Living Cities is seeking dedicated, innovative minds to join us this summer and gain valuable experience in the philanthropic, corporate and public sectors. This internship is a 40-hour per week, 8 week commitment. Specific placements and assignments will be based on candidate's interests and the organization’s needs.

Program areas may include, but are not limited to:

• Collective Impact
• Capital Innovation
• Public Sector Innovation
• Open Sourcing Social Change (Communications)
• Learning and Evaluation
• Equity and Inclusion
• Talent and Human Resources
• Administration and Operations

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Passionate about dramatically improving the lives of low-income people in US cities, particularly people of color

• Detail oriented, delivers quality work on a consistent basis

• A demonstrated interest in urban affairs, municipal innovation, data analysis, collective impact, and addressing income inequality

• Ability to take initiative and work independently, and in a team

• Excellent writing, researching, editing, and analytical skills

• Self-starter who exhibits a positive and hard-working attitude.

• An open mind and willingness to engage with those who share different opinions and beliefs

• Rising juniors, seniors, and graduate students preferred

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point), Adobe Acrobat, and Customer Relationship Management databases (i.e. Salesforce)

• Intermediate or Advanced Microsoft Excel skills

Founded in 1991, Living Cities harnesses the collective power of twenty two of the world’s largest foundations and financial institutions to build a new type of urban practice geared at getting dramatically better results for low-income people, faster.

Together, we are working with cross-sector leaders in cities to develop and scale new approaches to dramatically improve the economic well-being of low-income people. Our investments, research, networks and convenings catalyze fresh thinking and combine support for innovative, comprehensive, local approaches with real-time sharing of knowledge to accelerate and deepen adoption in more places.