Research Internship on Nonprofit Workplace Upgrades

You could help funders and nonprofits make life better for nonprofit staff by assisting with the Upgrading Nonprofit Workplaces study!

The intern will assist the Research Director by:

• Researching nonprofit organizations and funders that have adopted practices aimed at improving nonprofit job quality.
• "Cleaning" transcripts of interviews to match the audio recordings.
• Maintaining a database of potential interviewees and collaborators.
• If skills allow, conducting interviews with stakeholders at nonprofits and funders.
• Managing data, such as interview transcripts and online research materials.
• Assisting in analyzing data using qualitative analysis software (training in NVivo will be provided); suggesting themes for case studies.
• Editing draft research publications.
• Researching relevant conferences to maintain an updated conference calendar.
• Assisting with tech for online events.
• and other tasks as needed

Internship contracts are on a semester-by-semester basis, for a minimum of 9 and maximum of 12 weeks, 6 to 12 hours a week. Currently we are looking for an intern who can work in both fall and spring semesters.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS

• Demonstrated commitment to economic justice, intersectional anti-racism, and progressive change.
• Experience with online research.
• Detail oriented, with experience in entering and keeping track of detailed information.
• Proficient Google apps sheets, drive and slides, and at Zoom functions such as screen-sharing.
• Fairly error-free writing and editing skills.
• Comfort with conducting email outreach and following up to encourage participation.

Helpful additional qualities: Personal experience working low-paid nonprofit jobs or working for a funder, and/or passion for improving nonprofit pay and working conditions; Experience with proofreading written texts; Experience in interviewing strangers, especially in a social science context; graphics skills (e.g. Canva, video editing).

Fund the People is an affirmative action employer committed to a diverse staff; people of color, first-generation students and people from working-class and poverty backgrounds encouraged to apply.