EAA Foundation Intern

Summary

EAA Aviation Foundation is the charitable organization raising money to support EAA’s vital education, advocacy, and outreach programs. The EAA Foundation Intern will help the Foundation team prepare and execute a memorable experience for top donors during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. They will also assist in planning our formal fundraising event—The Gathering.

Roles And Responsibilities

1. Provide clerical support for the EAA Aviation Foundation in preparation for AirVenture, including but not limited to data entry, filing, packet assembly, writing auction descriptions, and research projects.
2. Deliver a first-class hospitality experience for donors during AirVenture, including but not limited to, greeting guests, checking out golf carts, and fulfilling donor requests.
3. Support donor events which may include set-up, registration and clean-up during the following – PHP receptions, The Gathering, Memorial Wall and Foundation raffles
4. Embrace and support the EAA mission and perform safe practices in the workplace and aviation environment.
5. All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Prefer a student majoring in Nonprofit Management, Human Services, Communications, or related field of study.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point.
• Ability to generate and deliver persuasive and clear verbal and written communications as writing is an important element of this position.
• Results-oriented team player with the ability to collaborate with team members
• Outstanding interpersonal skills; must have credibility, good judgment, honesty and integrity
• Effective skills in time management
• Initiative to solve problems with energy and a positive attitude
• Demonstrate ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced, changing environment
• Ability to thrive under pressure and deliver communications within tight deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the fundraising process and event planning
• Demonstrated ability to understand, learn and use changing technologies
• Polished networking skills

Competencies

Attention to Details: Completes and maintains high level of accuracy of even the smallest aspects of assigned tasks; tolerates significant amounts of detailed work; consistently reviews work to detect errors; quickly and accurately identifies differences when comparing letters, objects, numbers, symbols and/or patterns.

Show Adaptability: Works effectively in situations involving ambiguity, shifting priorities, and rapid change; demonstrates resilience and composure in trying circumstances; deals constructively with mistakes and setbacks; copes effectively with stress and pressure.

Create Donor Loyalty: Understands the donor’s requirements and expectations; delivers on commitments to donors; provides value and ensures exceptional donor experiences; seeks feedback from donors; effectively recovers from mistakes; removes barriers to customer service; builds a donor-focused team.

Listen Attentively: Demonstrates genuine interest and empathy; listens patiently and carefully to input; correctly interprets nonverbal behaviors; clarifies others’ points of view; and listens well in a group.

Establish and Build Relationships: Relates to others in an open, friendly, accepting and respectful manner; viewed as approachable and shows interest in others; develops and maintains high-quality relationships with manager, peers, and direct reports; demonstrates style flexibility when relating to a variety of people and situations; uses formal and informal networks to get things done; identifies and cultivates relationships with key colleagues and stakeholders in other parts of the organization; builds and maintains appropriate contacts and networks with people in the industry or profession.

Spreadsheet Skills: Demonstrates working knowledge of spreadsheet software; prepares spreadsheets to capture numerical/other informational data.

Word Processing Skills: Demonstrates working knowledge of word processing software; prepares memos, documents and information for presentation and communication.

Physical Requirements

Typical office setting. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Eeo Statement

EAA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.