Philanthropy & Impact Internship; GC

DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a passionate, detail-oriented, social justice-centered graduate student to serve as an intern for our Philanthropy & Impact team. The half-time role will provide an opportunity for the intern to expand their networks within philanthropic leadership across the country, build knowledge across the nonprofit sector, and elevate the work of grassroots, BIPOC and LGBTQIA organizations to the purview of motivated donors.

The primary focus of the internship will be on building and managing a dataset of funds hosted on Giving Compass.

• Organizing funds shared by partners and our automated content aggregator
• Researching and vetting funds and organizations against defined criteria
• Prospecting and doing research on potential partners
• Project managing Giving Compass events in coordination with the Content team [webinars, video Q&A’s, etc]

• Building fund profiles in Word Press
• Working in our Content Management System to review pipeline of articles, select articles to be reviewed and continue to train algorithms
• Attending and reporting on external events for Giving Compass audience
• Soliciting content from designated partners in line with our Editorial calendar

• $20-$25 per hour; 15 - 20 hours per week

• 2-3 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector
• Strong knowledge of the tenets of racial equity
• General knowledge of nonprofit and philanthropic sector
• Analytic and ideation experience; strong track record of strategic thinking and methodical execution
• Research experience
• Detail-oriented
• Project Manager
• Persistent
• Independent and part of a team
• Subject matter knowledge in environmental justice, homelessness and/or the arts and humanities a plus

Please submit a resume, cover letter and a writing sample. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.