[bioundgrd] FW: Please share: final installment of PKG Center social impact opportunities for fall 2020

Joshua Stone stonej at mit.edu
Wed Sep 30 12:14:57 EDT 2020 

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From: Jill Bassett <jbassett at mit.edu<mailto:jbassett at mit.edu>>
Subject: Please share: final installment of PKG Center social impact opportunities for fall 2020
Date: September 29, 2020 at 4:04:06 PM EDT

Here’s our last edition of opportunities for this fall. Many have deadlines tomorrow night. We’ll have additional opportunities for IAP soon. Thank you for spreading the word!
Jill
Jill S. Bassett
Associate Dean + Director
PKG Center for Public Service<https://pkgcenter.mit.edu/>
MIT
617-216-8233 (cell)
Undergrads: Earn your ELO funding and strengthen communities with PKG this fall<https://pkgcenter.mit.edu/2020/07/28/pkg-fall-2020-update/>


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Issue 8 | September 29, 2020

The PKG Social Impact Newsletter features paid, part-time remote social impact internships for actively enrolled MIT undergraduate students. In partnership with community organizations across the U.S., these offerings deepen students' understanding of community challenges in fun, engaging and meaningful ways that will work with students’ schedule while boosting their resumes.

This is the final newsletter for fall 2020! The listings below offer flexible hours, all work will be done remotely, and each internship meets the criteria for the fall Experiential Learning Opportunities (ELOs)<https://elo.mit.edu/> guaranteed by the Institute for MIT undergraduates. For even more listings, keep an eye on Handshake<https://app.joinhandshake.com/>. Scroll down to learn how to filter your search for find social impactopportunities!

Questions? Visit the PKG Fall Update<https://pkgcenter.mit.edu/2020/09/09/pkg-fall-2020-update/> to learn more about ELO opportunities and eligibility!​

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Racial Justice

Bennett College (4 positions): Work directly with the College President
Bennett College is a small, private, Historically Black liberal arts college for women and is on the verge of reinventing itself in an effort to better prepare women of color who aspire to leadership in social justice, civil rights, and social mobility. These are incredible opportunities, working alongside senior leadership to support this critical juncture in their important work!
Digital Art Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4028272>
Climate Action Plan Research Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4028279>
Institutional Data Visualization Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4028314>
COVID Public Health Data + Research Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4028344>
Application Deadline(s): September 30, 2020

Cambridge Health Alliance – Health Equity Research Lab:
Black Voices 4 Recovery Peer Led Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3996022>
Black Voices: Pathways 4 Recovery is a community-grown, peer-led group of adults seeking expanded treatment and support options for mental health, trauma, and substance use-related challenges. Join their team this Fall to support this interdisciplinary, holistic, and community-led mental health program serving the Black community in Boston!
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (3 positions):
Do you care about economic democracy? The Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative (BCDI) is a community-led planning and economic development organization working to build an equitable, sustainable, and democratic local economy that creates wealth and ownership for low-income people of color. Join their team in five different intern positions this Fall:
Social Impact Storytelling Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3936869>
Organizational and Operational Excellence Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3936852>
BronXchange Digital Marketing Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3948493>
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (2 positions):
The NAACP LDF uses litigation, advocacy, and public education to work toward structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans. This Fall, use your data and app development skills to mitigate COVID-19 specific issues and focus on areas such as Criminal Justice, Political Participation, and Economic Justice, and Education.
Racial Justice App Developer Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4020176>
Racial Justice Data Analytics Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4020124>
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020​​

Everyday Boston
Curiosity and Connection Tech Resident<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4051713>
The Curiosity and Connection resident(s) will work directly with the Executive Director of Everyday Boston to envision and develop online tools to bring Bostonians together in the middle of two pandemics: Covid-19 and the ongoing struggle for racial justice. The intern will: present a set of recommendations on how to use technology to further Everyday Boston's mission; review upcoming projects and feasibility; and finalize a strategic plan for producing a suite of online tools.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2020

The Community Investment Network:
Philanthropy Storytelling Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4054390>
The Community Investment Network (CIN) inspires, connects and strengthens African Americans and communities of color to leverage their collective resources and create the change THEY wish to see. The Philanthropy Storytelling Intern will develop a brand identity for CIN through visual storytelling; marketing strategies; blog posts and social media, and more! Help bring racial justice to the supply side of philanthropy.
Application Deadline: October 19, 2020

Laal NYC:
Data Analysis Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4069184>
Laal provides resources for Bangladeshi women in the Bronx and prioritize a data-driven approach in order to measure the impact of their programs in the community. For a community upon which there has historically been little to no data available, the work Laal is doing is revolutionary and rooted in systemic change. The Data Analysis Intern will work directly with Laal’s Data team to create and analyze impact of virtual ESL programs, as well as a Mental Health diagnostic survey that will be conducted with all participants, and a COVID-19 and healthcare resources survey.
Application Deadline: October 19, 2020

Quipu (3 positions):
Quipu Market is a community e-commerce for informal micro-businesses to buy and sell locally without using money, while building creditworthiness. Quipu solves the lack of money liquidity in low-income communities by creating a local token system, backed by the production of the users, that enables trade even when they don’t have enough money. By digitizing the offline, informal economies, Quipu uses spending patterns data to assess creditworthiness and unlock access to equitable financial services. This is a great opportunity to apply your technical skills and data analytics to real-world challenges with an MIT-alum startup!
Secure Transactions Builder Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4068528?ref=16-dashboard>
Financial Services Design Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4064608>
Business Strategy and Financial Planning Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4068490?ref=16-dashboard>
Application Deadline: October 19, 2020

Asian American/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP):
Research and Communications Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4067688>
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) is a national membership organization dedicated to expanding and mobilizing philanthropic and community resources for underserved AAPI communities. This is a Research and Communications (RC) internship designed to immerse the RC intern in the nonprofit sector, more specifically, in philanthropy, within an organization that is strongly committed to equity and social justice. AAPIP will be conducting a number of research projects of various sizes and scopes while also offering opportunities to maximize a learning environment.
Application Deadline: October 30, 2020

Other Opportunities:

  *   Boston Preservation Alliance: Historic Preservation Mapping Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4052109>, Application Deadline: September 30, 2020
  *   Dads Against Destruction (DADS): Recidivism Program Media Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4034274>, Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

Climate Change & Environment

Lehman Sanctuary:
The Language of Water Data Visualization Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4047494>
How can students better understand dynamic living water in nature? The Lehman Sanctuary, a non-profit eco-organization, has partnered with Misericordia University to establish a unique STEM water quality monitoring station in the Sanctuary’s forested wetlands. This station will monitor water quality characteristics such as temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and conductivity using advanced telemetry – and stream this data to Pennsylvania classrooms.
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

Conservation Law Foundation:
Impact Investing Evaluation Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4036297>
CLF protects New England’s environment by providing capital to help create inclusive and healthy neighborhoods. Join CLF this Fall to invest in community social impact, supporting healthy, equitable, and resilient communities!
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

World Wildlife Fund
Infrastructure and Engineering Analysis for Agricultural Innovation Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3925912>
Use your engineering knowledge to help WWF understand the potential output of specialty produce, the capacity and environmental footprint of infrastructure, and cost implications to support the Mid-Delta’s switch to specialty produce.
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

Deering Estate Foundation:
Conservation GIS Analyst Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3925808>
The Deering Estate preserves the 1920s era Miami estate of Charles Deering<https://deeringestate.org/history/gallery/charles-deering/>, Chicago industrialist, early preservationist, environmentalist, art collector, philanthropist and first chairman of the International Harvester Company. They are seeking a Conservation GIS Analyst Intern to work with past and present data collected on the Estate, as well as conduct meta-analysis of the scientific literature and data collection to create a generate a GIS map.
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

Deliberate Capital:
Impact Investing Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3969542>​
Do you often wish that more funding and resources would be allocated to social and environmental impact? Deliberate Capital is a new social/environmental impact asset management and advisory firm seeking to hire an intern to help build a best-in-class impact management platform. Join their impact investing efforts this Fall!
Application Deadline: October 1, 2020

Texas Water Trade:
The Future of Water Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4010020>​
The Future of Water Intern position will be supporting TWT’s work to advance exploration of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) finance to fund onsite water in Texas. Onsite water resources include the capture, treatment and use of a range of source waters: condensate, rainwater, stormwater, greywater and blackwater.
Application Deadline: October 2, 2020

Northwest RiverPartners:
Clean Energy & Hydroelectricity Research Intern <https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4063577>
Northwest RiverPartners<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/www.nwriverpartners.org> leads the charge for the Northwest to achieve its clean energy potential using hydroelectricity as the cornerstone. The research intern will prepare research on carbon lifecycles, perform economic analysis comparing electricity generation, examine implications of climate policies, and perform independent analyses of existing data and studies to better educatethe region on important topics related to hydroelectric operations and biological and socioeconomic impacts.
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020

Tech & Coding

HousingMatch.Org<http://housingmatch.org/>:
IT Design & Support Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3945528>
Help HousingMatch.Org<http://housingmatch.org/> launch a new website to help the homeless during this time of crisis. HousingMatch.Org<http://housingmatch.org/> provides a supported shared housing network with roommate listing services for housing agencies, case managers, tenants, and landlords. The IT Design & Support Intern works with the development and database management teams to ready the site for launch. Finalize WordPress functionality. Support data management. Use your technical, coding skills to make an impact in the community.
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

Enroot:
Program and Operations Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4022659>
Enroot seeks to provide comprehensive wrap-around support for recently arrived immigrant students during their transition from high school to college. Join Enroot this Fall as a Programs and Operations intern, where you will get the chance to build the technological infrastructure needed by the team throughout the school year!
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

Community College of Rhode Island:
Tech Executive Fellow + Integration Leader<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4036800>
Apply your technology aptitude and project management skills to work towards education and employment equity with CCRI this Fall! This rare fellowship opportunity gives students technical and strategic leadership experience to support Rhode Island’s only and New England’s largest community college. Your work can support thousands of students to attend college and achieve meaningful post-grad employment!
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

Last Mile Talent Development, Inc.:
Tech for the Future Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4020762>
The Last Mile is a software infrastructure engineer and training program designed to increase economic mobility in under-resourced communities. They are seeking a tech education intern to integrate technical skills and powerful communication to better reach their target group. This is a great opportunity bring your own skill and interests into a professional working environment and really make a difference!
Application Deadline: October 27, 2020

 Other positions:

  *   Commonwealth of MA: ​Leave Administration Web Developer<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3999569>, Application Deadline: September 30, 2020
  *   Norm Waitt SR. YMCA: Digital Marketing & Website/App Developer Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3968221>, Application Deadline: September 30, 2020
  *   New Bedford Whaling Museum: Virtual Learning Program Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3995768>, Application Deadline: September 30, 2020​

Health & Healthcare

Ariadne Labs:
Health Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3999989>
Ariadne Labs is a premier national center for health systems innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Better Evidence, a project housed under Ariadne Labs, develops simple, scalable solutions that dramatically improve the delivery of health care at critical moments to save lives and reduce suffering. If you’re passionate about increasing health providers’ access to technology and improving the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of care for low income communities, then join Ariadne Labs this Fall as a Health Intern!
Application Deadline: October 2, 2020

Florida Public Health Institute:
Environmental Health Equity Research Analyst<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4055978>
The Florida Institute for Health Innovation (FIHI) is a statewide non-profit Public Health Institute with a long history of success in developing projects that improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations through collaborative partnerships, cross-sector program leadership and facilitation, data collection and evaluation, workforce training, and building scalable capabilities across (and between) organizations. Joing FIHI in their mission to create healthy and sustainable communities by championing innovative public health policy and cross-sector collaboration.
Application Deadline: October 2, 2020​

n*gram health:
Software Development Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3941690>
n*gram health develops digital therapies for underserved seniors.In this role, you will be working directly with the founders on building functionality for therapeutic web-based augmented reality applications, such as: developing new user-facing features; building reusale components and front-end libraries; and translating designs and wire frames into high quality code.
Application Deadline: October 5, 2020

Reboot Rx (3 positions):
Reboot Rx is a nonprofit startup that enables cancer patients to access new and affordable treatments faster than traditional approaches by using repurposed generic drugs. They’re offering 3 positions to MIT students this fall! Use your data and engineering skills to help expand treatment options for cancer patients!
Machine Learning + Data Engineer<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3947697>
Biostatistician<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3947902>
Biomedical Scientist<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3947918>
Application Deadline: December 15, 2020 (Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis)

Data & Research

Seeding Labs:
Business Development/Corporate Partnership Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3979996>
Seeding Labs is an award-winning Boston-based nonprofit organization that is empowering every scientist to transform the world. We connect resources that are critical but often out of economic or geographic reach to scientists in developing countries. They are looking for a Business Development Intern to prepare research and data and synthesize this information into actionable steps to build strategic partnerships.
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

MA Executive Office of Education:
Data Analytics and Assessment Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3983431>
Apply your skills in data analytics, visualization, and assessment to create an integrated data system for education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This is a great opportunity to help with educational policy and services for young children across all of MA during the pandemic!
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

The Clinton Family Foundation:
Data and Engagement Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4030079>
Support the Clinton Global Initiative University (CBI U) this Fall in their ongoing efforts to support student leaders across the world committed to pressing challenges in various social justice issues. This intern has the opportunity to play a critical role in supporting CGI U’s platform in the form of data visualization, content creation, and event logistics!
Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

World Education, Inc (2 positions):
Digital Innovation Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3935702>
The EdTech Center @ World Education seeks two Social Impact Interns who are passionate about leveraging technology to improve adult education, workforce development, and economic mobility initiatives in the US. Each intern will be matched with one of the two digital inclusion projects; please view the listing and specify your interest and experiences for one of the projects in your cover letter. World Education’s headquarters is in Boston but the work can be done remotely.
Application Deadline: October 1, 2020



The Phoenix:
Substance Abuse Recovery Data Analyst<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4063077>
The Phoenix is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster a supportive, physically active community for individuals who are recovering from a substance use disorder and for those who choose to live sober. The Data Analyst Intern will develop sampling strategies to collect demographic and background data that represents the population served; use existing and/or new data to better understand members who discontinue participation; and use predictive analytics to identify individuals in need of services who are at risk for not returning.
Application Deadline: October 4, 2020

Cognitive Toybox:
Data Visualization Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3983717>
Cognitive Toybox is looking for a Data Visualization Intern to communicate insights from data; assist in writing code (CSS/HTML/Javascript); monitor product implementation and usage across the schools they work with. Cognitive Toybox is an early childhood platform that an increasing number of publicly funded early childhood education programs, including Head Start and state-funded Pre-K programs, across the U.S are using to assess kindergarten readiness.
Application Deadline: October 16, 2020

Other Opportunities:

  *   Women of the World Endowment: Gender Lens Investing Research Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3948271>, Gender Lens Investor Curriculum Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3948209>, Gender Lens Investing Data Analysis Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3948058>, Application Deadline: September 30, 2020
  *   New England International Donors: Global Philanthropy Research Intern<https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3947768>, Application Deadline: September 30, 2020

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How to Find a Social Impact Internship

The PKG Center advertises all of our Social Impact Internships on MIT Handshake<https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_centers/2855>. To search for Social Impact Employment positions on Handshake, use the filter feature:

1. Scroll down to the “Labeled by Your School”field
2. Select “ELO Public Service & Social Impact” to find eligible ELO-funded social impact internships.

Watch this 1-minute video on how to search for internships using labels on Handshake<https://youtu.be/8I3SbV05e7E>. To apply for a position, follow the instructions in the posting on Handshake.

Note: Host sites will be screening applicants on a rolling basis, so please apply to internships ASAP. Application deadlines listed are subject to change.

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