Program Intern – Summer 2022

Type

Program Intern – Summer 2022

Location
Make A Wish Greater Bay Area 1333 Broadway, Suite 200 Oakland, CA, 94612
Summary

Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area is a wish-granting organization. Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Our Chapter serves children from Monterey to the Oregon border west of Interstate 5. Each wish is unique and is the dream of a child who is critically ill, the resulting smiles speak volumes to the healing effects of a wish come true.

Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area is hiring a paid intern for the summer of 2022 within the Program Department. The department is responsible for all aspects of mission fulfillment, including managing referrals and eligibility determination, intake, wish discovery, wish determination, wish planning, and wish execution. The position will touch all aspects of the program department’s work, from conducting welcome calls to newly eligible families, to assisting with wish-granting operations, to helping with outreach efforts to increase the number of qualified referrals of children eligible for a wish.

Commitment:

• 24 hours per week June through August 2022.
• This internship can either be fully remote or hybrid in-person/remote.
• Paid internship.

Responsibilities

Wish Granting:

  • Conducting welcome calls to newly eligible families 
  • Entering data from wish paperwork into our database
  • Assisting all team members with the planning and execution of wish experiences including possibly research, communication, logistics, documentation, and submitting financial records

Outreach:

  • Evaluating and analyzing data of existing medical referral sources
  • Researching and compiling additional referral resources and contacts in more remote or underserved areas in our chapter’s region, with the goal of reaching every medically eligible child
  • Creating and maintaining database of potential and new referral sources
  • Assist in referral source stewardship and appreciation efforts
Requirements

• Passion for and desire to contribute to the mission of Make-A-Wish
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential medical and personal information
• PC proficient (Microsoft Word, Excel, etc.)
• Raiser’s Edge, Salesforce, or other database experience preferred
• Research and data analysis background preferred

Chapter Benefits

This internship can either be fully remote or hybrid in-person/remote.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter via email to:
Program Intern Search
Make-A-Wish® Greater Bay Area
volunteer@sf.wish.org

Other Info

No phone calls, please.
This position is open until filled. An Equal Opportunity Employer Diversity makes us stronger. MAWGBA is committed to diversity in its service and creating an inclusive work culture and environment that is reflective of the San Francisco Bay Area. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.