Community Partnerships Fall 2024 Intern: InReach

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• Details about the internship can be found below.

Description

InReach is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic team of Community Partnerships Interns to join our organization in Fall 2024. This internship will focus on expanding InReach’s reach and impact through community outreach and strategic partnerships.

We are InReach, a transgender nonprofit organization building the world’s first open source platform connecting LGBTQ+ people who are facing harassment or discrimination with safe, verified resources. Our free platform offers immediate access to critical services such as housing, medical and mental health care, legal assistance, trans-specific services, meal assistance, education, employment, translation, community, and spiritual support. Available on the web, iOS, and Android, InReach lists thousands of services across North America, with new verified services added daily by trained volunteers. Our goal is to be a comprehensive digital one-stop shop for the intersex LGBTQ+ community, serving LGBTQ+ asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants, BIPOC communities, TGNC communities, youth and caregivers, and more.

As a Community Partnerships intern, you will work closely with our Director of Community Outreach and Programs to secure referral links from affiliated websites to boost our SEO, ensure LGBTQ+ Pride centers across the country are aware of InReach, and establish marketing partnerships that result in physical media placements such as QR codes in windows or direct link icons on public computers. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to gain hands-on experience in community outreach, partnerships, and grassroots marketing while making a significant impact in the LGBTQ+ community.

Internship Schedule and Compensation

• Internship dates fall 2024: Monday, August 26 – Friday, December 6, 2024
• Required number of hours per week: 15 hours (*interns can self-select their hours – Monday through Friday – depending on their schedule/time zone; all interns will log their hours in the InReach volunteer management system for billing purposes)
• Please note: This is a remote and unpaid internship. InReach staff are happy to submit forms on behalf of interns who would like to receive credit from their universities for this internship. Please indicate in your application what forms your university requires.

Duties

• Report to our Director of Programs and Community Partnerships.
• Main responsibilities will include:

Referral links:

• Research and identify related websites targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
• Please contact these affiliate websites to secure links pointing to the free InReach app.
• Developing and implementing outreach strategies that encourage website owners to link to the free InReach app to increase search engine optimization (SEO).

Marketing Connections/Partnerships:

• Develop marketing relationships and partnerships that will result in placement in physical media, such as QR codes in windows or direct link icons on public computers.
• Contact businesses, libraries, community centers and other organizations in your area and across the country to promote the free InReach app.

LGBTQ+ Pride Centers Coverage:

• Conducting outreach and educational activities at LGBTQ+ Pride centers across the United States.
• Encourage centres to bookmark the InReach app on public computers and distribute InReach flyers and stickers to visitors.
• Establishing relationships with Pride Center staff to support further promotion of the InReach app.

Qualifications

• Has obtained or is continuing his/her studies at a bachelor’s degree.
• Knowledge of English at a professional level.
• Availability of at least 15 hours per week (Monday to Friday).
• Familiarity with online communication tools (e.g. G Suite, Discord, Zoom, POINT volunteer management system).
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently in a remote environment.
• Casually meet and represent InReach in initial discussions with potential partners as needed.
• We are reliable, meticulous and value meeting deadlines.
• Want to learn more about the free InReach platform?
• Previous experience in community service, partnerships and organising will be an asset.

Examples of benefits from an internship

• Access to an extensive virtual training program where trainees gain in-depth knowledge of the state of global and national LGBTQ+ rights, LGBTQ+ terminology, intersectionality, and the double marginalization of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers and other LGBTQ+ people facing persecution.
• The opportunity to increase access to resources in your community by participating in the InReach Local Community Reviewer (LCR) program.