About the Active Minds Internship Program
Active Minds is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization changing the culture around mental health. Through our presence at more than 800 high school and college campuses, in corporate settings, and with a wide-reaching public audience, Active Minds is creating communities of support and saving lives. Founded in 2003 by Alison Malmon after the tragic suicide of her brother Brian, Active Minds is dedicated to supporting a new generation in ending the silence, helping to make mental health as highly valued as physical health. Through our many programs – including the emotionally gripping Send Silence Packing® traveling exhibit and our compelling Active Minds Speakers – we are changing culture and behaviors related to mental health across the country.
Our internships are geared toward current college students and recent college graduates. As a small nonprofit, Active Minds relies on the help of our interns tremendously as they work directly on important initiatives and projects as well as assist staff on a variety of administrative tasks. Interns have the opportunity to do substantive work, gain experience in the nonprofit sector, and help change the culture around mental health.
All Spring 2025 internships have an anticipated start date of February 3rd, 2025, and end date of April 30th, 2025. We expect interns to work a minimum of 20 hours a week, set a consistent work schedule between 9:00am and 5:00pm EST Monday - Friday, and commit to staying on board for the entire semester.
Active Minds pays interns a stipend of $1,250 per month.
Development Operations Internship (Hybrid Remote Option)
As a part of the Development team, the Development Operations Intern will learn about the vitally important work of supporting a nonprofit’s mission by inspiring donors. Development interns will get an up-close look at how Active Minds financially supports a network of 800 campuses, workplaces, and communities with Active Minds programs all across the country by raising essential and necessary funds.
The Development Operations intern will have the opportunity to learn about how the Development Operations Team supports all of Active Minds’ funding segments through hands-on participation in our day-to-day administrative, operational, and stewardship processes. Some examples of projects that the Development Operations Intern will contribute to include outreach to donors, students and partners; donor prospect research; content creation for newsletters and donor letters; acknowledgment letter preparation; preparing materials for mailings (in-person); and data entry and hygiene in our Salesforce database.
All Active Minds interns will be able to collaborate on projects with other team members and are encouraged to connect with staff across the organization to learn more about the work they do. The Development Operations Intern will have a direct impact on the success of nationwide fundraising initiatives that support the entire organization and will be a valued member of the team who supports the mission and vision of our work through a variety of projects both big and small.
Important Note: This Development Operations role is a hybrid role, with at least five hours in-office preferred per week (between Wednesday & Friday) at our Washington, DC office.
Qualifications:
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Attention to detail and ability to multitask and meet deadlines
- Team player with a willingness to learn
- Marketing, business, and/or customer service skills
- Experience with college or other fundraising a plus (i.e., fundraising/philanthropy committees of student organizations)
- An affinity for working with data and spreadsheets
- Knowledge of Google Workspace, Zoom, and Dropbox
- Local to the DC, Maryland, or Virginia area to come in to the office at least 5 hrs weekly
Application Process
The application for the Spring 2025 Internship Program will be open from October 16th, 2024 through November 1st, 2024. When completing the application, please thoughtfully answer each question in complete sentences. Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by the end of November 2024 via email. We value the time that applicants put into completing their application, but due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide responses to phone calls or emails regarding application status.
