Website A Wider Circle
The mission of A Wider Circle is to advance equity in the greater Washington, DC region by fostering the exchange of goods, skills, and connections from neighbor to neighbor, and by engaging in advocacy to address the root causes of poverty.
Qualifications
- A passion for serving people and a belief that your work can make a difference in the lives of others. A Wider Circle is focused on providing meaningful learning experiences, where interns are trained on the fundamental job responsibilities of working in a nonprofit setting.
- Development:
Interns in this role will work directly with the Development team, providing critical support for fundraising efforts. Responsibilities include assisting with prospect research for potential individual, corporate, and foundation partners; assisting with the development of draft language for outreach to prospective partners; supporting the administrative needs of the Development Department; supporting A Wider Circle events and campaigns as needed; conducting in-depth research on A Wider Circle’s donor base focusing on major gifts and new donors; supporting lapsed donor outreach and follow up; creating presentations that highlight our core services, and organizing and managing branded materials inventory. - Essential Support:
Assist individuals and families as they come to A Wider Circle to select basic need items and receive other services through our Essential Support Program. Conducting confidential intake sessions, guiding clients through our process from beginning to end, documenting testimonials, and conducting confirmation calls for appointments are key parts of this placement. In addition, conducting confidential follow-up telephone interviews to identify how to serve clients more holistically and measure the impact of our services are key parts of this placement. An orientation toward excellent customer service is necessary for this position. - Research:
Develop and hone research skills by collecting and analyzing investigative qualitative and quantitative data, which will inform research team members, staff, volunteers, and contributors about issues that relate to A Wider Circle’s programs. These issues may include research on furniture banks, programs related to community-based programs, and other relevant non-profits. Other responsibilities include data cleaning and analysis of our programs.
- Development:
Additional Information
Internships are offered to undergraduate or graduate students for Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters.
A Wider Circle fosters professional growth by providing training, mentoring, evaluation, and supervision. Interns work between 12–30 hours per week, depending on their course schedule.
Application Process
To apply for an internship, please send a resume and cover letter to intern@awidercircle.org indicating the area of interest.
For those applying to the Research internship, please submit a writing sample.
To apply for this job please visit awidercircle.org.