Building Community Internship

Building Community Internship

As the area's premier impact organization, United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region serves as a catalyst to increase the community's capacity to improve the lives of its citizens. Our aim is to support nonprofits in our region through investing in social change, recruiting and managing volunteers and providing economically disadvantaged individuals with basic necessities, material goods and professional training. We fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in our community. We pride ourselves in having a culture in which staff, interns and volunteers can voice their ideas.

Diversity is a core value at United Way. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable work environment for staff, volunteers, and community members. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. 

This is an exciting opportunity to help us continue building capacity for UW’s work. 
 

Key Responsibilities: This intern will work within the Community Impact Department to assist with the administrative tasks, community outreach and engagement related to our community.  

Reporting Relationship:  
This position reports to the Director of Community Impact
Key Performance Metrics:
●    Provide support to the Vice President of Community Impact for work conducted on behalf of the Community Impact Department
●    Integrate information and prepare meeting agendas and goal setting for our committees
●    Help to ensure that all UW events and meetings are accessible 
●    Become familiarized with and utilize the United Way Worldwide Framework in all assigned tasks and projects
●    Assist with creating and posting social media content for community events 
●    Assist in building and planning our annual community challenges

Knowledge and Skills Required: 
•Interest in nonprofit and community outreach work
•Attention to detail
•Strong computer & internet skills

To Apply: Email your Resume to Rebecca Lull at rlull@uwdor.org