Internship Program
Interns are a crucial part of our chapter. From data entry and family calls to working with donors and volunteers, there is never a shortage of things to learn and ways to get involved as a Make-A-Wish intern. Not only are we able to offer school credit and volunteer hour credit, but interns gain insight into the workings of Make-A-Wish Alabama. This experience will have a lasting impact on their career path going forward, as the experience gained at Make-A-Wish will translate well across numerous career fields.
Assist the Development Team with the planning and execution of Make-A-Wish Alabama special events, individual giving and corporate alliances.
Common Tasks
- Soliciting silent auction items
- Mass emailing
- Calling vendors, donors, & wish families
- Data entry
- Obtaining quotes for events
- Utilizing donor database to pull information
- Opportunity to attend some after hour/weekend events
Assist the Operations Team on various duties, including mail logs, check requests, data entry, Board of Directors support, budget-related tasks, scheduling, and more.
Common Tasks
- Scanning documents to be saved
- Database entry
- Assisting with mail opening and donation logging
- Learning basic human resources procedures
- Preparing check requests
- Understanding a corporate credit card program
*This position is in office in Birmingham. Remote options are not available for this role.
Assist the Wish Team in all aspects of mission delivery, including managing wish files; liaising with medical professionals, families and volunteers; database entry and administrative duties.
Common Tasks
- Communicating with families, health care professionals, donors, and volunteers via phone call and email
- Making calls to solicit information and donations from potential vendors
- Researching specific wishes and vendors
- Faxing, scanning, and filing
- Managing our electronic filing system
- Database entry
- Assisting with wish visits, wish celebrations, and logistics
Work with the PR and Communications manager on social media implementation, digital projects, design, event support, photography, research, internal and external communication, media relations, and more.
Common Tasks
- Planning and creating content for social media
- Scheduling social content through Hootsuite
- Writing wish stories and other content for public use
- Photographing wish reveals and internal events
- Communicating with media, local photographers, etc.
- Drafting press releases for wish reveals and other events
Assist the Development team with the planning and execution of Make-A-Wish Alabama grants, stewardship program, individual giving and corporate alliances.
Common Tasks
- Create and design newsletters to mail to donors
- Draft and prep grants for submission
- Research and update the grants calendar
- Assist the development team on stewarding donors