Our organization is committed to serving COLAGErs/queerspawn (people with one or more LGBTQ+ caregiver/parent). In order to do so, we need to deepen our relationships and expand our fundraising efforts.

We would like to collaborate with a student intern project by project beginning with a fundraising event to help meet our goals.

This will involve several different steps for the students, including:

• Familiarizing themselves with our mission, values and goals.
• Working to offset the costs of our established budget and increase the fundraising for each event.
• Creating a plan of action and a detailed breakdown of tasks for volunteers to complete at the event.
• Researching and soliciting in kind donations
• Assisting in marketing and promoting our event.

Bonus steps in the process would also include:

• Recommending improvements for future fundraising events.

By the end of the project, students should demonstrate:

• Understanding of our mission, values and goals
• Creation/fine tuning of a plan of action
• Communicate which items will be donated and which will need to be purchased
• Have clear record keeping of in-kind donations (gift card numbers, logistics for picking up items, etc.
• Breakdown/schedule of each event (who will be doing what when and where?)

Bonus steps would include:

• Recommending areas of improvement for future events
• Create ActBlue donation pages

Final deliverables should include

• A budget breakdown and event plan.

Students will connect directly with us for mentorship throughout the project. We will be able to provide answers to questions such as:

• Our mission, values and goals
• Our programs and fundraising events
• Prior connections/relationships with businesses
• Input on choices, problems or anything else the students might encounter
• Template emails and sample scripts for phone calls
• Access to spreadsheets and documents with background information related to each event