Join the Team

To apply for an internship or express interest in a volunteer or Board position, please email tlee@altagraciaworks.org.

Internships and volunteer experiences are customizable. We love working with students and encourage all interested to apply!

Sample internship positions include:

Nonprofit Community-building, Marketing, & Fundraising Intern

Type of position: Remote or Hybrid Intern
- Time Commitment:
  - Approximately 10-20 hours per week (can be adjusted based on job description and availability of intern in consultation after interview)
- Description of Activities: In addition to the health crisis the corona virus pandemic has caused, the world is also faced with new challenges in adapting communication with new social distancing measures. Community-based nonprofits that have relied on in-person meetings and large gatherings are now exploring ways to stay connected with community members, as well as potential donors and supporters. The Remote Intern would:
  - Suggest new ways to incorporate technology (i.e. Zoom, Google Hangout Meets, webinars, other video conferencing, etc.) with community-building, reflection, and social justice programming. This is an area to be creative and thoughtful!
  - Synthesize and update the organization’s communications database to streamline communication
  - Make WordPress Website updates
  - Create, update, and maintain social media strategy for the organization
  - Create, update, and maintain appealing visuals to be used for program flyers, mailings, grant applications, website content, social media content, and general promotion
  - Research and suggest new fundraising strategies to complement the organization’s existing efforts
  - Review, analyze, and make recommendations to improve the organization’s marketing plan
- Skills and Competencies: Experience and/or interest in devoting time to learning the above areas in Description of Activities. Beginners welcome.
Flexibility, innovation, collaboration, resourcefulness and creativity are key!
Excellent writing skills, oral communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail
Strong computer skills with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and ability to learn new programs (and/or research new programs and make recommendations)
Self-starter, works well both independently and as a team member
Conscientious and dependable
Photography skills, a plus
Spanish, preferred but not required

Benefits: Gain significant experience working with a small local nonprofit; great opportunity to take on responsibility and leadership, as well as play a substantive role in the branding, marketing, as well as contribute directly to the social distancing adaptation of nonprofits in community-building and social justice organizing and advocacy.

Application procedure: Please email resume and cover letter to Tiffany Lee at tlee@altagraciaworks.org

Project-based Intern for Grant-Seeking and Proposal Development

Type of position: Hybrid Intern (some remote work possible, some in-person work may be requested/required)
- Time Commitment:
  - Approximately 6-10 hours per week (can be adjusted based on job description, work study requirements, and availability of intern in consultation after interview)
- Description of Activities: The Remote Intern will support:
- Conduct grant research on new and previously identified potential funding prospects
- Work collaboratively with program team to write up the research and program development plan
- Consult funder’s online presence, including social media to interact with potential funders
- Create, update, and maintain supplemental materials to be included in funding applications
- Skills and Competencies: Experience and/or interest in devoting time to learning the above areas in Description of Activities. Beginners welcome.
Flexibility, innovation, collaboration, resourcefulness and creativity are key!
Excellent writing skills, oral communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail
Strong computer skills with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and ability to learn new programs (and/or research new programs and make recommendations)
Familiarity with The Foundation Center and any other foundations or grant-seeking databases, helpful, not required
Self-starter, works well both independently and as a team member
Conscientious and dependable
Spanish, preferred but not required

Benefits: Gain significant experience working with a small local nonprofit; great opportunity to take on responsibility and leadership, as well as play a substantive role in the funding of a nonprofit involved in community-building and social justice organizing and advocacy.
Application procedure: Please email resume and cover letter to Tiffany Lee at tlee@altagraciaworks.org

Project-based Intern for the Global Thinking, Local Action, Universal Impact (GLU) Youth Service-learning program

Type of position: Hybrid Intern (some remote work possible, some in-person work may be requested/required)
- Time Commitment:
  - Approximately 6-10 hours per week (can be adjusted based on job description, work study requirements, and availability of intern in consultation after interview)
- Description of Activities: In addition to the health crisis the corona virus pandemic has caused, the world is also faced with new challenges in adapting communication and educational programming. Pre-Covid-19, Altagracia typically offered week-long in-person service-learning sessions to local high school students during their breaks from school. Each session focused on themes like “Hunger and Food Justice,” “Environmental Justice,” etc. and involved hands-on service as well as guest speakers, group activities, and a final project to illustrate the social justice context. In light of covid-19 and social distancing guidance, we ran a fully remote/virtual program on “Housing and Homelessness” in February 2021 and an in-person/hybrid model on “Hunger and Food Justice” in July 2021. Now, as more people become vaccinated, and as the Delta variant continues to spread and case numbers of unvaccinated continue to rise, given our experience with different models, we continue to explore ways to adapt this program and keep everyone safe, while offering the highest quality, interactive, experiential program for students. The Hybrid Intern would:
- Conduct Program research on best practices
- Develop Programs and propose appropriate adaptations for Spring 2021
- Collaborate on grant research to find appropriate funding prospects and proposal development to write up the research and program development plan
- Evaluate ways to incorporate technology (i.e. Zoom, Google Hangout Meets, webinars, other video conferencing, etc.) with community-building, reflection, and social justice programming appropriate for high school aged youth. This is an area to be creative and thoughtful!
  - Create, update, and maintain social media updates for the GLU program
  - Create, update, and maintain appealing visuals to be used for GLU program flyers, mailings, grant applications, website content, social media content, and general promotion
- Facilitate some of the GLU Program sessions, depending upon availability (i.e. icebreakers, intro talks and/or small group break-out discussion groups)
- Skills and Competencies: Experience and/or interest in devoting time to learning the above areas in Description of Activities. Beginners welcome.
Flexibility, innovation, collaboration, resourcefulness and creativity are key!
Interest in social justice, service-learning, experiential education, and the themes of hunger/food justice, environmental justice, and housing rights/homelessness.
Excellent writing skills, oral communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail
Strong computer skills with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, WordPress, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and ability to learn new programs (and/or research new programs and make recommendations)
Self-starter, works well both independently and as a team member
Conscientious and dependable
Spanish, preferred but not required

Benefits: Gain significant experience working with a small local nonprofit; great opportunity to take on responsibility and leadership, as well as play a substantive role in the service-learning and educational program research, design, and implementation, as well as contribute directly to the social distancing adaptation of nonprofits in community-building and social justice organizing and advocacy.
Application procedure: Please email resume and cover letter to Tiffany Lee at tlee@altagraciaworks.org