Position: Intern
Status: Part-Time (20-25 hrs/week)
Focus area: Project Management: Spend Down Initiatives
Start date: May 2013
Reports to: Senior Vice President
Duration: 3 months
Since 1986, the Foundations associated with The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies (ACBP) have focused their philanthropic vision on making a difference in Canada, Israel, the United States and around the Jewish world. ACBP seeks to nourish the deep and fundamental human desire to belong to a community and to help individuals forge connections between their identity and community. The principles and goals of the founders have been pursued via a myriad of programs and projects that are investing in next generations in an effort to change the world. In 2001, Charles Bronfman and his wife, Andrea — who passed away in 2006 — chose 2016 as the year by which ACBP would spend down its resources and phase out its grantmaking activities, having accomplished the goal of ensuring that the missions of the organizations that ACBP has successfully incubated would continue on independently. For more information about our organization, please visit www.acbp.net.
Summary:
This project management position will work closely with ACBP program officers, other spend-down foundations and various groups in the philanthropic field. This person will coordinate efforts and report to the back to the work group. Materials will be made available by various media including website, blogs and articles.
Essential Functions:
- Communicate issues with professional and non-professionals.
- Schedule events, meetings and conference calls.
- Assist in the compilation and organization of ACBP grantmaking history for ACBP website.
- Conduct research of the various aspects unique to spend down foundations.
- Help draft articles and white papers on the cases unique to the challenges of spend down foundations.
- Conduct analysis of various stewardship and financial measures.
- Research and develop an effective and user-friendly system for the repository of various materials.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required Skills:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Diligent with keeping information organized and accessible.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Basic understanding of nonprofit finance principles.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree is required.
