DEVELOPMENT INTERN

Position summary:
The Development Intern supports a range of activities under the Director of Development, including: correspondence, grants management, donor research, gift processing and database administration, and event planning. This position will provide excellent experience to anyone interested in fundraising and development as a career.

Responsibilities:

Development Administration-
* Provide administrative and advanced support to Development Director and the Development Associate in all aspects of development.
* Draft and send acknowledgement to donors as needed.
* Support special events/site visits; work collaboratively with Events Manager to manage mailings and coordinate event publicity.
* Attend Development Team/Committee meetings.

Donor Research and Cultivation-
* Identify and research potential foundation, corporate and individual donors.
* Create donor profiles using online prospect research tools.
* Identify and cultivate new and creative opportunities for financial support from all available areas.

Grants Management-
* Support grants management and grant-seeking by assisting in researching, preparing, and editing grant proposals; support writing of proposals when relevant
* Maintain updated information on deadlines, requests pending, tracking status of all funding applications, progress reports due, personal connections and action items.

Communication-
* Assist with the development of key communication collateral (writing, editing and design), including periodic fundraising appeals, annual reports and newsletters.
* Assist with direct mail appeals.
* Provide verbal presentations to community groups, service groups, workplace giving fairs and special events as needed.

Desired skills and qualifications:
* Meticulous attention to detail
* Highly organized; experienced in maintaining paper- and electronic-based office systems;
* Strong oral and written communication skills;
* Resourceful, independent thinker with ability to problem-solve spontaneously and determine when an issue may require supervisor attention;
* Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, online research and general familiarity with databases.
* Experience with mail-merges a plus.

Compensation & Hours:
Part or Full time, depending on the most qualified candidate's availability. This is a volunteer position and is uncompensated.

How to Apply:
Email a cover letter, resume, and either a letter of reference or two references to todd@lccr.com.

The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights strives to reflect the diverse community it serves. Applicants who contribute to this diversity are strongly encouraged to apply.

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LAW STUDENT CLERKS FULL OR PART-TIME (POSITIONS FILLED)

Under the supervision of an attorney, the law clerk will prepare legal memoranda, conduct legal research, perform other litigation and non-litigation related legal assignments, and conduct client interviews. Clerks also participate in legal staff meetings.

Law clerks work in all of our issue areas (race, immigration, poverty). If you have a particular interest in homelessness/poverty issues or our African-American Agenda, please indicate this in your cover letter - there may be an opportunity to work with staff on special projects in these areas.

Summer law clerks are ordinarily expected to work 37.5 hours per week for 10 weeks. During the semester, law clerks are expected to work at least 15 hours per week. We encourage clerks to seek academic credit or independent funding for their work.

Law clerks at the Lawyers' Committee may be considered in the future for post-graduate fellowships at the Lawyers' Committee, including our Thurgood Marshall Fellowship and sponsorship for the Skadden and Equal Justice Works Fellowships.

To Apply

Send a cover letter, resume, and three references to the attention of Silvia Contreras to the following address: Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the S. F. Bay Area, 131 Steuart Street, Ste. 400, San Francisco, CA 94105. Prior public interest experience is preferred. If applicable, please indicate if you are fluent in a foreign language (particularly Spanish, Mandarin, or Cantonese). Applicants are encouraged to submit their materials as early as possible as decisions are made on a rolling basis.

Suggested application submission periods:

Summer: Positions Filled

The Lawyers' Committee is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. People of color, lesbians and gay men, women, persons with disabilities and people over 55 are encouraged to apply.

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