Although many people don’t realize it, almost every non-profit organization spends a considerable amount of time and resources on raising money. Some call it development, and others call it fundraising. Whatever you call it, it’s time and resources that charitable organizations have to direct towards something other than their missions. Global Impact is a non-profit organization that makes it its mission to raise money and awareness for other non-profit organizations. With the money that it raises, Global Impact works directly with U.S. based international organizations to help the world’s most vulnerable people. Despite the fact that Global Impact is all about fundraising, they still think that it’s important to limit administrative costs, which is why they’re able to give away 88% of the money that they raise while only 5.3% of their spending goes to administration and fundraising. Much of Global Impact’s proficiency in fundraising comes from their participation in and promotion of workplace giving programs. Global Impact is very selective about where their money goes, so member organizations are expected to meet very specific criteria before they are able to receive funds. Global Impact has
Although Global Impact’s Internships page doesn’t list specific opportunities, they do appear to be actively recruiting interns. There are no specifics about when Global Impact offers internships, but they do say that interns have the possibility of working to “assist the communications and corporate development departments in researching, writing and/or editing; develop informational databases; assist regional director with campaign events, charity fairs, etc.; and assist in researching new development opportunities.” The Alexandria, VA based internships are unpaid, but Global Impact does offer a travel stipend for interns. If an internship with Global Impact is something that you’re interested, check out their Internships page for more information, and then use the contact form at the bottom of the page to apply.
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