Position: Grants Intern

Status: Seasonal, Intern

About TeenWorks

TeenWorks’ mission is to empower teens to achieve excellence in community, college, and career.

TeenWorks provides young people with incredible employment, education and empowerment opportunities through a continuum of three programs designed to break down the barriers to success in college and career.

All programming provided by TeenWorks is at no cost to the teens or their families. The Development Department is an integral part of the organization’s goal to keep programming free and accessible. As a member of the Development Department, you will be working to grow our philanthropic contributions.

Position Summary

The Grants Intern will create grant requests, conduct research and assess mission match for available grants, assistant in grant reporting and tracking, and general fundraising including but not limited to database management, special events, and foundation partnerships. The internship is part-time and includes a stipend. Academic credit can be arranged. The Grant Writing Intern will report to the Director of Foundation Relations.

Responsibilities

• Assist in grant writing, reporting, and tracking efforts
• Conduct prospect research for foundation partners
• Assist with data management and foundation tracking using Salesforce
• Perform general administrative duties to assist the TeenWorks Development staff and other duties as assigned

Success Indicators

Success in this role is indicated by the following:

• Demonstrate core competencies:
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
• Creativity and engaging writing style
• Strong communication skills
• Attention to detail and highly organized
• Positive and eager to collaborate
• High level of initiative and follow-through
• Ability to work independently and with a group

Working Conditions

• Work at company office 12-15 hours per week
• Extensive computer work

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in Nonprofit Management, Public Administration, Public Policy, Communications or a related field with emphasis on writing and/or communication
• Presence of core competencies (See Success Indicators)
• Creative or Technical Writing experience
• Data management experience
• Microsoft Office skills