Associate, LADF

Organization Summary

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) tackles the most pressing problems facing Los Angeles with a mission to improve education, health care, homelessness, and social justice for all Angelenos. Reimagined in 2013, LADF has since raised over $204 million, including a $100 million pledge in 2024 by its Chairman Mark Walter and Dodgers Ownership, marking the largest contribution ever from an MLB ownership group to the organization’s charitable partner. Under its new strategic plan, “Lasting Impact for Los Angeles,” LADF is amplifying best practices, scaling solutions, growing its capacity, and refining its work with investments exceeding $60 million in its programs and grants to local organizations. To date, LADF has positively impacted over 10 million area youth. LADF is the proud recipient of ESPN's Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year, Robert Wood Johnson Sports Award, Beyond Sport's Sport for Reduced Racial Inequalities Collective Impact Award, and the Aspen Institute Project Play Champion. 

Position

The LADF Associates Program is designed to further support the mission of LADF by assisting with the foundation’s work across all of its functional areas: development, programs, operations and game day. Associates also actively engage with the local community and expand the reach of the organization’s impact throughout the Greater Los Angeles area.

The LADF Associates Program is a highly competitive, paid, year-long program designed to provide college, graduate, and recent graduate students with both professional and personal development in a nonprofit sports team foundation setting. Alongside LADF's staff, Associates work across all LADF’s departments, gaining insight into its programs, development, operations and game-day activities.

We are seeking individuals who align with our mission and core values and are ready to join us in this exciting and important work.

Please note that the 2025 Associates Program will be in-person and will follow all LA County health and safety guidelines.

This is a seasonal, part-time position.

Title: Associate

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Pay Rate: $20/hour

Responsibilities

Associates will specialize in one of the four areas listed below based on schedule and expertise:

• Development
• Operations
• Programs
• Game Day

Simultaneously, Associates will become familiar with the work of the Los Angeles Dodgers and expand their network across various departments within the Dodgers organization and be provided networking opportunities.

Some examples of how LADF Associates will contribute to each department are noted below.

Development Associates

• In-Stadium Fundraising - Support all fundraising activities associated with in-stadium activity to include the 50/50 raffle, retail (set up/breakdown, reconciliation, inventory updates), ribbon board messages, and stadium campaigns.
• Fundraising Events - Support for fundraising events including: Blue Diamond Gala (event prep, set up/breakdown, event support); LADF Run (booth/expo coordination, vendor liaison, event support).
• Donor Management – support activity related to the solicitation, cultivation and retention of corporate, foundation and individual donors (database management, sponsor recaps)
• Online Fundraising - Assist in planning, executing, and analyzing online fundraising campaigns by managing digital platforms, creating content, supporting donor outreach efforts and facilitation of mailing and inventory.

Operations Associates

• General Operations - Support the effective management of an organization through its core operational functions: finance and accounting; legal; risk management; human resources; IT, evaluation & impact and systems.
• Marketing & Communications - Support storytelling efforts, development of marketing collateral, website maintenance, aid in crafting social media strategies and campaigns, take and catalogue photos, track KPI’s and social media support.
• Evaluation & Impact - Support data collection, analysis, and reporting for LADF. Assist in researching current data and trends, conduct onsite event interviews, maintain LADF data results, quotes, and stories for storytelling.  

Program Associates

• Grantmaking & Initiatives - Assist with all aspects of grantmaking, including grant administration (correspondence, database management, check requests, inventory/request sheet updates, filing, data management), grant cycle support (site visits and follow ups to prospective grantees), gr