The Rise School of Austin is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide the highest quality early childhood education to children of all abilities – gifted, traditional and developmentally delayed – in an inclusive setting, where individualized learning techniques enable every child to reach their maximum potential. At Rise, 50% of our students are traditionally developing, 50% have a developmental delay or disability, and 100% learn together and receive the tools and support they need to succeed. Our organization features a robust therapy program, high-quality educators, and a dedicated administrative and fundraising team that support our mission for inclusion.
The Rise School offers Development, Fundraising, Marketing, and Administrative internships in addition to internships within our Education and Therapy Program.
For information regarding Classroom and Therapy internships, please visit https://riseschoolaustin.org/about/internships/.
As a nonprofit organization, all internships are unpaid. We are happy to support students seeking credit hours.
Internship Opportunities:
Fundraising Events
Description: The Rise School hosts two major fundraising events each year including a large gala and golf tournament, in addition to smaller fundraising initiatives throughout the year. The Event Intern will provide assistance with event coordination, donor appreciation, donation solicitation, event software management, auction item management, and other events tasks as necessary.
Marketing
Description: The Rise School of Austin is looking for an energetic and self-motivated marketing intern with a keen eye for design to participate in our marketing efforts including content marketing, preparing promotional presentations, monitoring social platforms, creating mockups of marketing materials including email, mail, and social media campaigns, web management, and conducting market analysis.
Development & Fundraising
Description: The Rise School of Austin is seeking an intern to participate in our Development and Fundraising efforts including assisting with our annual fundraising campaigns, events, and appeals, donor stewardship, grant research, managing and cultivating relationships with donors, alumni, families and staff, participating in coordination of the Junior Board, maintaining records, and coordinating with volunteers.
Administrative
Description: The Rise School is looking for administrative interns to participate in the organization’s day-to-day operations including general office administration, IT, Marketing, etc. Specific areas include data entry and database management, upkeep of webpages, organization of systems, filing, communications, creating internal marketing materials, and other administrative tasks.
Qualifications for above listed internships include:
Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate program, emphasis in communications, marketing, administration, or similar field encouraged. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong multitasking and organizational abilities, and computer proficiency (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Detail oriented with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects, utilizing available resources. Must be a team player with a willingness to learn.
Applications
Applications for fall internships with our administrative and fundraising teams will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested candidates must email our Director of Development & Marketing, Rachel Parr, at rparr@riseschoolaustin.org. Applications must include the following:
- Cover letter (including hours per week and number of weeks available)
- Resume (including overall GPA)
- Indication of preferred Internship (Events, Marketing, Development or Administrative)
The Rise School is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome everyone to our team.
