Building Impact Overview:
Building Impact's mission is to strengthen communities by providing individuals and companies with the knowledge and opportunity to volunteer, donate, and connect in the buildings where they work or live. Building Impact makes giving back convenient by bringing volunteer events and donation drives to participants in office and apartment buildings. We then channel 100% of the volunteerism and giving to fill service gaps in underserved local communities.
Building Impact currently reaches over 20,000 people in 640 companies spread across 55 buildings in 15 Massachusetts communities, in addition to Hartford, CT. By partnering with building owners and managers, and business leaders, Building Impact gains access to entire buildings and companies of people who were previously difficult to reach and engage. Our work is unique, creating both social change and needed resources for nonprofits and their worthy clients. The organization is growing, launching in new office buildings and companies in Greater Boston and exploring expansion to other cities. Learn more about Building Impact atwww.buildingimpact.org.
Building Impact Values:
- Demonstrate integrity in all that we do
- Respect others' time and attention
- Serve our volunteers and clients first
- Trust in teamwork
- Help colleagues on the team when needed
- Ensure Individual Accountability (a.k.a. Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" theory)
Position Description and Scope of Work:
Building Impact is seeking an Intern for general office and program support. This internship will provide the opportunity to gain insight into Building Impact's business operations, including but not limited to our programming and fundraising.The intern will provide support in the following areas:
New Business and Development Support:
- Research potential new business and donors
- Assist in making phone calls to prospective donors/client
- Support in Salesforce data entry for prospective donor/client lists
- Assist with events in support of fundraising efforts
Program Support:
- Facilitate volunteer events
- Help in developing monthly communications (signs, emails, website)
- Help with Salesforce entry (pre and post events, new contacts, etc)
- Research support on nonprofits (for future events, and for tell-me mores for inoffice trivia, etc)
- Support with donation drive pickups
- Support in editing quarterly reports
General Support:
- Ad-hoc projects/events
- Office organization
- Printing and inventory counting
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and competencies:
- Current B.A./B.A. Candidate
- Valid U.S. Driver's License required
- Passion for Building Impact's mission of civic engagement
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrates professionalism at all times across a variety of business sectors
- Strong organizational skills
- Computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office systems
- Comfort with technology
- Ability to handle moderate to heavy lifting when needed (preferred but not necessary)
