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Insight Housing

Housing Navigator

Sacramento, CA · Hybrid

Retirement Plan with a match * Paid Training * 10-year anniversary sabbatical * Flexible Spending ... Ensure that all regulatory agreements, contracts, and fair housing laws are adhered to as they ...

Insight Housing

Housing Navigator

Sacramento, CA · Hybrid

$28.32/hr

Retirement Plan with a match * Paid Training * 10-year anniversary sabbatical * Flexible Spending ... Ensure that all regulatory agreements, contracts, and fair housing laws are adhered to as they ...

Houston Zoo

Zookeeper III, Elephants

Houston, TX · On-site

Houston Zoo connects communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife. Our Vision ... Serves as a positive role model for interns, volunteers, and other keepers and staff.

Great Plains Zoo

Zookeeper (Ungulate)

Sioux Falls, SD · On-site

$18/hr

Join us at the Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium as a member of our Ungulate team! Job Summary ... This position works with a variety of ungulates which includes Black Rhinos, Reticulated Giraffes ...

Great Plains Zoo

Zookeeper (Ungulate)

Sioux Falls, SD · On-site

Join us at the Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium as a member of our Ungulate team! Job Summary ... This position works with a variety of ungulates which includes Black Rhinos, Reticulated Giraffes ...

Insight Housing

Housing Navigator

Sacramento, CA · Hybrid

$28.32/hr

Retirement Plan with a match * Paid Training * 10-year anniversary sabbatical * Flexible Spending ... Ensure that all regulatory agreements, contracts, and fair housing laws are adhered to as they ...

Insight Housing

Housing Navigator

Sacramento, CA · On-site

$28.32/hr

Retirement Plan with a match * Paid Training * 10-year anniversary sabbatical * Flexible Spending ... Ensure that all regulatory agreements, contracts, and fair housing laws are adhered to as they ...

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Philanthropy / Event Management Non-Profit Management Internship- Fall 2026

Dallas, TX

Dallas Zoo
Non-Profits • 201 - 500 employees

6.7

Company rating: 6.7 out of 10

Based on 6 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

20th of 37 rated wildlife parks and zoos

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People enjoy working here

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Job description

Interns will focus on development, fundraising, and assisting with all aspects of event management. Interns will gain hands-on experience by helping with fundraising campaigns and special donor member events, including Dallas Zoo's flagship annual fundraiser, Zoo To Do.Additionally, interns may have the opportunity to learn about donor management systems, volunteer management, and membership programs. Interns will assist with galas, special events, and other donor/member activities, as needed. Working closely with program managers, interns will assist with writing solicitation letters and acknowledgment/thank you letters in a timely manner and help maintain program-specific acknowledgment processes. Ability to think critically about correspondence content and notes for program managers when special messaging or general updates may be necessary. During the semester Interns will also assist with donor and member events; and other events for the Dallas Zoo.
An ideal intern will be a team player, and willing to learn how to interact with board members, major donors, and internal stakeholders.
The intern selected will also learn about: cross-departmental planning and collaboration; planning and analyzing cost-effective events; soliciting monetary and in-kind event contributions; tracking and acknowledging event donations; supervising the Events Coordinator(s); managing event volunteers and committees (frequently including major donors and board members); and coordinating and managing event collateral, sponsors, contractors, vendors, employees, and volunteers.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES intern may learn:
Assisting with the planning and execution of Dallas Zoo fundraising events; donor, member, and prospect cultivation and stewardship events; and other events, as needed.
Assist the advancement team with all aspects of event production, including food and beverage arrangements, vendor management, and event set up and tear down.
Collaborate with event fundraising chairs, volunteers, committees, staff, and vendors.
Regularly communicate with Dallas Zoo leadership, staff, and others.
Willing to learn and actively use the Zoo's project management software for event planning, collateral review, etc. Commitment to meeting deadlines is crucial.
Serve as an "ambassador" of the Zoo.
The Dallas Zoo College Internship Program provides a learning opportunity for currently enrolled undergraduate students at an accreditedcollege/university in the United States. Interns become actively involved in the Zoo's animal care departments, conservation/research efforts, operations, and administrative positions.
Interns will work 20-40 hours per week for a minimum of 12 weeks. Each placement is designed to help the intern gain experience related to their education. Most all internship positions are unpaid, and the Zoo does not provide transportation, housing, or a stipend.
All interns will be expected to participate in at least one service-learning project and attend professional development sessions designed especially for Zoo interns.
The Dallas Zoo Volunteer Services Department will work with students/schools to document internship experience needed to gain university/college credit.
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Must be available 20-24 hours per week for up to 12 weeks (dependent on area) including holidays and weekends
  • Flexible, self-motivated, and a team player
  • Understand and follow oral and written instructions
  • Work safely and as instructed around animals, tools, and equipment
  • Must be able to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
  • Establish and maintain an effective rapport with all levels of management, employees, and zoo guests
  • Have good observational skills
  • Able to walk, stand, sit, kneel, stoop, crawl, twist, reach above head, pull, bend, climb stairs and ladders, carry up to 50lbs, and actively work in inclement weather
  • Have a valid US driver's license with reliable transportation
  • Must be otherwise eligible to work in the U.S. at the time of the internship
  • Pass a background check
  • Provide a current negative TB test prior to the internship start date
  • Have some computer knowledge
  • Bilingual beneficial
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
  • Must be currently enrolled in a college or university student as a junior, senior, master's level student, or recent college graduate
  • Applications accepted within one year after graduation
This is an unpaid internship, and the Zoo does not provide transportation, housing, or stipends.
Application Deadline: 1 August 2026
Fall Internship Start Date: 22 September 2026
Employment Type: Intern

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