Information Technology (IT) Intern
About the Active Minds Internship Program
Active Minds is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization changing the culture around mental health. Through our presence at more than 1,000 high school and college campuses, in corporate settings, and with a wide-reaching public audience, Active Minds is creating communities of support and saving lives. Founded in 2003 by Alison Malmon after the tragic suicide of her brother Brian, Active Minds is dedicated to supporting a new generation in ending the silence, helping to make mental health as highly valued as physical health. Through our many programs – including the emotionally gripping Send Silence Packing® traveling exhibit and our compelling Active Minds Speakers – we are changing culture and behaviors related to mental health across the country.
Our internships are geared towards current college students and recent college graduates. As a small nonprofit, Active Minds relies on the help of our interns tremendously as they work directly on important initiatives and projects as well as assist staff on a variety of administrative tasks. Interns have the opportunity to do substantive work, gain experience in the nonprofit sector, and help change the culture around mental health.
All Summer 2025 internships will be remote with an anticipated start date of June 2nd, 2025 and end date of July 25th, 2025. We expect interns to work a minimum of 20 hours a week, set a consistent work schedule between 9:00am and 5:00pm EST Monday - Friday, and commit to staying on board for the entire semester.
Active Minds pays interns a stipend of $1,250 per month.
Information Technology (IT) Intern
As part of the Operations team, the Information Technology (IT) intern will support the information technology infrastructure of the organization from databases (Salesforce & others) to helping implement, configure, and administrate new and existing technologies.
The IT Intern will work directly with the VP of Technology on a variety of projects driven by the organization’s strategic goals and different teams’ projects that implement these goals. The IT Intern will gain a deeper understanding of Salesforce, ClickUp (project management software), technology and information security, and additional technologies that underpin our organization. Some key responsibilities include: receiving and processing work requests for digital form creation and manipulation as well as automated response entry (syncing) with our CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Salesforce; creating reports and dashboards within our CRM; supporting an audit and cleanup of our databases; supporting the launch of our new project management software, ClickUp; supporting the re-launch and re-configuration of our digital asset management systems (DAMs); helping draft various policies and procedures for IT; and special projects as assigned. They will also have an opportunity to collaborate with members from across the entire organization.
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated interest in a career in IT, with a preference for candidates pursuing a degree in IT, Database Administration, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Project Management
- Strong written and communications skills, including regular use of email and Slack, and writing and reviewing technical documentation
- Detail-oriented and well organized
- Ability to work independently and take initiative
- Flexible team player, motivated collaborator
- Openness and willingness to learn
- Experience with Salesforce or other CRMs is a plus
- Experience with the managing Google Workspace is a plus
- Experience managing other cloud software (AWS, Google Cloud, etc.) is a plus
- Experience with SQL or programming or scripting languages is a plus
Application Process
The application cycle for the Summer 2025 Internship Program will be open from Friday, February 28th, 2025 through Friday, March 14th, 2025. When completing the application, please thoughtfully answer each question in complete and authentic sentences as we review every application in detail.
Applicants selected for an interview/next steps will be contacted by the first week of April 2025 regarding scheduling. We value the time that applicants put into completing their applications, but due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide responses to phone calls or emails regarding application status.