Mission-Driven Marketing & Donor Engagement in Regenerative Medicine

NovoThelium

Mentors

• Dr. Lauren Cornell, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, NovoThelium
• Marketing Advisor

About Us

NovoThelium is a regenerative medicine company dedicated to improving outcomes for breast cancer survivors through advanced nipple-areolar grafts and aesthetic tissue reconstruction. With a mission rooted in restoring wholeness, our team is building bridges between scientific innovation and human compassion. We are now expanding our donor outreach efforts to engage both the plastic surgery community and the public in supporting our transformative work.

Externship Description

This externship invites a creative, communications-savvy candidate to help develop NovoThelium’s philanthropic outreach strategy. You’ll craft messaging that resonates emotionally and intellectually, develop targeted campaign materials, and analyze ways to increase visibility among plastic surgeons, breast cancer advocates, and the broader public.

If you’re passionate about storytelling, science advocacy, or nonprofit development, this externship offers the chance to help a women-led startup connect with supporters and bring healing innovations to life.

Specific Objectives

• Deliverable: A complete donor engagement campaign toolkit (email series, one-pager, social media strategy, and donor pitch deck)
• Skills Developed:
  • Nonprofit and startup fundraising strategy
  • Emotional storytelling and donor psychology
  • Targeted outreach to clinical professionals (e.g., plastic surgeons)
• Training Provided:
  • Mentorship on branding and messaging
  • Templates and best practices in health fundraising
  • Optional exposure to CRM tools (e.g., HubSpot, Mailchimp)
• Time Commitment:
  • Weekly Zoom or phone check-in (1 hour)
  • Remote work (~10 hours/week, flexible)

Qualifications

Ideal for graduate students or postdocs in communications, marketing, nonprofit management, or biomedical sciences with an interest in public engagement. Strong writing skills and creative thinking are key. Background in health, oncology, or plastic surgery communication is a plus but not required.