Summer 2021 Development & Event Intern

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), the New York affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, seeks a thoughtful and detail-oriented development and events intern with strong writing, research, planning and organizational skills. The ideal candidate will be motivated, deadline-driven and adept at balancing and prioritizing a variety of tasks, and interested in a career in development and/or non-profits. The internship will provide experience and skill-development in project management and fundraising, especially related to events, and will include opportunities to interact with and learn from other departments and staff in the organization, including participation in the Legal Intern summer program.

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is one of the nation’s leading advocates on behalf of constitutional rights and liberties. Founded in 1951, as the New York affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, the NYCLU is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization with 140,000 member-donors, and nine offices statewide. We work in the courts, in the legislatures and on the streets to advocate for racial and economic justice, free speech, freedom of religion, privacy and equality before the law for all New Yorkers. For more information please visit our website: www.nyclu.org.

The NYCLU Development Department seeks to secure the financial resources necessary to support the NYCLU’s mission, strategic plan, and work plan. We engage and partner with our members as well as individual and institutional philanthropists. Within the NYCLU, we work closely with other departments on donor messaging and communications to promote brand awareness and educate stakeholders who are concerned with advancing civil liberties and civil rights in New York and the United States. We are a results- and values-driven team with professional and committed members who respect each other and our donor-partners.

The ACLU and NYCLU’s LGBTQ Rights & HIV Project Reception is an annual networking reception raising funds for the ACLU’s and NYCLU’s LGBT rights work, featuring our staff and clients, supported and attended by more than 300 guests, including young professionals and top talent from leading law firms and companies. The reception attracts a diverse array of ACLU and NYCLU supporters who are accomplished professionals and who support, or are affiliated with, the LGBTQ community. In 2020 the event was held virtually on the platform Hopin and we expect to hold another virtual event in June, 2021.

 

The 19th annual Sing Out for Freedom (previously Broadway Stands Up for Freedom) benefit concert will be held in the fall of 2021. Every year, the concert highlights a theme important to the work of the ACLU/NYCLU. The concert includes performers and speakers from Broadway and beyond that inspire supporters and remind all that the ACLU and NYCLU’s work to defend civil liberties in New York and across the country is more vital than ever. In 2020 the event was held virtually on YouTube and we expect to hold a hybrid event in 2021. For more information visit www.singoutforfreedom.com.  

 

The Development & Event Intern will assist the Development Associate in all aspects of event planning, fundraising, and donor cultivation, especially as it relates to our annual LGBTQ Rights Reception and Sing Out for Freedom benefit concert. This individual will also support the Development team as needed with other activities, including individual giving, foundation relations and internal/office projects as needed.  

 

Event-related duties may include but are not limited to: setting up digital platform, sending event invitations and gathering RSVP’s, prospect research, vendor research and communications, sponsorship outreach and tracking, calls to potential attendees or supporters, collaborating with key staff to develop program content, generating progress reports, compiling materials for event presentations and day-of event logistics.

As our events have taken place virtually since 2020, experience with Zoom and other virtual meeting platforms is a plus. We will follow public health guidelines to determine whether some aspects of our events can take place in-person in 2021. Our office is currently entirely remote due to COVID-19. We will follow public health guidelines to determine whether some in-person work will take place at our office located at 125 Broad Street, NY, NY 10004

The intern must be willing to work some evenings and weekends leading up to events.

                  

Stipends are paid through the Solomon & Seymour Fisher Civil Liberties Fellowship. The stipend for this position is $5,000

                                                                                                                            

Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in fundraising and event planning. Submit your resume, cover letter, transcript and 1-2 references to the posting in LionSHARE. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until positions are filled.