Internships and early-career roles that make a difference
exalt
Coordinate and manage participants’ end-to-end experience in a new Syracuse program expansion, from candidate interviews and assessments through classroom phases, internships, and post-internship goal setting. Provide ongoing one-on-one coaching, track progress via individualized plans, support educational re-enrollment/progression, and liaise with schools, justice-system stakeholders, and internship sites. Partner with the Lead Teacher to run multiple program “cycles” throughout the year and support internship development and external referrals.
Working America (AFL-CIO community affiliate)
Supports data integration work by troubleshooting data issues, supporting interface data flows, and contributing to data validation/transformation. Assists with documenting data structures, audit readiness support, and adherence to data governance standards under the IT Manager of Data & Cloud Services. This is a fixed-term role through Dec. 18, 2026.
alignco
Provide day-to-day administrative, scheduling, and operational support to the firm’s founding partners, keeping priorities organized and operations running smoothly. Responsibilities include calendar management, logistics, meeting prep, record/document maintenance, vendor/partner coordination, and general admin support such as travel booking and office/event needs. The role is fast-paced and offers room to grow into broader account/team support over time.
ProPublica
A one-year fellowship placing an experienced investigative reporter in a participating local or regional U.S. newsroom while collaborating closely with ProPublica. Fellows propose and execute a community-specific investigative project with support from a ProPublica senior editor and access to ProPublica’s data, research, and engagement resources; work is published by both the partner newsroom and ProPublica.
New York Immigration Coalition
The Legal Assistant supports a rapid-response initiative for vulnerable migrants and asylum-seekers across New York State, in a contract-funded role through August 2026. The position manages the full lifecycle of legal applications, including printing, compiling, scanning, mailing, tracking, and maintaining digital files, as well as communicating with program participants and helping manage intake and scheduling. The role is based in NYC with a 4-days-per-week in-office requirement and regular travel within New York State.
California Immigrant Policy Center
The Development Coordinator supports the organization’s fundraising efforts across grants, individual giving, corporate philanthropy, and sponsorships. Reporting to the Development Director, the role focuses on grant writing and reporting, donor stewardship, events, and development operations, collaborating with executive and program staff to meet fundraising goals. The position is California-based with a hybrid schedule and occasional travel, evenings, and weekends.
Vocal Media
Contract fellows develop vertical video-first strategies and produce/manage 10–15 posts per account for multiple accounts weekly across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. They source and clip timely video, craft platform-optimized captions, monitor trends and algorithm updates, analyze performance metrics, and collaborate with content leadership and peers.
Vocal Media
Contract creators develop and execute vertical video-first strategies across TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube, and Facebook. They source and clip timely content from news and culture, craft platform-native captions, publish 10–15 posts per account for 2+ accounts weekly, monitor trends and algorithms, and collaborate with content leadership.
California Domestic Workers Coalition (CDWC)
Leads logistics for coalition meetings, trainings, mobilizations, and policy implementation, coordinating schedules, access needs, vendors, travel, and on-site support. Provides administrative support including invoice and reimbursement processing, budget tracking, file management, and asset inventory. Temporary full-time role running June 2–August 29, 2025, based in the Bay Area with hybrid work.
Zeta Charter Schools
The Family Outreach & Enrollment Associate leads in-person outreach and engagement with prospective families in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan to promote the schools and drive enrollment. The role includes developing and executing community outreach strategies, building relationships with local organizations, organizing events, supporting the admissions lottery and enrollment process, and using data to refine outreach tactics. It is primarily field-based with some potential for remote work and requires regular walking, standing, and light lifting during outreach shifts.
Food & Water Watch / Food & Water Action
The paid canvasser will conduct voter outreach in Jersey City ahead of the December 2nd runoff election to support endorsed climate-focused city council candidates, including James Solomon. The role centers on persuading undecided voters and motivating supporters to engage their networks, primarily through door-to-door canvassing. This is a temporary, independent contractor position running through December 2nd, at 20–40 hours per week.
Maine People's Alliance
The Organizing Fellow is a part-time, temporary position (up to 20 hours/week for up to six months) supporting campaigns by recruiting and developing members and leaders across Maine. Fellows will build regional volunteer teams, engage members in elections, recruit new monthly donors, and support various campaign activities, with priority given to work in Muslim, rural, and veterans communities. The role is based in Maine with remote work and reports to the Campaigns Director.
Maine People's Alliance
The part-time community organizers will recruit and engage new members, develop local activities and committees, and build volunteer leadership to advance organizational campaigns. They will focus on organizing in specific regions of Maine, moving members into action at the state and national levels, including work with the Maine Small Business Coalition and small-dollar fundraising. Positions are temporary through December 31, 2026, can be hybrid or office-based in Portland, Bangor, or Lewiston, and report to the Organizing Director.
California Democratic Party
Paid interns assist multiple departments—including Communications, Finance, Operations, Organizing, Training, and Political—with a variety of projects in a hybrid environment. The 12-week program runs 10–15 hours per week and offers hands-on exposure to grassroots state-level politics and professional development. Applications are open until June 15, 2025, with a start date of July 7, 2025.
United Way of Southwest Colorado
Coordinates all programmatic aspects of a regional AmeriCorps State & National program, including recruitment, onboarding, member support, training logistics, host‑site coordination, compliance, communications, and reporting. Builds strong relationships with members, site supervisors, community partners, and funders. Schedule is negotiable at 20–40 hours per week.
Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (Center for Protest Law & Litigation)
Lead and execute digital communications to showcase impact and advance mission across web, email, and social platforms with rapid-response content. Create graphics and short videos, manage websites and lists, track analytics, and run online campaigns. Collaborate closely with leadership and grassroots partners to amplify civil rights and free speech issues.
Bipartisan Policy Center
Full-time, in-person spring internship supporting the housing policy team with writing and research, event planning, monitoring news and congressional activity, blogging, and communications. Duties may also include assisting on disaster response and transportation/infrastructure projects. Specific tasks will match the intern’s interests and project needs.
Bipartisan Policy Center
Full-time, in-person spring intern supporting the energy team with policy research and analysis, tracking news and congressional activity, event planning, blogging and communications, and administrative tasks. Projects may include net-zero policy frameworks, power and industrial decarbonization, energy innovation and commercialization, nuclear energy, carbon capture and direct air capture, natural carbon solutions, offshore wind, responsible oil and gas production, and infrastructure/permitting modernization.
Bipartisan Policy Center
Full-time, in-person spring intern supporting the Human Capital Program for 10 weeks. Interns provide functional support, conduct research, and work directly with analysts and staff on policy issues including early childhood, worker benefits, education, business, and workforce development.
Bipartisan Policy Center
Full-time, in-person spring internship supporting the health policy team with research, writing info briefs and blogs, event planning, congressional tracking, communications, and administrative tasks. Projects may cover Medicare/Medicaid efficiency, health care cost drivers, digital health and advanced care models, long-term services and supports, and rural health infrastructure and workforce.
Bipartisan Policy Center
Supports communications and development teams to enhance visibility and fundraising through media monitoring, research, and targeted outreach. Drafts press releases, pitches, donor correspondence, social content, and event materials; designs digital assets; maintains databases; prepares briefing memos; and assists with meetings and special events.
Bipartisan Policy Center
Support projects in elections, structural democracy, and governing/civics through research and writing, event planning, monitoring news and congressional activity, blogging, and communications. Duties align with the intern’s interests and project needs during a full-time, in-person, 10‑week spring term.
Bipartisan Policy Center
The intern supports long-term policy projects and papers through background research and writing, drafts blog posts, and helps prepare responses to congressional and media inquiries. Additional duties include monitoring congressional activity, analyzing budget documents, assisting with event planning, and managing multiple assignments based on program needs.
SchoolKit
The Operations Support Contractor will assist the Operations Team with a range of tasks including project management, finance, billing, and travel logistics. Responsibilities may include managing logistics for on-site and remote trainings, maintaining project registration systems, providing virtual tech support, constructing courses in Canvas and Google Classroom, and performing data entry. This role is fully remote, offered on a 1099 contractor basis, with variable hours depending on availability.