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Innovation/Trend Watch Intern

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Internship posted by: UniversalGiving

Posted on: December 6, 2012

Internship description

UniversalGiving is seeking a strong thinker who would be an "Innovation/Trend Watcher" for the CEO. You will work directly with our CEO, Pamela Hawley, researching and monitoring the latest innovations in our world, covering our global marketplace, social media, CSR, and much more.

Full Description

UniversalGiving™, an award-winning global social-entrepreneurship nonprofit organization, is seeking an "Innovation/Trend Watcher" to join our exciting team. In this position, the Intern will be responsible for monitoring the latest innovations in our world, covering our global marketplace, social media, CSR, and much more, per the CEO's direction. You must have a strong forte for excellence in research. This role will span multiple departments, but will focus first and primarily on assistance to the CEO, Pamela Hawley, helping her on innovation.

UniversalGiving™ internships offer exciting opportunities to those wishing to make a significant impact and contribution to our global communities. Join UniversalGiving and work closely with our dedicated international team, while gaining valuable skills and insight in a social-entrepreneurship nonprofit organization.

Testimonial "Working with UniversalGiving has given me the chance to participate in critical aspects of business management and partnership facilitation, which are opportunities that would definitely be off-limits to "the intern" at most corporations. The friendly and ultra-supportive executive team here wants their interns to contribute to the main goals and aspirations of UniversalGiving in important ways and helps them to do so, which is what makes working here so rewarding and fun - so fun, in fact, that I will continue to be a part of their team even after leaving the San Francisco office!" --- Emily Stehr, UG Representative at Princeton University, Summer Intern

About UniversalGiving UniversalGiving™ is an award-winning website allowing people to donate and volunteer with top performing projects all over the world. Our projects are vetted through a proprietary Quality Model™ to ensure the most effective, trustworthy philanthropy possible. Unique to UniversalGiving, we take no cut on donations. 100% of your donation goes directly to the cause.

Located in the heart of San Francisco, UniversalGiving has been profiled on CBS and in FOX Business Network, and has also been featured in BusinessWeek Fast Company, CSRWire, WomenEntrepreneur, Oprah.com, NBC News, The Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times, The Financial Times, MarketWatch, CNNMoney.com, Change.org and See Change Magazine. UniversalGiving™ is the 2010 winner of the Opportunity Knocks' Best Nonprofit to Work for Award.

CEO Pamela Hawley is a winner of the Jefferson Award (the Nobel Prize in Community Service) and was selected as one of 50 leaders to the White House's Next Generation Leadership and Social Innovation event. She is also a Finalist for Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and a Colburn S. Wilbur Leadership Fellow at the Global Ethics Institute. She has been chosen as a Fast Company Expert Blogger on CSR.

Duration: Minimum 15-20 hours per week required for the duration of the internship. Ideal candidates are available to work out of our San Francisco office 3-4 days/week (Tuesday through Friday) with possibly some work completed remotely for the duration of the internship (3-4 mo internship).

Qualifications:

  • Excellent research skills
  • Strong writing and communication skills
  • Strong ability to process information and convey findings and ideas to team members
  • Strong critical thinking skills
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Computer skills, Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Experience in a collaborative/team based environment
  • Interest in global issues nonprofit work, international issues, and philanthropy

Benefits:

  • Experience working at a unique global, social-entrepreneurship nonprofit
  • Collaboration within a positive team environment
  • Increased understanding of and alignment with global issues
  • Networking with other nonprofit professionals
  • Career mentoring with Pamela Hawley, Founder & CEO of UniversalGiving™
  • For students, class credit can be arranged according to school requirements

To Apply:

Email your resume, cover letter, and writing sample (2 pages max) to volunteers@universalgiving.org with "Innovation/Trend Watch Intern" in the subject line. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. No phone calls please.

UniversalGiving™ is committed to understanding and representing the diverse populations it serves worldwide. Members of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, ethnicities, nationalities, physical abilities or disabilities, religions or beliefs, and cultures are welcome as employees and volunteers in our organization. We believe that a diverse team will best serve our diverse populations.

UniversalGiving's vision is to "Create a World Where Giving and Volunteering Are a Natural Part of Everyday Life."™

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How to apply

Email your resume and cover letter to volunteers@universalgiving.org with "Innovation/Trend Watch Intern" in the subject line. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. No phone calls please.