About The Kresge Foundation

The Kresge Foundation is one of the top 20 private philanthropic foundations in the United States and the only one focused exclusively on expanding opportunities for people with low income in American Cities. With a $4.2 billion endowment and a staff of over 100 employees, the foundation deploys grants and social investments across arts and culture, education, environment, health, human services and community development. The foundation’s state-of-the-art headquarters maintains an array of energy-efficient, water-conserving and health-promoting systems. The foundation also operates an office in Detroit’s Midtown district.

About the Education Team

Kresge’s Education Team focuses on helping low-income and students of color enter and succeed in undergraduate education and reducing inequitable college outcomes in completion and attainment. Our focus states are California, Florida, Michigan, and Texas, and we prioritize student success efforts at community colleges and Minority-Serving Institutions in our work. You can learn more about the program at https://kresge.org/our-work/education/.

About the Position

The Graduate Summer Intern will be integrated into the team and, by working closely with Kresge staff members, will experience what it’s like to be a program staff member at a foundation. This will include meeting with prospective applicants and current grantees, reviewing letters of inquiry and proposals, conducting due diligence on nonprofit organizations, participating in team review discussions, and assisting with various research and analysis projects.

The Intern will have the opportunity to be exposed to the work of many of Kresge’s grantees in the college access and success field as well as explore opportunities for interdisciplinary partnerships across the Kresge program teams. The internship is currently planned as an in-person experience in Troy, Michigan. It runs from June 13-August 19, 2022, and applicants must be available during that full window.

Primary Responsibilities Include:

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  Research: This may include conducting scans on particular topics, portfolio analysis of approximately 150 current Education Team grantees, briefing the team on research reports and current developments in higher education, etc.
• Convening planning: Depending on timing, this may include helping to plan either virtual or in-person convenings of grantees, funders, or other partners.
• Learning and evaluation: Helping to build out the team’s knowledge management function by framing several “lessons learned” sessions or communications vehicles and assisting with social media planning and execution.

Qualifications

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  Pursuing a graduate degree or Ph.D. related to higher education, public policy, or educational equity with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage a heavy workload and flexibility with shifting priorities.
• A self-starter who can multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Program planning experience is a plus, as is experience or expertise in our focus states and institution types.

What we offer our Interns

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  A pay rate of $25 per hour
• Housing stipend of $350 per month
• Volunteer opportunity
• Team-building experience
• Breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily for a minimal charge from our cafeteria (assuming we are back in the office and have made arrangements with our food service company).

Please apply by midnight EST, January 17th, 2022

Please note: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many Kresge staff are working remotely, and our Troy and Detroit offices are not fully open. We hope to host out internship program in person, but this decision will be dependent on the pandemic and external factors. Thank you for your understanding.

Kresge is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women, and LGBTQ+ applicants. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.