Program Intern

We are looking for energetic, forward-thinking individuals to join our nonprofit organization and advance our mission. Under the supervision of Director/Founder Mika Marzette, the interns will support the research and administrative activities of the Program/Grants or the Event/Social Media team. In this role, they are expected to achieve the following outcomes:

• Understand the organization, its culture, mission, and goals. 
• Understand the current issues, trends, and changes that affect the nonprofit.
• Apply knowledge and skills such as time management and analytical thinking to their assigned projects.
• Identify areas of personal and professional growth and demonstrate improvement in these areas.
• Reflect on their service experience, connecting classroom and community-based learning. 
• Develop skills to affect and impact positive change.
• Feel prepared and more confident in a professional position.

You will :

● Be responsible for all administrative coordination with structured deadlines

● Coordinate and support outreach, communications and community engagement for programs and

processes

● Provide support to applicants, grantees and committees including scheduling and attending internal

and external meetings

● See through the application process from beginning to end:update and draft grant applications,

screen applications for eligibility, data entry and coordination of notification

● Utilize, update and generate reports in constituent databases (CRM, etc)

● Maintain organized filing system

● Update and follow grantmaking procedures while effectively supporting workflows, program evaluation

and development

● Update applicable sections of website

● Coordinate events

Team, Organizational and Administrative (5 hours/week)

● Participate in team meetings and team building efforts

● Participate in all staff meetings, activities and trainings

● Cross-train with other administrative support staff

● Contribute to ASCENDtials strategic plan

● Administrative support for Team lead

● Reconcile team credit card statements each month

● Back-up support for other team Assistants and Coordinators

● Provide phone back-up and reception coverage as needed

● Other duties as assigned

This opportunity provides students an avenue to earn credit, yet the experience ultimately benefits more than their academic education. As a nonprofit focused on self-development and enhancing critical consciousness, interns will learn practical methods they can use to solve problems in their everyday lives. The intern opportunities run concurrently with each school semester.