Spring 2013 Development Intern (Fundraising) (Unpaid, but school credit is
Description:
Background: The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare is the only national nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening relationships between patients and caregivers and promoting compassionate, patient-centered care. To carry out this work, the Schwartz Center relies on charitable contributions from foundations, corporations and individuals.Internship Period and Commitment: The Schwartz Center is seeking two Development Interns for the spring 2013 semester, from January to May. Internships are part-time and unpaid with an expected commitment of 8-10 hours per week. The schedule is negotiable, but must fit within the standard Monday – Friday work week.
Location: Our office is located near North Station and the TD Garden. It is easily accessible by both the Green and Orange MBTA lines.
Summary: The spring semester includes several important fundraising initiatives, including our major spring event, the Celebration of Women in Healthcare. Development Interns are an integral asset to the development team during this exciting time. They provide day-to-day support for fundraising activities, work with the fundraising database, and assist in preparations for mailings and events. Development Interns receive training in The Raiser’s Edge, a software program used by many non-profit organizations.
Duties may include:
• Data entry and other database tasks;
• Organizing materials for mailings;
• Helping staff with preparations for events;
• Researching potential funders;
• Assisting with grant proposals;
• Preparing donor acknowledgement letters;
• General administrative support, which includes filing, photocopying, scanning, etc.;
• Occasional errands;
• Assisting with other development activities as needed.Requirements: Development Interns must be mature, reliable, detail-oriented, and self-driven, with a strong commitment to the quality of their work. Applicants should have an interest in fundraising or non-profit organizations and have strong communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel is required; previous office experience is preferred. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a higher education degree program. Candidates are encouraged to apply for school credit for Schwartz Center internships.
To Apply: Please email a cover letter and resume to Laurie Tellis, Development Systems Manager, at ltellis@partners.org. For more information about the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, please visit www.theschwartzcenter.org.
Qualifications:
Requirements: Development Interns must be mature, reliable, detail-oriented, and self-driven, with a strong commitment to the quality of their work. Applicants should have an interest in fundraising or non-profit organizations and have strong communication and interpersonal skills. Knowledge of Windows, Microsoft Word and Excel is required; previous office experience is preferred. Applicants must be currently enrolled in a higher education degree program. Candidates are encouraged to apply for school credit for Schwartz Center internships.
Hours:
8-12 hours per week
Length/Availability:
Spring semester
Start Date:
January 2013
End Date:
03/07/2013, May 2013
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The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare
To support and advance compassionate health care in which caregivers, patients and their families relate to one another in a way that provides hope to the patient, support to caregivers and sustenance to the healing process
Shortly before his death from lung cancer at age 40 in September of 1995, Kenneth B. Schwartz, a loving husband and father and successful health care attorney in Boston, established an organization dedicated to strengthening the relationship between patients and caregivers in the changing health care system. Ken viewed the Center as a vehicle to advance the ideas, hopes, and concerns that he expressed in his article, ‘‘A Patients Story,’’ published on July 16, 1995, in the Boston Globe Magazine.
As Ken wrote in his moving article, ‘‘As skilled and knowledgeable as my caregivers are, what matters most is that they have empathized with me in a way that gives me hope and makes me feel like a human being, not just an illness.’’ Everyone who read Kens story related to it. Patients and families applauded Ken for giving voice to their fears and experiences and eloquently articulating the importance of compassion. Caregivers were reminded to stay in the moment with patients and, as Ken wrote, that the smallest acts of kindness made the unbearable bearable.’’
Kens experience was seminal. During his ten-month ordeal, he came to realize that what matters most when a medical issue arises — whether for ourselves or a loved one — is the ‘‘human connection’’ with our health care professionals.
In 2005, the Schwartz Center celebrated its tenth anniversary. Ken could not have imagined the breadth of support accorded the Center in its short history. The Center seeks to sustain Kens vision of a more compassionate health care system, and has become a catalyst for change in health care, creating pioneering programs that teach caregivers to combine science with humanity and take pride in the ability to show compassion.
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205 Portland St
Boston, MA
Phone: (617) 724-4746
Email: hlolson@partners.org
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