Development & Communications Intern
Not Disclosed•InternOn-site
location_onAccess Road, Schaumburg, Schaumburg Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60173, United States
About the Kenneth Young Center
The Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.
About the Internship
This Development & Communications Internship offers a unique opportunity to support our mission through strategic storytelling and donor engagement. You will serve as a bridge between our programs and the community, developing social media content that highlights our impact stories, events, and partnerships. Beyond digital content, you will draft short-form copy for emails and newsletters aligned with our brand voice and fundraising priorities. You will also gain hands-on experience in the development side of our work by preparing prospect research profiles for potential individual, corporate, and foundation donors, recording pertinent information in our Raiser's Edge database.
Skill & Career Development
Through this role, you will gain hands-on experience in nonprofit communications, digital content strategy, and donor prospect research. You will strengthen persuasive writing skills tailored to mission-driven storytelling and fundraising appeals. Through research assignments, you will learn how to analyze publicly available information, assess philanthropic capacity, and synthesize findings into actionable insights. Additionally, you will build professional skills in remote collaboration, project management, and strategic messaging.
This internship prepares candidates for entry-level roles such as Development Assistant, Communications Coordinator, Social Media Specialist, or Prospect Research Associate within nonprofit organizations, healthcare systems, or mission-driven institutions. The experience is also relevant for roles in marketing, public relations, digital engagement, or advancement services in higher education and healthcare settings.
Time Commitment & Application
Interns will work 4-10 hours per week for one semester (Spring, Summer, or Fall). We offer flexible start dates and opportunities for multiple semesters or additional work, which are open for discussion.
Please note: This is an unpaid internship.
For more information regarding this internship, please reach out to careers@kennethyoung.org.
Work location
Work model: On-site
Access Road, Schaumburg, Schaumburg Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60173, United States
Schaumburg, Illinois
Key Responsibilities
- check_circleConduct prospect identification and research to support fundraising efforts
- check_circleBuild profiles and gather information on potential individual, corporate, and foundation donors
- check_circleCreate social media content highlighting programs, impact stories, events, and community partnerships
- check_circleWrite short-form copy for posts, emails, and newsletters aligned with brand voice and fundraising priorities
- check_circleRecord pertinent donor information in the Raiser's Edge database
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In this Development & Communications Intern at Kenneth Young Center role, you will conduct prospect identification and research to support fundraising efforts; build profiles and gather information on potential individual, corporate, and foundation donors; create social media content highlighting programs, impact stories, events, and community partnerships; and write short-form copy for posts, emails, and newsletters aligned with brand voice and fundraising priorities.
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Development & Communications Intern at Kenneth Young Center is based in Access Road, Schaumburg, Schaumburg Township, Cook County, Illinois, 60173, United States. This is a on-site role.
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Kenneth Young Center has listed this Development & Communications Intern role as on-site.
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Key skills for Development & Communications Intern at Kenneth Young Center include Social Media Content; Fundraising; Prospect Research; Raiser's Edge; Digital Content Strategy; Donor Prospect Research; Persuasive Writing; and Project Management.
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Development & Communications Intern at Kenneth Young Center is part of the pr, advertising & marketing job category on Recrutus.