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Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

The American Heart Association’s Internship Program provides college students an opportunity for hands-on experience in various facets for individuals interested in gaining work experience with a non-profit, voluntary health organization.

Our innovation practice works to establish and foster a culture of innovation leveraging a design thinking centered approach to identifying and solving areas of opportunities for the organization. Proactively responding to market trends and technological advances to stay relevant with current donors and fundraisers as well as create new interesting and compelling platforms that inspire engagement and giving with new audiences.

Identifying focused innovation opportunities within our current/core fundraising campaigns and then solving the gaps to increase number of participating companies, fundraisers, and donors to drive revenue growth. As well as developing and launching new revenue streams with the potential to raise $10M annually. We are seeking an intern with a passion for and some experience with social media platforms as a means to engage and inspire fundraising. Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail, excel in research and analysis as well as be proficient in Microsoft.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as training and support locally and through our National Center.

#TheAHALife is our company culture, our way of life, reflecting our diversity and inclusion, our focus on work-life harmonization and our Guiding Values. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued™ at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and at heart.org.

Internship Overview:

• Time Commitment: 20-25 hours per week
• Internship Duration: 9/11/2023 – 12/8/2023
• Remote Position
• Salary: $23.00 per hour

Internship Outcomes:

Individuals participating in the internship program are provided with an opportunity to:

• Gain important and practical job skills to be successful in a non-profit environment.
• Opportunity to explore a career-path with a reputable voluntary health/service organization.
• Gain experience in the professional world while learning about board management.
• Complete an internship that enriches your academic and professional resume as well as enriches your personal life by making a difference in the lives of others.

Tasks could include things like the following:

• Expand engagement and increase revenue through emerging virtual communities and social media platforms.
• Assist with creating and updating social media content to support fundraising activities on platforms like Facebook and Instagram
• Assist in updating social media ad strategies and content to support fundraising initiatives.
• Community management in Facebook Groups focused on specific challenges and fundraising.
• Support, stewardship, and cultivation of current and former social media fundraisers and donors.

• Demonstrated excellence in written communications skills.
• Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfort with working with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff.
• Proficiency with all social media platforms including Facebook groups.
• Ability to deal professionally in a corporate or non-profit environment and assume responsibility for guiding projects and programs from inception through completion.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities.
• Intermediate to excellent proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Basic knowledge of Canva and Adobe Creative suite.
• Experience with Sprinklr social a plus
• Minimum availability of 20 hrs/wk, M-F between the hours of 8:30am-5pm.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship, now or in the future. For any roles working remotely, the work must also be performed inside the United States, not in a foreign country.
• Required Equipment:
• Reliable WiFi Connection

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

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  Compensation and Performance – Attracting talented, committed interns means offering competitive compensation, ongoing professional development and training, and a diverse and inclusive environment in which to work and grow. And we do.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.

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