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About the Role

NRDC's Development (Fundraising) Department is seeking a graduate intern to support ongoing projects and priorities for our Foundation Relations Division. This intern will report into our Senior Manager, Foundation Strategy. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is interested in nonprofit development and climate philanthropy or wants exposure to environmental advocacy work within a large NGO.

Responsibilities

Analyze the team's meeting trackers to surface trends and lessons learned, paying close attention to which types of meetings resulted in funding and making recommendations about how our time is best spent.
Supporting NRDC's new corporate giving strategy by helping develop a pipeline of prospects, research companies, and provide recommendations about what types of projects will be "fundable" with this new audience.
Improving data hygiene within our Salesforce database.
Supporting with donor engagements.
Meeting with program staff to compile information about their work to help determine alignment with prospective funders.

Requirements

Must be currently enrolled in a graduate program.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Initiative, proactiveness, creativity.
Research and/or data analysis skills.
Project management and/or problem solving skills.
Strong attention to detail.
Commitment to NRDC’s mission, values, and DEI principles.

Skills

Salesforce or another CRM is preferred but not required.
Asana or another project management tool is preferred but not required.

Location

Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Washington, DC

Work Type

Hybrid
Onsite (3 days per week)

Experience Level

Graduate Intern

Education Level

Graduate program enrollment required

Salary/Compensations

$10,000.00 stipend paid bi-weekly

Benefits

Paid internship

About the Company

NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council) works to safeguard the Earth, its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends.
NRDC combines the power of more than 3 million members and online activists with the expertise of some 800 policy advocates, lawyers, scientists, and communication experts to confront the climate crisis, protect nature, ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities.
As an international nonprofit environmental organization, NRDC is working to address the world’s most urgent environmental challenges, and advance innovative, science-based, and enforceable solutions.
Since our founding in 1970, NRDC has helped craft and deliver many of America’s foundational environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act.
Today, we continue to lead in advancing and defending strong environmental protections at the local, state, federal and international levels, as well as through the marketplace.
Our team works across the United States and around the world, from offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., as well as in Beijing, and New Delhi (a subsidiary of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd.).
Supported by our members and online activists, NRDC is driving impactful solutions that confront the climate crisis, defend nature and safeguard public health across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
At NRDC, we believe lasting change happens when people bring their talent, passion, and expertise together for a common purpose: to build a cleaner, healthier, and more resilient world.
Learn more at nrdc.org.

Equal Opportunity

NRDC is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, both in our work and in our workplace.
We believe that celebrating and actively welcoming diverse voices and perspectives is essential to solving the planet's most pressing environmental problems, and we encourage applications from candidates whose identities have been historically under-represented in the environmental movement.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.