Advancement Summer Internship Program - Health Care Philanthropy Intern

Advancement Summer Internship Program - Health Care Philanthropy Intern

The University of Iowa Center for Advancement (UICA) is currently providing opportunities for full time paid summer internships. UICA encourages students from all backgrounds to explore careers in nonprofit settings, promote engagement with the University of Iowa, support and advance the university and its programs through meaningful pre-professional opportunities, and support potential graduates to obtain roles within our organization.

The UICA will provide nine intern opportunities that provide 10 weeks of work experience, June 1 - August 7. Internships are open to Fall 2026 2nd year college students, through May & December 2026 graduates from any college or university. Interns will earn $18/hour and will be provided with the flexibility and technology to work from home two days per week if desired. Up to five unpaid vacation days will be available throughout the internship program if desired. At the conclusion of the internship, all interns are expected to give a final presentation highlighting their experience and projects they have worked on. Housing and benefits are not available as part of the intern experience and interns must be within driving distance of our Iowa City, IA office.

**This opportunity will close 11/2/25 and applications will no longer be accepted**

As the Health Care Philanthropy intern, you will gain exposure to major gift fundraising by participating in the identification, qualification, cultivation, and stewardship of grateful patient and family donors to advance the philanthropic priorities of UI Health Care. You will contribute to donor strategy and innovate new ways to demonstrate donor impact, while also focusing your efforts on external donor communication and engagement. The internship will provide a holistic understanding of the UI Center for Advancement's patient and family fundraising program, emphasizing both generalist and constituent-based fundraising approaches, strengthening an overall understanding of the donor process.

Core Responsibilities:

• Identify new major gift donor prospects through new and existing pipelines.
• Steward weekly incoming gifts to UI Health Care and seek to qualify donors for major gifts.
• Gain frontline fundraising exposure by preparing for, shadowing, and participating in local donor meetings, hospital partner meetings, and internal strategy meetings.
• Create materials and resources to be used by the Health Care Philanthropy team for internal use and external donor communication.
• Assist with on-campus donor event and event follow up.

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