Hours/Week: 8-10 hours/week (flexible)
Reports To: Fundraising Lead (Currently CEN Director)
Compensation: Unpaid

Position Summary

This position provides support to CEN’s resource development goals and in particular, helps generate exposure for CEN in the Greater Seattle and Bellingham community and beyond. CEN desires an intern who is resourceful, creative, enthusiastic and self-directed. The intern will work independently but will meet regularly with the Director for planning and collaboration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist Director in organizing community fundraising events
• Promote CEN through one outreach event
• Identify and secure speaking opportunities for Director within the local business and community service sector (co-present, as desired)
• Provide assistance to Director in creating volunteer fundraising materials and tools
• Assist with upgrade of donor database
• Provide miscellaneous clerical support under the guidance of Director
• Other duties, depending on intern’s skills and experience

KSAs (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities) Needed

• Commitment to CEN’s mission and strong interest in international development issues
• Experience working or traveling in the developing world
• Experience coordinating events and generating community involvement
• Strong interpersonal skills; must be a team player
• Detail-oriented and flexible
• Self-directed, self-motivated, and able to work with little supervision and from home
• Strong organizational, office and computer skills

Logistics and Compensation

• Start and end dates are flexible. Since this is a volunteer position no compensation will be given but approved expenses will be covered.

You must be able to commit to a minimum average of 8 hours a week. This is a "virtual" team opportunity which may be performed from home or another location.

Community Empowerment Network's (CEN) operations are nearly entirely driven by the efforts of volunteers (the only exception is our Field Manager in Santarém, Brazil, who is paid under contract). We are a small organization and so lines of responsibility sometimes overlap, but this provides a terrific opportunity for volunteers to take on a variety of responsibilities and to expand their skills. See How Our Teams Work for more information.

If you are interested, please send your resume and cover note to our volunteer coordinator.