Marketing/Donor Relations Summer Internship

The International Order of the King’s Daughters and Sons (iokds.org) is a nondenominational, Christian service organization whose mission includes spiritual and career discernment and development of young adults at the Chautauqua Institution since 1920.

The Chautauqua Institution (chq.org), NY, is a festival for the mind, body, and spirit where we listen, learn, and lead. Over 100,000 people make up this summer community of curious minds and open hearts.  David McCullough, renowned historian author, describes Chautauqua saying, “There is no place like it. It is at once a summer encampment and a small town, a college campus, an arts colony, a music festival, a religious retreat and the village square.”

IOKDS and Chautauqua believe deeply in the value of life-long learning and holistic development of individuals.  

Live in the culturally rich environment of the Chautauqua Institution with many “off-hours” opportunities to engage in recreation, entertainment, the arts, and religion. It’s a “workation!”

If you are interested in making a difference in the nonprofit world, this internship will offer you a sense of inter-generational community like no other.  If you are a team player, this internship provides you opportunities to collaborate with volunteers and other interns.  If you have diverse interests and can see yourself jumping in to learn and discern, this internship is for you.  

Likely projects could include. (Project responsibilities vary each year based on intern’s skills and interests as well as nonprofit needs.)

•   Enhance IOKDS website with functionality, vitality, and creatively designed content to market organizational interest for prospective scholarship alumni donors and loyalty for current donors.

•  Create a Power Point presentation with scripts for The IOKDS Board of Directors outlining best practices in marketing to donors

•    Build a donor centricity marketing plan to enhance the donor experience including donor appreciation; plan to include milestones for implementation over the next 3 years

•    Research NY state and federal privacy demands and donor rights to improve awareness and receptiveness;

•    Opportunity to participate in one collaborative online fund-raising project with other interns.

•   Tech savvy individual passionate about learning and service

•   Undergraduate having completed a minimum of one upper level course in their career field such as marketing, public relations, donor relations, IT, nonprofit philanthropy

•   Confidentiality and discretion required

•   Balance of technical, critical thinking and communication skills

•   120-150 hours total beginning June 22, 2020.

•   30 hours/week.  Flexibility of daily schedule.

•   Intern will use IOKDS computer for data collection and file generation

•   Unpaid; however, Chautauqua Institution gate pass for admission to most events, housing, and food allowance are provided (a $3800 value).   Upon completion of internship, opportunity to apply for a $1000 scholarship award.

•   Informal access to network with business professionals, executives, and clergy on the Chautauqua Institution grounds

•   Opportunity to gain academic credit from your college/university with weekly, mentored career development seminars provided by IOKDS. 

•   Additional educational components include:  1) Attend four morning lectures given at the Chautauqua Institution’s national platform or the Department of Religion’s afternoon lecture and write a reflection of the lecture; 2) Interview with Chautauqua Institution donor development professional with prepared questions; written summary of interview; 3) Develop and present a PowerPoint about your internship accomplishments for a group of IOKDS supervisors and officers.

•   Submit cover email telling us what you have to offer and what you hope to gain along with your resume.

•   If completing internship for academic credit, send a goals and objectives statement, so we can make sure this opportunity aligns with your requirements.

•   Christine Dawson, International President, IOKDS; iokdspresident@iokds.org

•   Mark Foglesong, PhD, Volunteer intern manager; internmgr@iokds.org