The Borgen Project is an innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. This is a part-time 12-hours per week, unpaid telecommuting internship. The internship is for 12 weeks and will give an insight into the key skills required to lead and develop a nonprofit organization.

Tasks as a Nonprofit Leadership Intern:

– Advocacy Leadership Development: Meet with members of Congress and/or Congressional staffers in your State and District; represent The Borgen Project at various business, political, and community events; mobilize individuals to contact their members of Congress in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.

– Fundraising Development: Learn how to fundraise. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.

– Recruitment: Update job postings; inform groups and classes of openings, introduction to recruitment platforms, and listening in to interviews.

– Marketing and Promotion: Pitch story ideas to print, broadcast, and digital media and utilize social media and develop strategies for web-based messaging.

Details: This is an unpaid internship, although college credit is available. 

Start Date: New internship programs begin every month, you choose the month you wish to start. 

Note: We respond to every applicant within 14 days. Please check your spam folder for our emails and if nothing has been received, please email us at hr@borgenproject.org. In addition, if you have any trouble uploading your resume please email hr@borgenproject.org.