools including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook as well as Raiser’s Edge or other database management systems
  • Understanding inclusive fundraising and accessibility practices an asset
  • Commitment to and understanding of the mission and values of IDRF

Job Types: Internship, Temporary

How to apply

To apply, please email your Resume and Cover Letter to [email protected] and mention name of the position on the subject line of your email.


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