Advancement Internship

Do you share a passion for helping our community and learning what our mission is all about? Well, you can certainly do just this all while gaining valuable work experience with a professional network!

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Lighthouse Mission Ministries seeks a part-time intern to help the Advancement Team in all aspects of advancement for the Lighthouse Mission, including fundraising, event-planning, donor relations and marketing communications.

Time Commitment: 12-16 hours per week (or variable for credit) during Summer Quarter 2026 (6/23/26-8/21/26). Internship is set to begin the first week starting of the Summer Quarter, ending August 21st, 2026.

Internship Shadowing and Tasks Description: 

• Help assist with event planning and implementation, fundraising, & coordinating in-kind gifts
• Help assist with gathering photo and video content, plus possible video production 
• Help curate, create, and schedule social media posts 
• Help review and edit direct mail appeals and newsletters 
• Help interview guests and staff
• Help plan out, design, and schedule weekly emails
• Involvement in fundraising strategy, planning, and evaluation discussions
• Help assist with writing and editing thank you letters, cards, blog posts, and make calls to donors
• Help assist with donation processing, data entry and receipting
• Help manage online information pertaining to events and volunteering
• Help facilitate on-boarding process and interest meetings with volunteers
• Attend weekly Advancement department meeting if schedule allows

Preferred skills: 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Suite 
• Interpersonal communication 
• Writing 
• Graphic design, video editing, photography is a plus 
• Ability to work independently and as a team player
• Ability to give and receive feedback 
• Organization

Organizational Relationships: Intern will be supervised by the Chief of Advancement, and will work in-office alongside staff in the Advancement Department.

Qualifications: This internship is open to any college or university students seeking work experience for academic credit. Preference for candidates with an area of study of personal passion for marketing and communication. The internship is not an offer of employment- either during the course of the internship or a promise of employment afterwards. In recognition of the intern’s efforts and costs, LMM is pleased to offer a $1,000 stipend payment paid in a lump sum following the successful completion of the internship and performance reviews. Interns, in accordance with LMM policies, may be subject to a pre-volunteer background check.

Physical Demands & Environmental Conditions: With or without reasonable accommodation. Internship candidates are encouraged to reach out to HR via hr@thelighthousemission.org if they require accommodation during the application or volunteer process.

• Medium to heavy lifting (up to 50 lbs) as needed to help assist with donations and/or special events.
• Possible exposure to a variety of illnesses
• Standing 30%; walking 30%; sitting 40%; ability to walk up and down stairs

EEO

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lighthouse Mission Ministries is both an equal-opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. Subject to all applicable state and federal laws, Lighthouse Mission Ministries does not discriminate in its employment practices or in the administration and dissemination of its programs and services. Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e I(a)), Lighthouse Mission Ministries has the right to, and does, hire only candidates for employment who agree with the Lighthouse Mission Ministries Statement of Faith. Volunteers and Interns are not required to agree with the Statement of Faith.