Internship Intern, The Upswing Fund
Job Description
About The Upswing Fund
An initiative of Panorama Global, The Upswing Fund for Adolescent Mental Health (“The Upswing Fund”) is focused on the mental health and well-being of adolescents who are of color and/or LGBTQ+, who typically face greater barriers to care. As a collaborative fund, donor investments in The Upswing Fund are pooled and strategically deployed to strengthen community-based programs at a time when they are operating under unprecedented demand. Since November 2020, The Upswing Fund has awarded more than $11.8 million to 92 organizations across the country, highlighting emerging initiatives focused on culturally responsive care. Learn more about The Upswing Fund here.
Position Summary & Key Responsibilities
The Intern will be exposed to various workstreams within the organization, including but not limited to:
- Communications
- Assemble monthly newsletters for distribution to Upswing’s growing subscriber base (1,300+) by tracking relevant adolescent mental health events, funding opportunities, tools, resources, and partner spotlights across various news sites and social media channels. Examples here.
- Develop content for the editorial calendar, including daily social media, and blog posts.
- Monitor and manage social media activity and engagement on Twitter and LinkedIn.
- Identify external communication opportunities to raise awareness of fund, issue, and our grantee partners.
- Learning and Knowledge Sharing
- Monitor, analyze, and report on developments related to adolescent mental health in the United States.
- Contribute to the development of insight reports (See here and here for examples).
- Develop summaries and high-level insights from grantee partner reports in multiple formats (e.g., PowerPoint decks, memos/briefs, formal reports).
- Grant Management and Grantee Engagement
- Explore new opportunities for investment to increase visibility of, and support the work of, The Upswing Fund.
- Assist with the monitoring and evaluation process, including tracking and documenting partners’ activities.
- Organize and manage opportunistic grantee engagement opportunities ranging from 1-1 calls to virtual convenings.
- Fundraising
- Assist staff fundraising activities, including donor communications and special events.
- Conduct background research on potential donors and assess interest alignment with The Upswing Fund.
- Update CRM database (Salesforce).
- Programmatic Support
- Provide administrative and logistical support to The Upswing Fund team in advancing fund’s goals.
- Identify and track relevant stakeholders, funding opportunities, and organizations working in adolescent mental health.
- Other duties as assigned
This position reports to the Program Officer of The Upswing Fund but will work closely with the Director as well.
Goals and Learning Objectives:
- Rewarding experience that further develops skillsets and gains knowledge in new areas that will be applicable to future interests and career ambitions.
- Meets manager’s requests for administrative support to projects, while also engaging in higher level work indicative of skills, experience, and ability to contribute to organization overall.
- As intern becomes more familiar with projects, increased comfort in taking initiative and working independently.
Position Requirements & Qualifications
This part-time, non-exempt internship is designed for undergraduate students in their junior or senior year of college, or for individuals aged 18+ with at least two years of professional experience, who are interested in learning more about the field.
Internships will start at the end of August and conclude in February, with some flexibility and consideration given to your schedule and school system’s calendar. All Fall-Winter 2022-23 internships will be remote.
- Demonstrated passion for closing equity gaps in adolescent mental health, particularly for youth of color and LGBTQ+ youth.
- Possess a basic knowledge of the adolescent mental health/health care landscape in the U.S., and expressed interest in learning more about the unique barriers adolescents face when seeking out and accessing care.
- An ability to think critically and challenge self and others.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as demonstrable interpersonal skills and willingness to work in collaborative environment.
- Able to thrive in fast-paced environment, prioritize workflow and balance needs of multiple projects, while maintaining close attention to detail.
Compensation
Panorama offers paid internships with compensation at $14.49/hour, based on the Washington State minimum wage requirements including those working outside of WA State. If the intern is located in a municipality with a higher minimum wage, Panorama will pay the local minimum wage as required by law.
About Panorama
The Upswing Fund is powered by Panorama, a platform for social change that solves pressing global problems through audacious thinking and bold action. Our goal is to maximize social impact by partnering with visionary leaders from across sectors and boundaries.
We believe that world-changing ideas can emerge from leaders anywhere — whether they are social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, corporate or non-profit executives, government officials, or young professionals and students at the start of their careers.
Panorama is led through a social entrepreneurship lens and a mission-oriented ethos where being of service to others is a core value and advancing social change is the bottom line. A core part of this ethos is the belief in the importance of mentoring the next generation of social change advocates and leaders. Young people today are fervently driving change on global issues from gender equity to climate change to racial justice and have a keen investment and perspective in creating a more just world.
Are you an emerging changemaker who is passionate about social impact and is interested in tackling critical issues facing the world today? Do you love to collaborate to turn big ideas into action? Are you interested in working in a fast-paced environment alongside a mission-driven team? If so, we invite you to apply for Panorama’s Internship Program.
Panorama’s Internship Program is an opportunity for students and young professionals to gain valuable, real-world experience across a wide variety of issues. Our program will offer you the unique opportunity to collaborate and develop effective working relationships with staff, build new skills and hone existing ones, expand your professional networks, and contribute to our unique model for driving systems-level change. We know we have as much to learn from you as you do from us, so we ask that our interns come prepared to collaborate on real projects, share ideas, think outside the box, and challenge us to approach problems in new ways.
Established in 2017, Panorama is a diverse team of aspirational thinkers with the know-how to get things done in a fast-paced and flexible environment. We work closely with partners to identify their needs and co-develop practical and results-oriented strategies. Approaching our work with an entrepreneurial spirit, we initiate our own projects when we are uniquely positioned to fill a gap. We are a growing organization that is committed to creating a culture of fun, inclusivity, and openness, always celebrating individual and project milestones.
Panorama is committed to creating a diverse team and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We know that representation matters in the workplace and with our partners; to that end we are committed to a hiring process grounded in equity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.
Panorama complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Nicole Travis, HR Generalist, at
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Panorama Global is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
Final offer will be contingent on successful background check.
How to Apply
How to Apply Interested candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, and one relevant writing sample of their choice through our Careers Page portal. Applications received by 5:00pm Pacific Time on Friday, August 5th will receive priority review. Top candidates will receive an invitation to interview and offers will be extended by the end of August.200 total views, 0 today