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Lilly Endowment  recently announced a new pilot program for the state under the Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) Initiative:  Community Foundation Internships (CFI).  Through CFI, funding will be made  available for eligible Indiana  Community Foundations to engage interns from Indiana colleges and universities to assist the foundation to address important foundation needs  and align with the interests and abilities of student interns.

In an effort to provide college students with real-life work experiences in communities across our state, interns will have an opportunity to work with the Huntingburg Foundation to explore the development, grantmaking, and community convening our Foundation delivers to the local community.   While student interns will be exposed to all areas of the Foundation, those with the proper skill sets will directly engage in our efforts to convene non-profit and community leaders.

If the Foundation effectively  convene leaders to understand the landscape of nonprofits and their charitable efforts, we can better direct our conversations with donors to personally and passionately connect  with their philanthropic  wishes to make a lasting difference.  Furthermore, intimate knowledge of the community needs directly impacts our grantmaking as an effective  measure of change. 

 Our Foundation’s objective is to invest in our community’s future, and each day we deliver on the charitable wishes of countless of donors who desire to make a difference.  It is our hope the internship program via Lilly will not only allow us to do more, but shape the life works of a student in the process.

INTERNSHIP JOB DESCRIPTION 

STUDENT INTERN ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible, a student must be enrolled in at an Indiana accredited college or university pursuing an associate's, bachelor's, or graduate degree.   A student who met this requirement in the spring semester and who plans to enroll in college in the fall semester is eligibale for an internship in the intervening summer even though he or she is not taking college classes in the summer.

TO APPLY: Send email to Brad Ward, Executive Director, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with resume attached.

JOB DESCRIPTION: Community Relations Intern - PAID

The Huntingburg Foundation Inc, a Community Foundation of Huntingburg and Southwest Dubois County, Indiana since 1977, was established to improve the quality of life in our communities by encouraging philanthropy and assisting donors in facilitating their charitable causes and community projects through immediate action and perpetual sources of community capital.

The mission and core values of the Foundation reflect the needs of our community and serves as a central philanthropic vehicle for donors to address those needs.  It is our job to build public giving partnerships that effectively connect donors with charities and community projects to produce a brighter future for all people.  To date, we have preserved $2.4 million in permanent endowments to meet the needs of Southwest Dubois County today and in the future.

To support the mission and activities of the organization, the Huntingburg Foundation Inc. is currently expanding to offer a full-time community relations internship to a qualified college student candidate interested in community convening, communications, and fundraising opportunities.

INTERN RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position will oversee efforts to communicate and convene with community members (donors, community leaders, and nonprofits) to evaluate and expand the Foundation’s grantmaking and development opportunities.

• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate regular meetings of community members to discuss issues and plan campaigns to meet community needs
• Develop a strategy to market the Foundation, educate the public , and maximize the organization’s fundraising efforts through nonprofit and community partnerships
• Help empower community members to take leadership on campaigns and engage in development opportunities to build immediate and perpetual resources
• Evaluate community needs and effectively communicate and market those needs to the public and our donors by creation of communication  and marketing efforts
• Manage the use of our communication resources, such as newsletter, website, and print materials
  • Write press releases, newsletter and website articles
  • Create print materials for use in donor prospecting
  • Enhance the image and awareness of the Foundation

 DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Currently in pursuit of bachelor’s degree in nonprofit management or community outreach, nonprofit marketing, public relations, communications, or closely related field.  A strong commitment to strengthen nonprofit sector and work for community change.  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a self-motivated attitude.  Proficient using the latest versions of Microsoft Office, mail merges, email and web searches.  Desire to serve in a nonprofit working environment.

INTERN ACTION PLAN EXPECTATIONS

WEEKS 1-4:

• Organize, Schedule & Implement three (3) focus-groups / roundtable eventsealthcare, Education, Social Services
  • Create invite list (6-8 guests maximum)
  • Organize roundtable discussion (your role is facilitator)
  • Plan meal, snacks, and other items needed during the roundtable
  • Follow-up with each of invites for evaluation purposes, prepare concluding thoughts
  • Identify the challenges, limitations, solutions, and related outcomes

WEEKS 3-6

• Schedule radio interview for director and yourself to discuss experience and convening outcomes
• Conduct 5 one-on-one meetings with community members, including:
  • 2 Community Leaders
  • 3 Nonprofit boards or Donors
• Meetings should articulate benefits and opportunities of the Community Foundation
• Coordinate visits with either a board member or director

WEEKS 5-8

• Prepare notes / next steps on community convening for next intern
• Begin preparation for Nonprofit Initiative to be carried out by next intern
  
  ONGOING:

• Develop marketing and communications materials to support efforts
• Prepare press releases and website/newsletter articles on related activities:
  • Grantmaking
  • Community Convening
  • Establishment of New Funds
• Assist Director or board member’s with special projects, presentations, and promotions