American Climbing Society is searching for a Improvement Intern for Fall, 2025 (September – December). The Improvement Intern will work roughly 10 hours per week with a versatile schedule Monday via Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m, EST. It is a distant place, however we are going to solely contemplate candidates positioned in Colorado, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming. Wage is $20/hr and preparations may also be made with academic establishments for course credit score or work/examine.
AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY
American Climbing Society, a 501c3 nonprofit based in 1976, is the one nationwide nonprofit serving the mountaineering neighborhood. Our mission is “Empowering ALL to get pleasure from, share, and protect the mountaineering expertise.” We obtain our mission via grassroots and grasstops advocacy and volunteer programming; and we envision a world the place everybody feels welcome within the American mountaineering neighborhood and has everlasting entry to significant mountaineering, together with city, frontcountry, and backcountry alternatives. Our volunteer applications embrace week-long journeys primarily based all around the nation resembling Various Break (for college kids) and Volunteer Holidays (all ages) for all path service expertise ranges; and American Climbing Society’s Nationwide Trails Day®, a nationwide day of advocacy and path service on the first Saturday in June involving 1000+ occasions and greater than 100,000 contributors. Our advocacy applications embrace the year-long NextGen Path Leaders program, which focuses on advocacy, stewardship {and professional} improvement for 18-40 year-old rising leaders within the open air; and Hike the Hill®, an annual advocacy occasion organized in collaboration with the Partnership for the Nationwide Path System that brings collectively 150+ path organizations and advocates to fulfill with elected officers and federal land supervisor management. AHS is dedicated to justice, fairness, range, and inclusion in all we do, internally and externally; and we’re a collaborative, de-siloed workforce that values harnessing one another’s strengths and honoring work-life steadiness.
DEVELOPMENT INTERN
POSITION SUMMARYThis internship spans a variety of obligations, skilled improvement alternatives and studying experiences, and is right for these enthusiastic about exploring a profession within the nonprofit sector, funding and partnership improvement, conservation advocacy, or communications and advertising. The Improvement Intern reviews to the Director of Company and Basis Partnerships and is a distant place.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Conduct company model analysis and outreach
Conduct basis grant analysis and outreach
Coordinate donor relationship administration and engagement
Produce funding supplies and program influence reviews
Analyze income fashions and funds forecasts
QUALIFICATIONS
Real dedication to the outside, conservation and repair
Curiosity in non-profit improvement and fundraising
Dedication to justice, fairness, range and inclusion
Capacity to work each independently and collaboratively as a part of a workforce
Robust abilities in communication, analysis and challenge administration, and primary laptop abilities (or the power and want to be taught shortly)
WHAT YOU WILL GAIN
Tangible, hands-on expertise in nonprofit improvement and fundraising
Actual-world insights within the challenges and rewards of working with a nonprofit
Publicity to quite a lot of fundraising methods and engagement strategies
Expanded consolation degree in funding discussions, solicitations and negotiations
Mentorship with professionals within the nonprofit sector and reference to professionals within the company and philanthropic sectors
SALARY and BENEFITS
Non-negotiable wage beginning at $20/hr. Preparations may also be made with academic establishments for course credit score or work/examine.
Versatile work hours Monday via Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST as agreed upon with the Director of Company and Basis Partnerships
Pc gear offered by American Climbing if wanted; will need to have personal smartphone for receiving AHS-related calls (AHS doesn’t present a stipend for cell service, however the calls will likely be rare)
Robust tradition of work-life steadiness and valuing psychological and bodily well being of workers
TO APPLY
We’ll solely contemplate candidates from the next states: Colorado, Indiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming
Ship a quick cowl letter, resume, and the way you heard about this place to Kristin Oliver, Director of Company and Basis Partnerships, at jobs@americanhiking.org with “Improvement Intern” and your first and final identify within the topic line. Purposes will likely be accepted till Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
American Climbing Society is an equal alternative employer and gives an equal employment alternative for all workers and candidates with out regard to their precise or perceived race, shade, faith, intercourse, age, incapacity, nationwide origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital standing, private look, citizenship standing, household obligations, gender id or expression, genetic info, matriculation, political affiliation, veteran standing, or another prohibited foundation of discrimination as required by regulation.
JOB TYPE: Intern; TemporaryHOURS: Roughly 10 hours per week, versatile schedule to work round lessons; Monday via Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST.SALARY: $20/hr. or preparations may be made with academic establishments for course credit score or work/examine.
