Donor Relations
The donor relations intern assists the donor relations specialist team in making sure that our 18 nationwide fundraisers have all of the resources that they need while visiting donors on the road. Tasks surrounding this effort may include special mailings, providing donor information from the Heritage database, making donor calls to follow-up on event invitations and solicitor visits, etc. Weekly, the intern will run the call report, which compiles all reports on donor visits for that particular week. Monthly, the intern will help with income tracking, comparing the gifts in the database to those reported on the daily income email. Other tasks for the intern include answering the membership line and data entry. In addition to these responsibilities, the intern will participate in a busy calendar of activities set up by the Heritage Young Leaders Program and regularly meet with a mentor of their choice from within the organization.
Donor Relations Advancement
The Donor Relations Advancement team produces written materials to solicit gifts from major donors and to follow up on those gifts through stewardship reports and other forms of special recognition. As part of the Development Office, the DRA team produces written materials that aim to secure budgeted income for both The Heritage Foundation and Heritage Action for America. Your responsibilities as the DRA intern will include establishing and maintaining department files and database records; preparing written materials to be mailed to donors; conducting accurate and timely research concerning donor, foundation, and corporation history, interests and donor requirements; and assisting with recording and tracking proposal and reporting deadlines.
Gift Planning
The Heritage Legacy Society intern helps the Development office generate, steward and track contributions and planned gift commitments for The Heritage Foundation in a manner that builds long-term relationships with the donors so that commitments and gifts will continue in the future. To this end, the Heritage Legacy Society intern communicates with Heritage members via phone, e-mail and mail and assists with special projects as needed.
Membership Programs
The Membership Intern helps the Development Office generate contributions from current and prospective donors each year to meet annual budget requirements while cultivating strong long-term relationships with those donors. Interns will not only serve donors through basic membership needs and inquiries, but they will communicate via phone, email, and events, to promote Heritage policy with members throughout the country.
Online Membership Programs
The membership interns help the Development Office generate contributions from current and prospective donors each year that meet annual budget requirements and do this in a manner that builds long-term relationships with donors so they will continue their support in future years. By providing excellent customer service, the online membership intern supports the Development Department’s mission statement that “people give to people – fundraising is not about programs, it’s about relationships.” The face of The Heritage Foundation, membership interns are the bridge between our members and what goes on inside Heritage. Specific job duties include managing the membership inbox, creating new response templates as necessary, and assisting with online marketing to members and potential members by providing weekly content for our Member’s website: www.myheritage.org. The Online Membership intern engages in a wide variety of other projects related to online member communications. Membership interns answer the Membership Line in a professional and knowledgeable manner and follow-up on all subsequent donor requests, help facilitate monthly member teleconferences, and provide tours to Heritage visitors. Throughout the course of the internship, interns will gain valuable experience, learning and refining such transferrable skills as fundraising, sales and marketing, customer service, and database management.
