HOLA Fall Internship Opportunities Hundreds of lives get impacted every day because of the support of our volunteers. HOLA interns/volunteers are vital to helping us provide our youth with a life full of positive development and new opportunities. Interns are needed to provide vital assistance in HOLA’s Development and Communications Departments. Interns should be able to commit a minimum of 10 hours per week. Development Intern As a Development Intern, you will be involved in a wide variety of projects, including: • Conducting foundation and corporate giving research • Assisting in event planning • Executing a variety of administrative tasks in a timely fashion (including filing, updating records and donation/check history files). • Editing, drafting letters mailings • Drafting correspondence to donors as directed • Other duties as assigned. • Update and maintain a information database. Qualifications: • Undergraduate degree in progress or completed. Masters level preferred. • Must be detail oriented and flexible • Solid written and verbal communication skills • Ability to work independently and as part of team with a diverse range of people. • Strong computer skills (especially with Excel and Word) • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure with flexibility and good humor. • Knowledge of nonprofits, event management, public relations is preferred but not expected. Volunteer Program Intern As a Volunteer Program Intern, you will be involved in a wide variety of projects, including: • Assist in the recruiting, scheduling, and placing of infrastructural volunteers for HOLA programs. • Update and maintain volunteer information database. • Assist in managing volunteer application process and procedures through database entry and Google Documents. • Administer participation sign-ups and follow up correspondence for volunteer programs.
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Assist in developing and conducting HOLA’s orientation, training and recruitment of volunteer program Assist with planning of events and coordinate volunteer scheduling for events. Assist with facilitation of large-scale volunteer opportunities with organizations, corporations and individuals. Track and report volunteer hours. Assist with development and infrastructure of HOLA’s Internship Program. May perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: • Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. • Ability to be a strong role model for youth during all working hours. • Undergraduate degree in progress or completed. Masters level preferred. • Detail oriented and flexible • Solid written and verbal communication skills • Ability to work independently and as part of team with a diverse range of people. • Strong computer skills (especially with Excel and Word) • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure with flexibility and good humor. • Knowledge of nonprofits, event management, and volunteer management preferred but not expected. Communications Intern As a Communications Intern, you will be involved in a wide variety of projects, including: • Assist in making the HOLA message clear, complete, engaging and user friendly • Research and write a wide range of stories - coverage of events, interviews with students, staff and volunteers, profiles of partner organizations, etc. • Pitch stories for in-house use and for publication in local and/or national publications • Develop multi-media content (photo essays, videos, etc.) Qualifications: • Good interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. • Undergraduate degree in progress or completed. • Detail oriented and flexible • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Ability to work independently and as part of team with a diverse range of people. • Strong computer and design skills (knowledge of Photoshop, In Design or Illustrator a plus) • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure with flexibility and good humor.