Marketing and Fundraising Internship in Brazil
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Build a well-rounded marketing skill set promoting the vital work being done in a seaside community
This organization works to protect the unique habitats, flora and fauna in the Itacaré region of Brazil through a combination of hands-on eco-sustainability initiatives and community development with a special focus on youth and education.
As a Marketing and Fundraising intern, your main goal will be to promote their work both locally and globally, connecting the organization with crucial support and raising awareness in the community of the region. This could involve heading up your own fundraising drives, coordinating marketing strategies, creating content for social media and other online platforms, working on intern and volunteer recruitment, or expanding and solidifying partnerships with supporting organizations.
You’ll travel to the Cocoa Coast of Brazil where you’ll engage in content creation along with marketing and fundraising strategy, while having space to devise and lead your own projects.
Learning Objectives
- Practical work experience in marketing, communications, grant-writing, and fundraising
- An understanding of marketing strategy within a nonprofit organization
- Development of skills using software, online platforms, and digital tools surrounding content creation and marketing
- A portfolio of content created across a variety of platforms and channels
- International work experience in the nonprofit sector
ORGANIZATION
ETIV do Brasil is a nonprofit NGO operating in the Itacaré region of Bahia, Brazil since 2015. With an emphasis on youth development, they aim to advance social justice, ecological conservation, and sustainable development through a range of projects in the region. They also place a high priority on offering professional and personal development for their interns through hands-on experience working with local communities in international settings.
TASKS & REQUIreMENTS
As a Marketing intern in Brazil, you’ll play a vital role for the organization spreading their message, promoting their work, and connecting them with support & donors. This is a multifaceted organization, running a range of initiatives in the region, so as well as your marketing and fundraising responsibilities, you’ll have the option to get involved with a range of nonprofit work.
Responsibilities
- Developing marketing strategies, tracking results, and providing recommendations for new campaigns and initiatives
- Maintaining and updating data banks of the organization’s marketing and recruitment progress
- Creating weekly agendas for other team members, updating them on projects and general administrative structure
- Creating content for social media, websites, newsletters, blogs and other online platforms
- Producing and improving brochures, posters, fliers, and banners for local communications
- Organizing and executing fundraising drives
- Writing grant applications for the organization’s various initiatives
- Creating listings for volunteer/intern recruitment websites and university job boards
- Taking part in the upkeep of the complex and contributing to the overall success of the organization
Requirements
- Basic Portuguese (free Portuguese online courses are available beforehand and lessons can be taken during your internship for a small extra fee)
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Google Drive, and social media platforms
- Skills in web design, videography, photography, or marketing experience are a bonus
- Excellent attention to detail and strict adherence to deadlines
- Your own laptop
- Must be over 18 years of age
WHERE YOU’LL STAY
Interns stay in one of several apartments within the complex of the organization. Each has a well-equipped kitchen, electricity, Wifi, filtered drinking water, and the complex itself has a shared pool an