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Nonprofit Leadership Programme
Job summary
An international nonprofit organization is offering an unpaid internship focused on advocacy leadership, fundraising, and marketing strategies. This part-time program is designed for individuals passionate about combating poverty. Interns will engage with government representatives, learn fundraising methods, and foster recruitment initiatives. The program offers flexibility in start dates and is open to all backgrounds.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Passionate about fighting poverty and righting wrongs.
- No prior experience necessary; open to all backgrounds.
Responsibilities
- Meet with government members and represent The Borgen Project.
- Learn fundraising techniques and create personal campaigns.
- Update job postings and assist with recruitment.
- Develop marketing strategies for media outreach.
Skills
From CNN to The Huffington Post, the world is talking about the innovative movement that is downsizing global poverty. The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nations on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. The national campaign is working to make poverty a focus of U.S., Canadian and U.K. foreign policy. Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? The Borgen Project is an international organisation that works at the political level to improve living conditions for people impacted by war, famine and poverty. With 20 years of experience in the advocacy space, The Borgen Project has worked to support the passage of numerous bills that have benefitted close to 500 million people in developing countries.
The Nonprofit Leadership Programme provides insights into the key skills required to lead and develop a nonprofit organisation. This is a part-time 12-hours per week, 12 week, unpaid remote programme. If your availability is limited, you can work ahead and complete the programme in fewer weeks.
- Advocacy Leadership Development – Meet with members of Government in your District/Constituency; represent The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events; mobilise individuals to contact their members of Government in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.
- Fundraising Development – Learn how to fundraise. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.
- Recruitment – Update job postings; inform groups and classes of openings, introduction to recruitment platforms and listen in to interviews.
- Marketing and Promotion – Pitch story ideas to print, broadcast and digital media and utilise social media and develop strategies for web-based messaging.
Experience No prior experience is necessary, we’re looking for people who are passionate about fighting poverty and righting wrongs, regardless of your GPAs/background.
This is an unpaid internship, although college credit is available.
Start Date New programmes begin every month, you choose the month you wish to start.
Watch our video to learn more about The Borgen Project.
- Seniority level Associate
- Employment type Full-time/Part-time (as applicable)
- Job function Business Development and Sales
- Industries Civic and Social Organizations and Non-profit Organizations
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Locations and recent postings: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom; Cambridge, England, United Kingdom; Luton, England, United Kingdom; Northampton, United Kingdom; Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. Start dates vary as new programmes begin each month.
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