Operation P.E.A.C.E. is a nonprofit offering an outstanding opportunity for students to gain “real world,” hands-on development and grantwriting experience. The Development Intern will become a key player in our organization’s sustainability and long-term success. The Development Intern will work directly with the Executive Director to identify potential foundations and other funding institutions to support our vital community arts and technology programs. Our programs include an afterschool program for children from ages 5-13 years old, ESL, and Arts and technology programs, including media literacy and multimedia programs for youth, seniors, linguistically-diverse speakers and disadvantaged communities. The Development intern will prepare reports for foundations and potential sponsors, and develop grant proposals and follow up with phone calls to insure the requirements of grant applications are met with high standards. While the internship is 75% grantwriting and research, there will also be a percentage of administrative duties, such as filings, donor mailings, and pitching in to help with other administrative duties as needed.

Interns will gain:
• Valuable experience in the field of non-profit fundraising development, increased knowledge of non-profit sector.
• Grantwriting and editing skills marketable to all non-profits
• Potentially successful grants/Letters of Inquiry to add to a resume or professional grant writer’s portfolio
• An improved sense of the services available to the children, youth, and the linguistically-diverse population we serve
• Opportunities to practice Spanish and Russian.
• Gain basic webdesign for updating our events web pages for WebPages to attract potential donors and funders.
• Have an excellent employment reference for your work with Operation P.E.A.C.E.

Qualifications:
• Excellent writing and editing skills, and organizational skills.
• Able to juggle multiple tasks at once, and able to work under pressure
• Good computer skills; skilled in using internet and/or library resources for research
• Able to solve problems with limited direction, work independently and take initiative; flexible in adapting to needs of development office
• Interested in issues affecting children, disadvantaged communities, ESL learner issues, and the elderly.
• Bilingual English-Spanish, English-Russian a plus, but not required

TO APPLY:
This is a 3 to 6 month internship plus possibilities for academic credit. Minimum of 20 hours/week required, available up to 40 hours ASAP. Please send resume, cover letter, and short writing sample (in English) to:

Please email resume and cover letter addressed to David Zermeno, Executive Director at: david@OperationPeaceBoston.org