Prospect Management & Research Intern in Fort Collins, Colorado at Colorado State Univ Foundation

Position Summary

The Prospect Management & Research Intern will serve the PM&R team by performing a variety of administrative tasks and working on short- and long-term projects that include data collection and entry, researching constituent background and contact information, and other tasks as assigned.

This is a part-time, temporary, in-person position based in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Position Information

• Position Title: Prospect Management & Research Intern
• Organization Name: Colorado State University Foundation
• Reports To: Nii Martey
• Employment Type: Part time, temporary
• Location: Fort Collins
• Salary Range: $16.10 - $20.00 hourly
• Priority Consideration Date: 8/17/26

Organizational Overview

Located in the beautiful town of Fort Collins, Colorado State University is a premier land-grant university with world-class programs in education, outreach, and research. CSU has a student body of over 34,000 students, 7,400 employees, 258,000 living alumni, and annual research expenditures exceeding $498 million.

Since 1970, the Foundation has supported Colorado State University by receiving, managing, and investing donor funds to benefit CSU and its students, faculty, researchers, educational programs, and more. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, CSU continues to be an accessible, world-class university.

The Colorado State University Foundation is in the midst of exciting growth as the University Advancement division of CSU transitions to the Foundation. This merger will allow us to more effectively serve our donors, alumni, and stakeholders with a unified structure, strengthen accountability, and build the capacity to scale our fundraising enterprise. With one of the leading development teams in the country, we most recently achieved our highest fundraising year to date in 2025.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain strict confidentiality with all sensitive information.
• Help with entering information into and/or retrieving reports from the CSUF constituent database.
• Provide general administrative support.
• Assist with scheduling, prep work, and materials for meetings hosted by members of the PM&R team.
• With direction, provide support to the PM&R team by identifying background information, verifying contact and career information; other duties as assigned.
• Assist PM&R team members with special projects as needed.
• Schedule meetings for PM&R team members and reserve conference rooms for meetings in Outlook.
• Create and manage Excel spreadsheets.
• Manage incoming mail and deliveries.
• Proofreading and editing documents.
• All other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of MS Office Suite
• Proven organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
• Current student matriculating toward a degree
• Customer service experience
• Ability to work with confidential information and maintain strict confidentiality
• Reliable, punctual, professional, and self-motivated
• Available during standard business hours, 8 am to 5 pm

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong aptitude for interpersonal relationships
• Experience using Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases
• Availability to work over the entirety of the academic year
• Flexible and willing to take on a wide variety of tasks