Careers

Development Intern

Location: Nashville, TN

Type: Paid Internship – Part-time (15-20 hours/week)

Duration: 15 Weeks

About Us:

CreatiVets’ mission is to empower wounded veterans to heal through the arts and music.CreatiVets’ goal is to offer opportunities for relief and healing for the men and women who have sacrificed so much for our country. Our purpose is to use various forms of art, including songwriting, visual arts, music, and creative writing, to help disabled veterans cope with service-related trauma (i.e., post-traumatic stress, or PTS) by fostering self-expression in a way that allows them to transform their stories of trauma and struggle into an art form that can inspire and motivate continued healing. Through compassion, we are helping veterans live again.

We’re looking for a highly organized and proactive Development Intern to assist in identifying fundraising opportunities, researching potential grants, and helping build meaningful relationships with potential donors and partners. This role is ideal for someone interested in nonprofit development, fundraising strategy, or corporate partnerships.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Research potential grant opportunities, donors, and funding sources aligned with our mission

  • Assist in building and scaling our development and grant writing processes

  • Generate leads by researching and contacting potential donors

  • Conduct outreach to food and beverage brands and other companies for small-scale donations or in-kind contributions

  • Support ongoing fundraising campaigns and strategic development efforts

  • Assist with administrative tasks related to fundraising and development

  • Attend occasional in-person meetings and community activations/events (location-based)

Qualifications:

  • Strong research, writing, and communication skills

  • Interest in nonprofit development, fundraising, or philanthropy

  • Highly organized and detail-oriented

  • Comfortable with vendor outreach (phone calls & emails to vendors & donors

  • Experience/interest in promotion, sales, or fundraising

  • Experience with event planning for a non-profit or for profit organization

  • Demonstrated skills in effective one-on-one and group communications and comfort with working professionally with all levels of community leaders, volunteers, and staff

  • Proficient in multiple social media platforms

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment managing multiple priorities involving multiple entities

  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (or Google Workspaces) and Canva