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Community Partnerships Fall Intern

InReach
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Community Partnerships Fall 2024 Intern

 

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Description

 

InReach is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic team of Community Partnerships Interns to join our organization in Fall 2024. This internship will focus on expanding InReach's reach and impact through community outreach and strategic partnerships.

We are InReach, a trans-led tech nonprofit building the world’s first open source platform matching LGBTQ+ people facing persecution or discrimination with safe, verified resources. Our free platform offers instant access to critical services such as housing, medical and mental health care, legal help, trans-focused services, meal assistance, education, employment, translation, community, and spiritual support. Available on web, iOS, and Android, InReach lists thousands of services across North America, with new verified services added daily by trained volunteers. We aim to be a comprehensive digital one-stop-shop for the intersectional LGBTQ+ community, serving LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees, and other immigrants, BIPOC communities, the TGNC community, youth and caregivers, and more.

As a Community Partnerships Intern, you will work closely with our Community Outreach & Programs Director to secure link referrals from related websites to boost our SEO, ensure LGBTQ+ Pride Centers across the country know about InReach, and establish marketing partnerships that result in physical media placements, such as QR codes on windows or direct link icons on public computers. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to gain hands-on experience in community outreach, partnerships, and grassroots marketing while making a meaningful impact in the LGBTQ+ community.

Internship Schedule and Compensation

 

  • Fall 2024 Internship Dates: Monday, August 26 - Friday, December 6, 2024
  • Required Hours Per Week: 15 hours (*interns can select their own hours–Monday through Friday–based on their schedule/time zone; all interns will use InReach's volunteer management system to log their hours for accountability)
  • Note: This internship is remote and unpaid. InReach staff is happy to submit forms on behalf of interns who would like to earn academic credit from their universities for this internship. Please specify what forms are required by your university in your application.

Responsibilities

 

  • Report to our Community Outreach & Programs Director. 
  • Key responsibilities will include:

Link Referrals:

  • Research and identify related websites that cater to the LGBTQ+ community.
  • Reach out to these related websites to secure link referrals to the free InReach App.
  • Develop and implement outreach strategies to encourage website owners to link to the free InReach App to increase search engine optimization (SEO).

Marketing Connections/Partnerships:

  • Establish marketing connections and partnerships that result in physical media placements, such as QR codes on windows or direct link icons on public computers.
  • Reach out to businesses, libraries, community centers, and other relevant organizations in your area and across the country to promote the free InReach App. 

LGBTQ+ Pride Centers Outreach:

  • Conduct outreach to LGBTQ+ Pride Centers across the United States.
  • Encourage centers to bookmark the InReach App on their public computers and distribute InReach handouts and stickers to visitors.
  • Develop relationships with Pride Center staff to support ongoing promotion of the InReach App.

Qualifications

 

  • Obtained or pursuing a bachelor’s degree.
  • Professional proficiency in English. 
  • Available for at least 15 hours per week (Monday - Friday).
  • Comfortable using online communication tools (e.g., G Suite, Discord, Zoom, POINT volunteer management system).
  • Ability to follow instructions and work independently in a remote environment.
  • Comfortable meeting with and representing InReach on introductory calls with prospective partners, as needed. 
  • Reliable, meticulous, and appreciate the value of deadlines.
  • Willingness to learn in-depth about the free InReach platform.
  • Previous experience in community outreach, partnerships and organizing is a plus.

Sample Internship Benefits

 

  • Access to an extensive virtual training program where interns learn in-depth about the state of global and national LGBTQ+ rights, LGBTQ+ terminology, intersectionality, and the double marginalization of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and other LGBTQ+ people facing persecution.
  • Opportunity to increase resource access in your community by contributing to InReach’s Local Community Reviewer (LCR) program.