Development Intern Job Description

Summer Program 2008

Application Deadline

Wednesday, April 30

Come look “behind the scenes” at a nationally prominent educational non-profit, and learn about fundraising development, public relations, and event planning!

Who We Are

Summerbridge Cambridge, A Breakthrough Program (SBC) is a year-round, tuition-free academic program committed to educational equity. It provides middle school students with challenging classes and enriching activities, ongoing support to high school students, while training talented high school and college students for careers in education.

The mission of SBC is to inspire excitement for learning, create paths to college andpromote careers in education.

As a member of the national Breakthrough Collaborative, SBC is affiliated with 29 Breakthrough programs, all of which share a similar mission and the proven “students teaching students” model.

What you would do

This summer, SBC will implement a major public relations and development initiative, including a donor visitors’ program and a major family and community PR and fundraising event called Celebration, to be held in August. One development intern will support these efforts through the following responsibilities:

General projects:

  • Help design and produce public relations materials, including event invitations and programs.
  • Collaborate with Summerbridge teachersand students to plan aspects of Celebration.
  • Collaborate with the development team to reach summer performance goals, focusing on in-kind donations and revenue from special events
  • Recruit, welcome and host visitors to SBC.
  • Communicate with local media to highlight SBC.
  • Update SBC PR materials.

Celebration -specific projects:

  • Provide support to staff and volunteercommittees for the Celebration event. These committees work to attract corporate sponsors and attendees to the event.
  • Ensure recognition for event sponsors
  • Manage the logistics of the event, including technology, setup, food, decorations etc.
  • Communicate with SBC summer staff and students to build understanding of the event’s fundraising component.

2008 Summer Program Dates

Teacher OrientationMonday, June 16 – Friday, June 27

Summer ProgramMonday, June 30 – Friday, August 8

Evaluation WeekMonday, August 11 – Friday, August 15

Note: We encourage applications from candidates who have partial conflicts with Teacher Orientation and Evaluation Week, as the schedule these weeks is somewhat flexible

Nuts & Bolts

The intern will work approximately 40 hours a week from mid-June to mid-August. Celebration will be the evening of Thursday, August 7. This is a stipend position.

SBC is located at the Kennedy-LongfellowSchool in East Cambridge.

The ideal intern is responsible, articulate, detail oriented and computer savvy. Commitment to educational equity essential. Experience with non-profits or projects such as school yearbooks or drama production would be helpful. Familiarity with the Summerbridge/Breakthrough model or the Cambridge community a plus.

If interested, please send a cover letter and resume toErika Goldby email (), fax (617-349-6648), or mail (P.O. Box 381486, Cambridge, MA02238). If you have any questions, feel free to call the SBC office at 617-349-6647.