With Who: Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Location: Washington, D.C.
Dates: Summer 2020 (June 1 – July 24, 2020)
Position Description: This is a paid internship. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) is looking for undergraduate, graduate students and recent grads of all majors interested in exploring a career in alumni relations, fundraising, communications and marketing and advancement services.
The CASE Advancement Internship Program is an eight-week summer internship designed with the goal to increase the number of diverse professionals in educational advancement. The internship is a full-time position at a host institution in which interns receive on-the-job training and gain valuable skills in the five professional areas of advancement – alumni relations, advancement services, communications and marketing, fundraising and development.
Additional Benefits:
- Hands-on educational advancement experience at a premier institution
- Compensation for the duration of the internship
- All-expense paid three-day training in Washington, DC
- Designated book from the CASE Bookstore
- Complimentary registration to the CASE Conference for Student Advancement
- Participation in introductory CASE advancement webinars and professional development online discussions
- Participation in CASE’s e-Mentoring program to network with an advancement professional outside the host institution
- CASE student membership for one year after the internship, accessing CASE webinars, the CASE Library and Career Central
- Regular communication post-internship on entry-level job posting and career development opportunities]
- Applicants must be an undergraduate, graduate student or a recent graduate within six months of the internship start date.
- An updated resume
- Two letters of recommendation, signed and on letterhead
- A statement purpose and commitment to diversity: In a statement of up to 750 words, please share your interest in educational advancement, how the internship program would future your interest, and the importance of diversity with the workplace.
Application Deadline: Applications close on February 7th, 2020 at 11:59 pm.
Apply (or see more information): Submit your application via Handshake today! (If you don’t have a Handshake account, select to create an account on the internship preview webpage. Questions? Contact us at commdept@cofc.edu)