The Position

Rare’s Development team seeks to expand our donor base and enhance our use of Salesforce to track engagement with supporters and their funding opportunities. We are seeking someone to support the frontline fundraisers and the operational experts in entering and organizing data. In addition to entering data, this person will learn about moves management, including cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation.

The Philanthropy Intern will work closely with Individual Giving and the Development Operations team. An interest in customer relationship management (CRM) and fundraising is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Enter meeting notes and proposals into Salesforce records.
• Clean up data and organize records and households within Salesforce.
• Meet with frontline fundraisers to discuss their engagements to be tracked within Salesforce.
• Join team meetings and take notes on frontline fundraisers’ activities and needs.
• Ability to navigate Salesforce database, Egynte, and other shared portals to access data.
• Flexibility to support Development Operations, Salesforce administration, prospect research, and individual frontline fundraisers.

Requirements

• Interest in a career in Development – whether it be operations, research, or frontline.
• Accountability - Accepts responsibility and accounts for his/her actions.
• Analytical ability - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve problems.
• Communication - Effectiveness of both written and verbal skills, English language skills required
• Initiative - Demonstrates resourcefulness and independence in completing duties.
• Judgement - Evaluate circumstances, consider alternatives, and weigh pros and cons.
• Working under pressure - Ability to maintain current workload and prioritize urgent matters.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in the workplace and confidentiality of our donors’ information.

The selected candidate must have current residence in the following states:

• Virginia
• Maryland
• DC

Company

Rare inspires change so people and nature thrive. For over 45 years, across 60 countries, we have inspired and empowered millions of people and their communities to shift their behaviors and practices to protect our shared planet. 

We are a global leader in driving social change for people and nature. We facilitate solutions that help individuals, their communities and their local leaders tackle global environmental challenges, manage their resources, and take charge of their futures. And we believe that the cumulative power of individual and community action is a vital pathway to safeguarding and restoring our shared waters, lands, and climate.