Apply to 2021 CASE Advancement Internship
Position Availability: Summer 2021
Position Title: 2021 CASE Advancement Internship
Department: CA/Development
Responsibilities:
The New School’s Development and Alumni Engagement (DAE) team is pleased to announce we will be participating in the 2021 CASE Advancement Internship Program.
During the eight-week remote internship (June 7th – July 30th 2021), the intern will work up to 35 hrs per week within areas of The New School’s advancement office. They will receive on-the-job training and gain valuable skills in the professional areas of advancement, including fundraising, alumni relations, advancement services, and communications and marketing.
Interns throughout the program will participate in a variety of virtual networking and professional development opportunities provided by CASE including an e-curriculum of virtual seminars, virtual networking events, online resources, a select CASE book, and a year-long CASE membership.
Benefits of Participation
– Hands-on educational advancement experience
– Compensation for the duration of the internship at $15/hr for 20-35 hrs/week (20 hrs max if taking summer courses, 35 hrs max if not taking summer courses)
– 2 Day Virtual Internship Conference
– Select book from the CASE bookstore
– Mentor from the DAE team
– Complimentary registration to the CASE Conference for Student Advancement
– Participation in introductory CASE advancement webinars and workplace success online seminars
– Participation in CASE’s e-Mentoring program to network with an advancement professional outside your host institution
– CASE student membership for one year after the internship, accessing CASE webinars, the CASE Library and Career Central
– Regular communication post-internship on entry-level job postings and career
Why be a CASE Advancement Intern?
CASE is committed to growing the diversity of the advancement profession and helping colleges, universities and independent schools strengthen relationships with an increasingly diverse alumni population. For those who may not have originally considered a career in advancement, the CASE Advancement Internship Program is a great way to begin a career in the world of educational advancement and to see the benefits those professions bring to the education sector. In addition, it allows students to develop a peer network early in their career and provides them with a mentor at the beginning of their career.
About CASE
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education is the global non-profit association dedicated to educational advancement—alumni relations, communications, development, marketing, and advancement services—who share the goal of championing education to transform lives and society.
To fulfill their missions and to meet both individual and societal needs, colleges, universities and independent schools rely on-and therefore must foster the good will, active involvement, informed advocacy and enduring support of alumni, donors, prospective students, parents, government officials, community leaders, corporate executives, foundation officers and other external constituencies.
CASE helps its members build stronger relationships with all of these constituencies in a number of ways.
Minimum Qualifications:
– Applicants must be a matriculated undergraduate or graduate student at The New School
– An updated resume
– A letter of recommendation
– A personal statement: in 750 words or less, please share your interest in educational advancement, how the internship program would future your interest, and the importance of diversity with the workplace