2025 Summer Remote Internship

                                        The McKinney Foundation Internship Program 

The McKinney Foundation is a 501(c) (3), Public Charity, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and established on three pillars: Health, Entrepreneurship, and the Environment. Our core focus is to address educational equity as it relates to ensuring ‘access and opportunity’ to quality programs for all metro Detroiters. 

Our Mission is to strengthen the metropolitan Detroit community by reinvesting in the citizenry through quality educational programs which help promote healthy living, entrepreneurship, and environmental responsibility. 

The McKinney Foundation is a trusted leader and a driving force to bring about community revitalization, economic empowerment, environmental responsibility, and self-sufficiency by reinvesting in the citizenry of metro Detroit. In doing so, we will work collaboratively with existing nonprofit organizations, the business sector, academia, schools, and government agencies to ensure a healthy and thriving metropolitan Detroit. 

                                                  Summer Remote, Part-Time Internship 

The McKinney Foundation will select five (5) students for the 2025 Summer Internship Cohort. This internship draws talented college students from top Michigan universities across the state. Interns are expected to work collaboratively to assist leadership with the planning, organizing, coordinating, and promotion of the 15th Annual, Celebrating a Healthier Detroit Expo to be held Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Milliken State Park & Harbor; 1900 Atwater St, Detroit, MI. 

                                                    Internship Program and Requirements 

Internships with The McKinney Foundation are unpaid, yet very competitive. This program is designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students and young professionals to provide practical experience leading to the achievement of career goals of the intern. 

This Internship provides direct assistance to the Office of the Executive Director and to the Leadership Board. 

Current Opening: We have Internship positions available for the 2025 Summer semester, May 12th – August 15th. Currently seeking applicants with specific interests and skill sets in the following areas:

1. Public Relations, Marketing and/or Advertising– preferred skills in various social media applications (i.e. Facebook, Linked In and Twitter), electronic mailings, layout,design & presentation or promotional materials; ability to convey a compelling message.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities: (Interns work remotely a minimum of 10 hours weekly.)
• Interns work collaboratively to assist leadership with the planning, organizing,          coordinating, and promotion of the 15th Annual, Celebrating a Healthier Detroit Expo

• Daily activities center on building awareness of and increasing community engagement  for The McKinney Foundation via select social media platforms, promotion of the 15th  Annual Expo, and garnering greater exposure for named Expo sponsors.

• Research and craft social media posts for the purpose of building awareness of the  organization, increasing community engagement, promoting the 15th Annual Expo, and  garnering exposure for names Expo sponsors.

• Write and post relevant blogs for our readership.

• Create content for bi-monthly Newsletter.

Interns are encouraged to seek out problems and propose viable solutions to them. 

Built-in Support for Interns:
• The McKinney Foundation has regularly scheduled meetings with your supervisor  (coach,and mentor).
• The supervisor (coach and mentor) meetings focus primarily on progress made on  workplace tasks, while the mentoring sessions focus more on personal and professional  goals and habits.

Applicants should have an interest in, demonstrated ability and some formal knowledge in at least one of the following academic disciplines listed below:

Minimum two semesters at an accredited college or university leading towards a BS/MS/PhD in Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, Education, Public Policy, Business, Finance, Accounting, Social Science, Law, IT or similar degree program.

Requirements:
A keen interest and willingness to learn and grow as well as share new and relevant ideas with the organization.

•  Organized and detailed
•  Ability to work in a fast-paced, remote-work Team Environment
•  A ‘Team player’ who is dependable and supportive
•  Self-motivated, who can take initiative
•  Strong communication skills
•  Strong writing skills

College Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and Graduate Students preferred.