Job Description

OUR NATIONAL CONVERSATION (ONC) seeks to reduce partisanship and promote effective solutions to America’s challenges. Powered by America’s youth, we host a media outlet, produce educational materials and facilitate dialogue intended to make America a better country.

Job Description

Job Title: Nonprofit Fundraising Intern

Reports To: Director of Outreach and Partnerships, CFO and COO

MISSION STATEMENT

OUR NATIONAL CONVERSATION (ONC) seeks to reduce partisanship and promote effective solutions to America’s challenges. Powered by America’s youth, we host a media outlet, produce educational materials and facilitate dialogue intended to make America a better country.

Job Description

: The Nonprofit Fundraising Intern contributes to ONC’s mission of providing nonpartisan news, opinions, and policy solutions by completing essential tasks in the Business Development Department. The Nonprofit Fundraising Intern is responsible for assisting with fundraising campaigns, grant writing, grant research, and donor outreach. This intern will work closely with the Director of Outreach and Partnerships, Director of Business Development, COO, and CEO, but some work will be completed independently, therefore, time management is an essential skill for this role.

This position is remote, with work primarily conducted over Zoom and Slack, so applicants must be comfortable coordinating in a remote environment and are expected to maintain a high level of communication. This intern must commit to at least the end of the Fall semester (August 31st, 2025). However, many people choose to extend their internship past the amount of time they initially committed to, provided their performance meets the required standards.

Benefits: Flexible schedule, college credit, professional networking, and resume-building experience.

Compensation: This is not a paid position.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with fundraising campaigns including, but not limited to crowdfunding research and outreach, preparing campaign materials, and assisting with donor outreach.

• Assist with grant research and writing.

• Conducting research on fundraising best practices, donor trends, and potential funding sources.

Qualifications

The Nonprofit Fundraising Intern should have the following skills, education, and experience:

• Current student working towards a degree in Nonprofit Management, Business Administration, Finance, Entrepreneurship and/or related fields

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English) are required

• Responsive, consistent, and effective communicator, even during conflict

• Ability to work remotely and on their own schedule in order to make deadlines

• Google Workspace experience required

• Experience with data-keeping preferred

• Satisfactory organization skills

• Ability to keep information confidential

• Ability to attend the Organization-Wide meetings every other week

• Ability to attend weekly Business Development Department meeting

• Must be authorized to intern in the U.S.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Job Tags

Internship, Flexible hours,

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