Job Description: In this summer program, interns will work alongside the Boston Nature Center Garden educator in the ten educational garden plots located at the sanctuary in the Clark Cooper Community Gardens. The garden education team will help plan and plant the plots including the garden play sensory plot, the native plant perennial nursery plot and other themed educational plots. The intern will work with the team to lead educational experiences in the garden for the BNC teens, nature preschoolers, visiting school children and other groups interested in garden care, planting with the ecosystem in mind and learning more about sustainable farming techniques. The team will design and implement educational programs on topics that include Beneficial Insects of the Garden, Honey Harvesting and Bee Keeping, and Growing Food on your Windowsill. Children visit daily from Boston schools, the on-site nature preschool, and summer camp to engage in garden fun, sustainable farming, and to enjoy garden vegetables and fruits harvested by their own hands. 

Responsibilities 

• Work with the garden educator to maintain ten educational garden plots to plan and plant 10 educational plots for the summer. 
• Teach environmental education programming that is age-appropriate and culturally responsive to children and young adults.  
• Work with the garden educator to create activities focused on climate change and sustainable food systems.
• Create climate change and food resources and activities for festivals and events.  
• Work hours are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Fridays.   

What You Will Learn 

• Hands-on/minds-on environmental education with a focus on climate change and food systems.
• Creation of developmentally appropriate and inclusive educational materials. 
• Community engagement that values diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. 
• Teaching techniques for working with children and adults in the outdoors. 

Eligibility Requirements 

• Candidates who are interested in working with children, community members and have a sense of fun. 
• Interested in spending the summer working outdoors and with people of diverse backgrounds while connecting people of all ages to the world around them and inspiring them to act on its behalf. 
• Interested in the areas of environmental studies, food systems, gardening, education or related field.  

Job Description: BlueHub Capital works with diverse stakeholders including impact investors, financial institutions, foundations, community organizations, policymakers and public officials to fulfill its mission of building healthy communities where low-income people live and work. The Lumpkin intern will work closely with team members in BlueHub’s various business lines to support special research, outreach, analytical and administrative projects that advance our mission. They will be exposed to a range of community financing tools and approaches.  

Eligibility Requirements: 

• An interest in finance and community development work
• Experience working in/partnering with low-income and BIPOC communities
• Interest and experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research
• Strong data analysis skills
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Curiosity and questions about the challenges that low-income communities face
• An interest in applying finance tools to create social change

Job Description: Working within the Exchange global learning network, you will work collaboratively as part of a team. A significant part of this internship is customizable to the selected intern’s interests and areas of growth. The main project in years past has been supporting and coordinating the Annual Member Survey, a process where we learn more about how organizations are implementing Mobility mentoring as well as their general satisfaction with membership. The specific tasks of the survey and other projects are designed based on your interests and skills – they may include data analysis, creating and designing an annual member report, designing and implementing a research project focused on practices that support economic mobility, testing and supporting the build out of content on a learning management system. Specific projects to be determined with supervisor.

Eligibility Requirements:

• An interest in non-profit and community development work
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills
• A genuine sense of curiosity in learning what strategies/approaches to supporting economic mobility work well and why, and uncovering the challenges people and organizations experience

Job Description: The Data and Impact Fellow will be actively involved in supporting the data collection, entry, and analysis related to the development of a YW Boston internal Impact Report. The fellow is expected to be a thought partner with the Data and Impact team, as well as with YW Boston staff, to improve the processes and data collection approaches as well as how we visualize and present data to different audiences. Skills you will learn and/or develop further may include: 

• Research and Analysis:
  • Survey relevant literatures to support the program efforts at YW, and identify innovative approaches to measuring progress of individuals and organizations in their efforts to create more inclusive, equitable, and diverse workspaces.
  • Support data entry and analysis for YW Boston departments, including developing new ways of reporting to diverse audiences and stakeholder groups. This can include the opportunity to develop and modify data visualization dashboards.
• Teamwork and Collaboration:
  • Participate in data team meetings to support organization-wide data practices.
  • Work with YW Boston staff to improve their data collection and entry processes.

Eligibility Requirements: 

• An interest in mission driven organizations, social justice issues (particularly at the intersection of race and gender).
• An interest in using data to tell stories and measure social change. 
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and willingness to learn.
• Strong data analysis skills (e.g. proficiency with excel and descriptive statistics).
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Preferred (but not required) Skills:

• Familiarity with Tableau.
• Some training in statistics (t-tests, regression, etc.).

Job Description: By joining MassVOTE, the Fellow will have the opportunity to truly become a part of the MassVOTE team. The Fellow will meet one-on-one with MassVOTE staff, as well as attend meetings and events with us. The Fellow will also have the opportunity to network with a variety of affiliated organizations and coalition partners from across Massachusetts. 

The Lumpkin Fellow will work with MassVOTE staff on a variety of projects, including:  

• Raising awareness around the 2022 Primary and State elections. This includes creating infographics, organizing candidate forums, crafting social media content, and more. 
• Researching and analyzing public policy related to voting rights.
• Crafting communications-related materials, like press releases and op-eds.
• Attending meetings with state and municipal officials, community advocates, and more.
• Assisting with administrative tasks as necessary, such as organizing press lists. 

Alongside these tasks, Lumpkin Fellows will join all MassVOTE interns and fellows in creating a summer research project. This project is in some way related to voting rights, but how it is related and the form it takes is entirely up to the Fellow to decide. Fellows will research, outline, draft, and ultimately complete their summer project with the guidance and feedback of a MassVOTE staffer. Upon completion, this project will then be posted to the MassVOTE website. Ideally, the Fellow will be able to use this project as a writing sample for academic and professional purposes.  

Eligibility Requirements:

• Innovative mindset – it is encouraged that Fellows speak up on the issues they care about and projects they are interested in
• Ability to handle multiple projects on tight deadlines
• Ability to work both collaboratively and independently
• Attention to detail
• Strong writing, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Interest in politics, policy, and/or community organizing
• Fluency in another language, such as Spanish, is a plus, but by no means required

Job Description: The Lumpkin Summer Intern will work in the Development Department. 

• Information Management: Work with a Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system called Blackbaud Altru on data entry, integrity and cleanup.  
• Communications: Develop web and social media content for development, including organizing photos for use in event follow-up and promotion, creating photo slideshows, and tagging donors for photo archiving. 
• Administrative: Provide administrative support to the team, which involves tasks like scanning, filing, copying, maintaining records (both hard copy and virtual) and data entry. 
• Non-profit Management: In addition to the responsibilities described above, the intern will attend occasional staff meetings and complete other tasks as assigned by her supervisor, the Assistant Director of Development under the direction of additional Development team members.  

We will also provide the opportunity for the intern to have tours and conversations with other departments at the MHS in order to gain a window into the world of non-profit operations as well as the specialized industry of a historic research archive and library. Tours could include the special collections, preservation lab, art and artifacts, education, publications, Adams Family Papers and public programs departments. 

Eligibility Requirements: 

• Students with interest in non-profit work and information systems or fundraising. Diverse candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Excellent verbal and written communication 
• Proficient with Microsoft Word and Excel 
• Familiarity with Google Drive, Sheets, Docs, etc. 
• Data entry experience in a database strongly preferred 
• Good sense of humor

Job Description: Our interns are exposed to the many aspects of operating an independent historic house museum. They have opportunities to assist museum staff in planning and leading educational and cultural programming throughout the summer, and in organizing collections materials and conducting research. They may also get involved in researching and submitting grant proposals.

Other responsibilities include creating educational content, marketing materials and social media posts, developing interactive activities and craft projects for children, occasionally leading group tours, and helping to identify possible program collaborators.

Our interns work directly with our executive director and the head of our Development and Marketing committee, as well as other museum staff and trustees, and attend relevant team and committee meetings. 

Located in Milton, MA, the museum is accessible via public transportation (MBTA Red Line).

Skills that you may learn and/or expand upon include: 

• Developing project management and marketing skills in understanding requirements, identifying resources and creating timelines for completing various projects
• Presenting/public speaking to small groups, engaging visitors of various interests, ages and backgrounds
• Writing and adapting content with consistent messaging and branding 

Our property and varied collections provide unique opportunities for our interns to pursue interests in art history, American and world history, decorative and fine arts, and preservation architecture. Interns also can take advantage of online learning opportunities such as webcasts offered by the Mass Cultural Council, American Association for State and Local History and other member organizations.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good time management skills and ability to work independently
• Proficiency with MS Word, Google Suite and basic desktop tools
• Familiarity with Instagram, Facebook and other social media platforms
• Ability to work remotely, as needed
• Basic research skills
• Ability to interact with people from diverse backgrounds
• Design experience working with Canva or other platforms a plus

Job Description: The MLPB intern participates in all aspects of the organization’s work. They will be exposed to the real-time development of legal care as a component of healthcare quality improvement and the emerging implementation of the Accountable Care model. The intern is expected to pitch in on tasks related to running a non-profit office without administrative support staff. Skills you will learn and/or expand upon may include:

• Research and analysis: Conduct legal research and writing, policy analysis
• Teaching: Develop training for health & human services staff 
• Data Management: Perform data entry and analysis support for medical research studies involving social determinants of health and health disparities
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Participate in coalitions and public health Communities of Practice, and work on community lawyering projects to address health-harming inequities 
• Administrative: Perform administrative tasks as needed. 

Eligibility Requirements:

• An interest in non-profit and community development work 
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication skills
• An interest in public health, equity, social justice, and/or legal services

A Lumpkin Program intern at CLF will have the opportunity to work on matters within CLF’s Clean Energy and Climate Change Program and Environmental Justice Program. This will include dealing with matters pertaining to New England’s transition to clean energy, such as gas and electric systems, energy procurement, ratepayer advocacy, and more. This is an excellent opportunity for Wellesley students considering law school.

Some basic understanding of energy & utility systems and environmental justice, is helpful but not necessary. Candidates must be committed to equity and diversity.

Job Description:

We seek a Summer Intern to work directly with our Respite Care and shelter based care teams to provide non-clinical care with an emphasis on Harm Reduction and Trauma Informed Care based services. You’ll work alongside doctors, nurses, Case Managers, Social Workers and more to provide care to a high need, medically complex population. You will do so amongst supportive colleagues invested in your success; we believe the better you do, the better we’ll do, and we’ll all be better able to serve our patients.

Hours are anticipated to be at least 30 per week, Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 5pm. Some nights and weekends may be required, but you’ll be able to flex those hours during the work week.

Eligibility Requirements:

Candidates should be able to demonstrate:

• Strong interest in social justice
• Excellent communication & “people” skills
• Strong organizational abilities
• Basic computer skills including Excel
• Ability to be flexible in in a fast paced environment
• Members of the LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities are encouraged to apply
• Foreign language skills, particularly Spanish and/or Haitian Creole, are preferable but not required

details to come