Silent Auction and Marketing Internships (2 positions), The Heart of America Foundation, Washington, DC

Silent Auction and Marketing Internships (2 positions), The Heart
of America Foundation, Washington, DC
At The Heart of America Foundation, a national nonprofit, we uniquely
combine volunteerism and literacy to provide children in need with the
tools to read, succeed and make a difference. We put books into the
hands of children in need while transforming school libraries in
underserved communities into vital and vibrant centers of learning that
become the heart of a school. Since 1997, we have provided children
living in poverty with over two million library and take-home books, and
engaged volunteers in more than one million hours of service to the
community.
In April 2012, The Heart of America Foundation will host its annual
fundraising event, which showcases over 60 award-winning chefs hosting
sweet and savory tasting stations, food demonstrations, a silent
auction, and a highly acclaimed fashion show! All proceeds from
individual ticket sales help The Heart of America Foundation provide
thousands of books for children living in poverty in the DC metropolitan
area.
The Silent Auction and Marketing internships will run from January 2012
– May 18, 2012. Interns will be expected to work a minimum of 20 hours a
week, 3-4 days a week (hours are negotiable) and the entire week leading
to the event on April 23.  The office is located inside the National
Building Museum, at the Judiciary Square metro on the red line.
The Silent Auction intern will be responsible for the following:
•       Research potential silent auction donors and mail out donation
requests
•       Maintain a database of mailings, silent auction donors and winners
•       Track and catalog received donations
•       Develop packages for silent auction, create bid cards, auction guide
format and content, and other miscellaneous auction needs
•       Write descriptions for silent auction book
•       Manage silent auction process on night of event, including check out
•       Finalize transactions to winning bidders during and post event
•       Generate and send thank you correspondences to silent auction donors
and winners during and post event
•       Provide administrative support to the Director of Development and
Events team for successful execution of event
The Marketing intern will be responsible for the following:
•       Assist with design and production of event’s promotion materials
•       Maintain social media websites in order to promote the event
•       Create e-blasts and submit free event listings
•       Assist with implementation of event’s marketing plan
•       Generate and send thank you correspondences during and post event
•       Provide administrative support to the Director of Development and
Events team for successful execution of event
Desired candidate is organized, has strong writing and time management
skills and is able to multi-task. Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office:
Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook required.
To apply, send a resume and 2 professional references to
carlamae@heartofamerica.org - subject line, "INTERNSHIP."