Internship Wellbeeing Amsterdam

Exciting opportunity for a Fundraising role 🐝

Start Date: January/February 2025, Duration: 6-12 months
Job Type: Part-time or Full time Internship, 16-32h per week (flexible)
Compensation: 200€-450€ a month
Location: Amsterdam (Remote work partially possible)
Deadline: Apply until 31.12.2024

Experience how a grass root organisation in Amsterdam operates and support the mission of the Wellbeeing Foundation during your internship!

The Wellbeeing Foundation consists of a community of beekeepers & friends committed to protecting bees & pollinators and fostering awareness of their crucial role in sustaining ecosystems.

We aim to improve the well-being of bees, by keeping them in a natural way. We are maintaining different natural beehives in several locations in the city of Amsterdam, placed on rooftops, in parks or city gardens.

We are looking for a motivated Fundraising Intern to join us! We are a small, dedicated team offering a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment. Perfect for those keen to experience many different roles and a chance to diversify your portfolio.

How you will help:

Fundraising and Donation management: Develop and implement fundraising strategies, actively reach out to potential donors during your internship, and cultivate relationships to enhance and maintain donor loyalty.
Diversification of Income Streams: Identify and create new funding opportunities, such as grants and partnerships, while developing targeted marketing strategies to broaden financial support.
Research project: Come up with interesting business solutions or research findings on how to make bee-preservation commercially relevant (sponsorship strategy).
Administration and Organisation: Help keep our projects and volunteers on track by setting up meetings and staying on top of emails, updates, plans and administration of our foundation.

What you bring:

You are motivated, creative and well organized with a passion for environmental issues.
You are pursuing a degree in environmental science, communications, economics, business, politics, public relations, or a related field.
You are a team-player but also able to work on your own
Proficiency in Excel/Google sheets
Fluent in English or Dutch
You are mainly located in Amsterdam
Experience in fundraising, marketing or non-profit organisations is a plus

What we can offer:

An opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing non-profit.
Flexible working hours and partial remote work options.
Hands-on experience with beekeeping and environmental activism
A chance to contribute to vital conservation efforts in Amsterdam.
Free access to our “Buzzing Bees” course to deepen your knowledge of pollinators.

Start your journey with Wellbeeing and apply today for this paid internship in the heart of Amsterdam!

How to Apply:

Send your CV and a short cover letter to info@wellbeeing.org.

FAQs:

Is this internship for English Speakers in Amsterdam?
Very much so, the intern must be either fluent in English or in Dutch, but a combination of both is preferred

Is this internship suited for international students in Amsterdam?
This internship is perfect for international students in Amsterdam who are curious about grass root organizations and want to gain experience in fundraising and research tasks. We are a very international group at the foundation ourselves and welcome everyone!