Commitment: 12 - 20 hours per week over a 3-6-month semester, minimum 100 hours
Location: Blazer Building, 1933 N. Marcey Street Chicago, IL 60614
PAWS Chicago is looking for interns who are hard-working, detail-oriented, have a passion for animals and want to learn more about the development side of Non-Profits. Development interns will learn practical skills for working in development and databases. Ideal candidates will be able to work well in a team, as well as independently. Qualified candidates will also have excellent people skills, phone skills, and have proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Development intern will assist the Development Team with administrative and database tasks. Interns will engage in a variety of areas including, but not limited to:
- Assist employee giving/ matching program
- Assist merchandise processes
- Assist with credit card reconciliations and entering gift batches
- Processes additions, removals and edits to constituent profiles in Raiser’s Edge
- Serves as back-up for clean-up queries as needed
Requirements
- Passion for animals and animal welfare
- Outstanding written and personal communication skills, with great attention to detail
- Energetic team player who encompasses a friendly, helpful demeanor
- Must be organized and an excellent multi-tasker
- Must be able to quickly learn the organization departments and programs Interest in providing administrative support to help strengthen efficiency, productivity, and workflow
- Experience with Microsoft Office; knowledge of Raiser’s Edge a plus
- A genuine interest in, and desire to learn more about animal welfare and the No Kill movement
This internship may interest you if you are interested in the following fields: Communications, Fundraising, Psychology, Nonprofit Management, Business Administration, Information Technology, Finance.
This role is only available in-person.
Please note that all PAWS Chicago internships are unpaid.
This internship is closed at this time.
