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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Job Announcements
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 hflynn@lccr.com for
the internship application and submit electronically along with a cover
letter, resume, and either a letter of reference or two references.
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.
2009 LAW STUDENT CLERKS NEEDED (FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME)
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, writing sample and three references
by the corresponding deadline 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 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 2009: We are no longer accepting applications for Summer 2009.
Fall 2009: Applications are now being accepted on a rolling basis.
