Events Intern

Make-A-Wish America

. Assist the Development Team with planning and execution of Make-A-Wish Alabama special events, individual giving, and corporate alliances .

Posted 10/2/2026internshipHuntsville • Alabama • United StatesEntry LevelWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong capabilities in event planning and execution, individual giving, and corporate alliances, with proficiency in data entry and donor database management. Effective in soliciting auction items and conducting research to support fundraising efforts.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Event PlanningData EntryDonor Database ManagementMass EmailingResearch

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Hard Skills

Event ExecutionSilent Auction SolicitationData EntryVendor CommunicationQuote Obtaining

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationOrganizational Skills

Tools & Technologies

Donor Database

Industry Keywords

FundraisingCorporate AlliancesIndividual GivingSpecial Events

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist the Development Team with planning and execution of Make-A-Wish Alabama special events, individual giving, and corporate alliances
Solicit silent auction items
Conduct mass emailing
Call vendors, donors, and wish families
Perform data entry
Obtain quotes for events
Use the donor database to pull information
Conduct research
Opportunity to attend some after hour/weekend events

Requirements

What you’ll need

Internship position
Ability to assist with planning and execution of special events, individual giving, and corporate alliances
Ability to solicit silent auction items
Mass emailing
Calling vendors, donors, and wish families
Data entry
Obtaining quotes for events
Using donor database to pull information
Research

Benefits

Comp & perks

Opportunity to attend some after hour/weekend events