Internships in the Community

Columbia University’s Office of Government and Community Affairs is pleased to be able to sponsor a limited number of paid community work study/internship opportunities.  These are designed to pair university undergraduate and graduate students with community-based not-for-profit organizations that have a need for assistance and the capacity to provide challenging work assignments and supervision.

The goal of the program is to benefit COMMUNITY BASED not-for-profits by providing them with enthusiastic and capable student workers to assist on specific projects or meaningful aspects of day-to-day operations.  Interns will be paid a modest hourly rate while gaining valuable work experience in their fields of interest. Ideally, they will experience first hand the challenges and rewards of the careers to which they aspire after graduation.   

Opportunities will be posted here as they become available.  For more information, please contact Kevin Brannon at kb2332@columbia.edu

Current Openings:

Community Internship position available at Dominican Sunday
Dominican Sunday Inc. is a community-based organization that provides services to the Latin American immigrants residing in the Manhattan Valley and Morningside Heights neighborhoods. The programs and services of Dominican Sunday Inc. enable new residents to integrate fully into the life of the city and become active members of the political and social landscape.

Dominican Sunday Inc. is seeking a highly motivated and organized Journalism student who can spend 15 to 18 hours a week discharging the following responsibilities:

• Create promotional material and work with outside vendors such as graphic designers, printers, photographers to make sure all communications reflect the standards and mission of the organization

• Prepare and distribute all communications/promotional materials:

• Handle all Pertinent News releases

• Chapter/District bulletin stories as needed

• Assist in the Creation of Flyers and Posters

• Help build relationships between Dominican Sunday Inc, and the media, local community, civic organizations, and other Communication Agencies

• Attend training seminars as needed

• Develop a public relations/marketing plan to communicate with internal and external audiences and promote the services of the Agency.

The student should possess great writing skills, and have an enthusiastic attitude and interest in the areas of democracy and citizenship, economic empowerment, and youth development. Proficiency in Spanish is a plus. 

Interns will earn $13 per hour.