Come intern with us!

At TechSoup you'll find the raw energy of a start-up, an extraordinary vision, and a group of brilliant, talented, quirky people who believe fiercely that the benefits of technology should be available to everyone! We are a nonprofit organization that believes that technology is a powerful enabler for social change.

If you think changing the world sounds like a fulfilling way to spend your day, if you want to use your technical and organizational skills to help low-income and disadvantaged people, if you want to work in a fun, challenging, and creative environment, come work with us!

The role

The intern will be responsible for overseeing the creation of an NGO membership page that will ultimately serve to serve as a hub for NGO-related information and connect NGOs to grant makers and other NGOs in the repository. The intern will also leave TechSoup with a strong understanding of NGOsource’s programs and additionally hone his or her marketing and communications skills. He or she will finish the internship with gained knowledge of the inner-workings of international grant making with a specific focus on the NGO perspective.

Duties

• He or she will additionally assist in the overhaul of our current NGO categorization system.
• These projects will also allow the intern to coordinate with many individuals across the NGOsource team.
• Build NGOsource membership page for the NGOsource website, including grant opportunities, NGO-specific content, etc.
• Create copies of marketing material targeting NGO audience to distribute in collaboration with Marketing and Communications associate.
• Implement taxonomy overhaul of NGO activity categorization system.

Qualifications

• Must be actively and presently enrolled an accredited college or university at an undergraduate or graduate level.
• At least moderate experience (6 months – 1 year) with website design

Knowledge

• Social networking and non-profit knowledge preferred
• Web design

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Diplomacy and teamwork
• Writing
• Technical/functional skills needed: website design

Abilities

• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Interact in a professional manner with a wide variety of people.
• Eager to learn and adapt to ever-changing work environment.

At TechSoup Global you'll find the raw energy of a start-up, an extraordinary vision, and a group of brilliant, talented, quirky people who believe fiercely that the benefits of technology should be available to everyone! We are a nonprofit organization that believes that technology is a powerful enabler for social change. Since1987, we’ve assembled a worldwide network of individuals and organizations that share this conviction. This network — one that you likely belong to — includes foundations and corporations, governments and NGOs, social entrepreneurs and volunteers. Together, these unlikely allies have developed sustainable, community-driven technology solutions to meet today’s most urgent social challenges. If you think changing the world sounds like a fulfilling way to spend your day, if you want to use your technical and organizational skills to help low-income and disadvantaged people, if you want to work in a fun, challenging, and creative environment, come work with us!