Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Description:
Rite of Passage Journeys, established in 1968, fosters self-discovery, community, and connection with the natural world, through nature-based programs designed to help individuals through life transitions. Programs are designed for children, teens, and adults. Rite of Passage Journeys provides 1-3 week wilderness trips throughout the summer. The organization also does community and school education about healthy rites of passage, both training organizations to create them and teaching about their cross-cultural significance.

This internship will be an opportunity to learn about fundraising and grant-writing by working with a small, dynamic nonprofit.

Start date:
Fundraising Internship: start and end dates flexible; intern will commit to a minimum of 4 hours a week of work, for a minimum of 10 weeks. Depending on academic needs and life circumstances, time commitment can be adapted.

Duties (as time allows):
-Research philanthropic foundations and grant programs that offer promising grants.
-Gather records of grants our organization has previously submitted.
-Sort and organize grant files and information into a comprehensive system.
-Research businesses with established in-kind (i.e. goods, not money) donation programs.
-Research businesses who offer services and goods similar to those that our organization already uses.
-Research the procedures for soliciting in-kind donations, document these procedures, and solicit donations.
-Contact donors to better understand the circumstances that lead them to donate.
-Research businesses with philanthropic programs and businesses with sympathetic missions.
-Organize information collected into useful documents.

Requirements:
-Must be 18
-Must have basic computer proficiency: internet use, word processing, and spreadsheet programs are required
-Must have excellent writing and grammar skills
-Must have strong telephone and interpersonal communication skills
-Must be self-motivated and organized
-Must be open to feedback and eager to learn and grow

Preferred skills and abilities
-Experience working with a Macintosh platform computer
-Background in Fundraising, Nonprofit management, or Administration
-Familiarity with database programs

Compensation:
-Credit through your university (if applicable)
-Opportunity to work behind the scenes of a small, dynamic nonprofit
-Intentional mentorship and professional networking opportunities with members of our organization and broader community (in fields including therapy, teaching, outdoor education, and more)
-Opportunities to participate in trainings about ritual and wilderness-based rites of passage led by our unique and innovative organization with over 40 years of experience leading wilderness-based rites of passage
-Individual attention and feedback, with opportunities for personal and professional development
-This Fundraising Internship is an unpaid internship.

How to Apply:

Contact us below to send a cover letter and a copy of your current resume to our Volunteer Coordinator.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. There is no deadline for submitting your application, though we will interview and hire as we receive applications.

Thank you!

This opportunity is sponsored by: Rite of Passage Journeys

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekly This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Unpaid Intern Individual Adults (26-54) Young Adults (18-25) Adults (55+)

Contact Person: Nevada McNamara, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

22401 39th Avenue SE Bothell, WA 98021 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.riteofpassagejourneys.org

Miscellaneous Information

Are Youth Volunteers Welcome?
	No
What is the minimum age for volunteers?
	18
Are court-appointed community service volunteers okay?
	No
Can families with young children volunteer for this opportunity?
	No

Last updated on November 17, 2009