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Root Cause offers a summer internship program for motivated students and young professionals. Root Cause summer internship positions are a great opportunity to join a dynamic organization and to be involved with cutting edge work in the exciting field of social innovation. These unpaid internships will be based out of our Cambridge office, located by the Lechmere T Station in Cambridge, MA (next to the CambridgeSide Galleria).
Root Cause offers internships in a variety of departments, and interns selected for positions will be allocated to one or more departments based on their interests and the needs of the organization. Selected interns will be placed in one of two nine-week internship sessions – May 10th-July 9th and July 5th-Sept 3rd – depending on their availability.
Applicants should submit ONE resume and cover letter that would reflect skills and experiences relevant to any and all of the following positions. Once the application has been received, applicants will be directed to fill out a survey to rank their preferences for positions and sessions, as well as to list skills and other relevant information. Applications are due by 5pm on Monday, March 8th.
Social Impact Research:
Social Impact Research, Root Cause’s research division, seeks dynamic and experienced research interns to support the development of its social issue and organization research reports. This position requires individuals who can effectively execute upon research deliverables in an entrepreneurial environment. There will be an opportunity to participate in a variety of projects including, but not limited to: assisting on research and analysis of social issues, collecting and analyzing data from nonprofits, and conducting research for customized projects. Successful applicants will have very strong research, analysis and presentation skills.
Public Innovators:
Public Innovators, which identifies and supports government leaders who wish to improve their ability to support social problem solving through collaboration and policy, seeks an intern to assist with current initiatives already underway, as well as to help in the cultivation of new opportunities for government-based efforts to support social innovation. Tasks may include background research into state- and city-based work, supporting Root Cause’s city and state learning communities, research on funding sources, drafting profiles on leading Public Innovators, engaging social media, developing content for new initiatives, and other programmatic support.
Social Innovation Forum:
The Social Innovation Forum, Root Cause’s strategic philanthropy program, seeks an intern to manage recruitment of 2010 Social Innovators. The intern will work to understand the landscape surrounding targeted social issues in Boston (e.g., childhood obesity, homelessness, or the environment) and research nonprofit organizations addressing this issue. The intern will assist in reaching out to potential applicants, soliciting nominations, preparing recruitment materials, overseeing recruitment events, and participating in the first round of the selection process. During the summer, the Social Innovation Forum will also be preparing a report on our preious year's Innovators' performance on key measures as defined during the consulting process. The intern will be deeply involved in gathering and compiling data for this report and preparing an event to present the results.
Knowledge Sharing:
Root Cause is seeking a communications intern to assist with knowledge sharing and community building. Interns in this department will have the opportunity to work closely with and learn from all other departments in the organization, as well as to participate in thought-leadership activities driven by our knowledge practice. Areas of responsibility may include, but are not limited to, the following: online marketing and publishing (Web site content management, social media, knowledge sharing), content management (writing, editing, proofreading, laying out of documents for print and web publishing), and department operations (e.g., organizing/managing media mentions, conference attendance, database, intranet and server maintenance, marketing material requests).
Business Development:
The business development intern will provide support to the business development team. The intern will work on research projects on the nonprofit sector, as well as support in grant writing and preparation of materials to represent Root Cause's work. The intern’s work will include researching potential partners as well as documenting, tracking, and analyzing current engagements. The position involves the opportunity to develop a deep knowledge of the organization's data management system and help refine its processes, as well as the opportunity to work on special projects for the CEO and consulting staff.
Root Cause Consulting:
Root Cause’s consulting practice seeks a research intern to support various strategy and business planning engagements and internal projects. Research interns will conduct research to gather relevant data and materials to support strategic arguments/hypotheses, as well as analyze and organize data into useful formats and makes recommendations for the next course of action. Interns will draft, edit, format, and help finalize sections of business plan documents and other written deliverables, and as needed produce deliverables in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. in preparation for client meetings. The intern will help in Root Cause’s new efforts to document best practices and learnings from prior engagements to refine the consulting process and methodology and prepare, produce, and disseminate knowledge management materials to the Root Cause team.
Qualifications:
Compensation Details/Other Benefits:
Interning with Root Cause provides significant opportunities for professional growth and development. Interns are often able to attend various events, meetings, networking opportunities, and trainings. We are eager to help interns craft projects that help meet their education and career goals. References and/or letters of recommendation will be available to interns who thrive in these positions. While we are unable to pay interns, we are eager to work with colleges or programs that offer stipends or academic credit.
How to apply:
Email a cover letter and resume to Emily Silberstein at internships@rootcause.org. Please save both in one word document entitled “LastName.FirstName – Summer Internship” (e.g., “Smith.John – Summer Internship.”) Applications without cover letters will not be considered. Deadline to apply is 5pm on Monday, March 8th.