Spring 2027 Development Intern

Location: Remote

Position Title: Intern

Status: Part-Time, 20 hours/week

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Location: Remote, but must be a college student/recent graduate residing in the U.S.

About the Active Minds Internship Program
Active Minds is the largest nonprofit in the United States mobilizing youth and young adults to transform mental health norms across society. For more than 20 years, we have equipped the next generation of peer mental health advocates through a variety of programs, including the Active Minds Chapter Network, A.S.K., and Send Silence Packing. Our advocacy, initiatives, and campaigns foster lasting change in how youth view and discuss mental health, encouraging them to use their voices to influence broader conversations and inform mental health supports within their communities. Together, we are building a diverse movement of champions committed to improving mental health for all.

Our internships are geared towards current college students and recent college graduates. Active Minds relies on the help of our interns tremendously as they work directly on important initiatives and projects as well as assist staff on a variety of administrative tasks. Interns have the opportunity to do substantive work, gain experience in the nonprofit sector, and help change the culture around mental health. 

All Spring 2027 internships will be remote, with an anticipated start date of February 1st, 2027, and an anticipated end date of April 23rd, 2027. We expect interns to work 20 hours per week on a consistent schedule, Monday through Friday, between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM in their local time zone and commit to staying on board for the entire semester. 

Active Minds pays interns $18 per hour.

Development Internship
As part of the Development team, interns will learn about the vitally important work of supporting a nonprofit’s mission by inspiring donors. Development interns will get an up-close look at how Active Minds financially supports a network of 800 campuses, workplaces, and communities with Active Minds programs all across the country by raising essential and necessary funds.

Interns with the Development team may fall under one of three general categories/roles, depending on the teams needs: Individual Giving & Development Operations, Community Fundraising, or Corporate & Foundation Relations.

All interns with the Development team will strengthen their communication skills as they develop messages that motivate people to give to Active Minds and their people skills as they interact with donors, fundraisers, and advocates passionate about our work. Some projects that interns contribute to include: outreach to donors, students, and partners (All roles); planning special events (Community Fundraising); data entry and hygiene (Individual Giving & Development Operations); fundraising campaign prep (Individual Giving & Development Operations); donor prospect research (Individual Giving & Development Operations); corporate partners and foundation prospecting and drafting proposals (Corporate & Foundation Relations); and content creation for newsletters, donor letters, and fundraising pages (All roles). 

All Active Minds interns will also have the opportunity to collaborate on projects with other teams and are encouraged to connect with staff across the organization to learn more about their work. Development interns will directly impact the success of nationwide fundraising initiatives that support the entire organization.

Development interns are valued members of the team who support the mission and vision of our work through various projects, both big and small. 

Qualifications:

• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Attention to detail, ability to multitask, and meet deadlines
• Team player with a willingness to learn
• Marketing, business, and/or customer service skills
• Experience with college or other fundraising a plus (i.e., fundraising/philanthropy committees of student organizations)
• Knowledge of Google Workspace, Zoom, and Dropbox

Eligibility Requirements: 

• All applicants must be currently enrolled in, or have previously attended, a U.S. based college or university
• All applicants must be able to complete a work authorization (I-9) during onboarding 
• All applicants must be able to complete the entirety of the internship program during the listed dates in the job description 

Application Process
The application cycle for the Spring 2027 Internship Program will be open from Wednesday, October 21st, 2026 through Wednesday, November 4th, 2026. When completing the application, please thoughtfully answer each application question in complete, authentic sentences, as we thoroughly review every application. 

Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by late November/early December 2026 regarding scheduling next steps. We value the time that applicants put into completing their applications, but due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide responses to phone calls or emails regarding application status.