Undergraduate Intern, Prospect Development and Portfolio Strategy

ACLU

Undergraduate Intern conducting prospect research for development at ACLU. Learning about fundraising operations while working remotely or hybrid from New York City.

Posted 6/29/2026internshipNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesEntry Level💰 $20 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct prospect research to deepen our knowledge of donors’ capacity and inclination to make a major gift to the ACLU.
Learn about enterprise-wide fundraising tools, including data analytics and resources to support prospect segmentation and analysis.
Assist in prospect identification through an ongoing calendar of internal and external prospecting reviews including upgrade reports and assessments of vendor screening data.
Make recommendations for assigning prospects to national and affiliate portfolios and communicate those recommendations to nationwide fundraisers.
Other duties potentially include Salesforce CRM data entry, business intelligence reporting projects, writing event bios, and assisting with other NPSPD department projects.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Interest in a career in nonprofit development, especially in prospect development
Interest in exploring community centric fundraising (CCF) principles
Good writing skills and verbal communication skills
Experience with Microsoft Office

Benefits

Comp & perks

A stipend is available for students who are lawfully authorized to work.
Arrangements can be made with educational institutions for work/study or course credit.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Prospect IdentificationData AnalysisBusiness Intelligence ReportingFundraising ToolsVendor Screening Data

Soft Skills

Verbal CommunicationGood Writing Skills