Development Internship at KG Consulting
Build a Career and Help the World
Are you a graduate student, recent graduate, or college senior looking to build skills and experience in the nonprofit sector? KG Consulting (KGC) is one of the leading fundraising consulting firms providing services to progressive institutions. We are offering two paid internship positions this Spring, for approximately 15-20 hours/week for 10 weeks. Internship dates are May 24th – July 30th.
Interns will earn $15/hour, and the actual hours and weeks worked are somewhat flexible based on the interns' and KGC's needs.
Development is central to any nonprofit, and a key skill for anybody hoping to work for or run a nonprofit. This internship provides the opportunity to: learn all facets of fundraising; do real-world, meaningful work; interact with high impact nonprofit professionals and organizations, and; be ready to launch into a nonprofit development career.
In addition to learning important skills, we want participants to build a network by meeting other fundraising professionals in different areas of the development field. Finally, there may be opportunities to explore other paid internships with KGC clients.
Primary Purpose
The internship will acquaint interns with the core principles of nonprofit fundraising and prepare them for a potential career in those fields. Interns will be an integrated part of the team, attending client meetings and events and regularly interacting with all staff and leadership.
What You'll Do in a Typical Week
· Learn the fundamentals of development in formal training sessions. Many of these sessions will be led by key partners who are seasoned professionals from other fundraising firms
· Attend client meetings and calls and KG Consulting internal meetings and calls
· Meet with senior KGC staff for fundraising training and support on client engagement
· Research high net worth individuals, companies and foundations and update prospective donor profiles for clients and in firm database
· Assist in drafting meeting agendas, notes, budgets, and briefing documents
· Learn and practice skills essential to most careers, including project management, time management, effective communications, managing up, scheduling and more
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Desired
· An interest in working in the progressive nonprofit or political sectors
· Proactive attitude and a thirst for learning
· Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently but collaboratively
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills
· Excellent customer-service skills, detail-oriented and dependable
Located in: Virtual, but preference will be given to candidates in the metro Washington DC region.
Applicant Availability: 15-20 hours/week roughly from May 24th – July 30th. Actual schedule and daily hours contingent upon applicant's schedule.
Compensation: $15/hour.
To apply: Please send a resume, cover letter, and weekly availability by April 2nd, 2021 to Valeria Sosa Garnica at jobs@kgconsulting.us with "KGC Spring 2021 Internship" in the subject line. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.
About KG Consulting: KG Consulting provides strategic development services to our clients. Our 2021 clients cover issue areas including: economic policy and equity; immigration; democracy; affordable housing; gender equity; and the environment.
Please see our website for more information: www.kgconsulting.us
KG Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to racial equity and are open to all candidates. If accommodations would help make the recruiting process easier for you, please let us know. We make efforts to recruit people of color and members of marginalized groups to apply for open positions.
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