Development & Communications Intern

Kenneth Young Center

Job Location:

Schaumburg, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Development & Communications Internship

Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care recovery-oriented support community prevention LGBTQ outreach older adult services and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger healthier communities.

Internship Description:
The intern would develop social media content that highlights our programs impact stories events and community partnerships. They will draft shortform copy for posts emails and newsletters aligned with our brand voice and fundraising intern might prepare prospect research profiles for potential and identified individual corporate and foundation donors then record pertinent information in the Raisers Edge database.

Responsibilities:

Create social media content that highlights programs impact stories events and community partnerships.
Write shortform copy for posts emails and newsletters that aligns with the organizations brand voice and fundraising priorities
Support fundraising efforts by conducting prospect identification and research
Build profiles and gather information on potential individual corporate and foundation donors.
Other duties as assigned

Time Frame: One semester (Spring Summer Fall available) Interns will work 4-10hours/week. Opportunities for flexible start dates multiple semesters or additional works are open for discussion.

Skill Development:The intern will gain handson experience in nonprofit communications digital content strategy and donor prospect research. They will strengthen persuasive writing skills tailored to missiondriven storytelling and fundraising appeals. Through research assignments they will learn how to analyze publicly available information assess philanthropic capacity and synthesize findings into actionable insights. Additionally they will build professional skills in remote collaboration project management andstrategic messaging.

Career Development: This internship prepares candidates for entrylevel roles such as Development Assistant Communications Coordinator Social Media Specialist or Prospect Research Associate within nonprofit organizations healthcare systems or missiondriven institutions. The experience is also relevant for roles in marketing public relations digital engagement or advancement services in higher education and healthcare settings. Candidates pursuing careers in nonprofit management public health communications fundraising or corporate social responsibility will find this experience particularly transferable.

For more information regarding this internship please reach out to
(Please note this is an unpaid internship.)

Required Experience:

Intern

Development & Communications InternshipKenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago we offer a wide range of s...

Create social media content that highlights programs impact stories events and community partnerships.
Write shortform copy for posts emails and newsletters that aligns with the organizations brand voice and fundraising priorities
Support fundraising efforts by conducting prospect identification and research
Build profiles and gather information on potential individual corporate and foundation donors.
Other duties as assigned

Required Experience:

Intern