Internships & Careers

Students will find three valuable resources on this page - Guides, Internship and Career Postings, and Search Links.

Begin by downloading the internship or career guide based on your priority. Read through the guide thoroughly making sure to focus on the resume and cover letter sections initially since you will need a strong resume to apply for opportunities. In addition to scheduling an appointment with someone at the Pomerantz Career Center and utilizing the resources linked in the guide, you are also encouraged to send a draft of your resume to Jenifer Vick at jenifer-vick@uiowa.edu for review and feedback.

Next, explore the postings of available internships and career positions. Read the job descriptions and visit the websites of organizations with openings.

Finally, access the information found in the Search Links section for finding internships, jobs, and volunteer opportunities throughout the country.

Internship Guide & Career Guide

These guides are designed to assist you in preparing for an internship and career in the nonprofit sector. As a student enrolled in the Nonprofit Leadership and Philanthropy Certificate, you have been trained to successfully complete an internship and begin your career within a wide array of professional positions.

NLP Internship Guide

NLP Career Guide

Helpful Resource: Salary and Your Value

Learn how to research your target salary, highlight your accomplishments and find the right words — and the confidence — to negotiate for better benefits and pay. Download this helpful Workbook and consider signing up to take the Work Smart online course, which takes less than two hours to complete and can be done at your own pace — both are free!

Internship & Career Postings

Many of the following internship opportunities are ongoing, meaning that the organization is willing to host an intern during the fall, spring, and summer semesters. You are encouraged to review these positions and reach out to the organizations you are interested in interning for to confirm there is a current opening at the time you are considering.

Email jenifer-vick@uiowa.edu with questions about the positions listed below or with general questions about nonprofit internships.

Internships

Position	Organization	Deadline
Paid internships: https://www.globaltiesiowa.org/intern Social Media & Storytelling Intern and Program Intern	Global Ties Iowa	Until Filled
Advancement Summer Internship Program - 11 full-time, paid open positions	UI Center for Advancement	Rolling Basis
Volunteer & Family Programming Intern	Ronald McDonald House Charities	Until Filled
Variety of Remote Internship Positions Development, Operations, Podcast, Research, Graphic Design, Communications and Social Media	Sports Philanthropy Network	Until Filled
Social Media Marketing Intern	Big Brothers Big Sisters	Until Filled
Iowa Afterschool STEM AmeriCorps part-time paid position	The Iowa Children's Museum	Until Filled
Student Assistant	Pentacrest Museums	Until Filled
Youth Facilitator (part-time paid staff position)	Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County	Until Filled
Communications Intern	United Nations Association (Johnson County)	Until Filled
For Graduating Seniors: Graduate Trainee Program	CASE Advancement	Every January
Administrative Assistant Intern	UI Pentacrest Museums	Until Filled
Philanthropy Intern	NewBo City Market	Until Filled
Paid part-time Positions with: Coralville Community Food Pantry, CommUnity Crisis Services & Food Bank, and National Alliance on Mental Illness Johnson County	AmeriCorps (Iowa City and Coralville)	Until Filled
Part-time paid staff position Marketing Assistant	Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature	Until Filled
Community Relations Intern	Ace Hardware Foundation	Until Filled
Virtual Internships & Study Abroad	UI Global Virtual Internships & Study Abroad	Varied Deadlines
Marketing Intern	African American Museum of Iowa (Cedar Rapids/Remote)	Until Filled
Grant Writer/Fund Development Intern	Understanding Works	Until Filled
Marketing/Digital Intern	Understanding Works	Until Filled
Event Planning Intern & Program Materials Intern	The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (Remote)	Until Filled
Various internship positions: Development, Communications, Marketing Strategy, and Events	CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank	Until Filled
Development Intern	Friends of the Iowa City Senior Center	Until Filled
Development Intern	Tanager Place	Until Filled

Careers

Position	Organization	Deadline
Eastern Iowa Career Center	AFP Eastern Iowa Chapter	Until Filled
Donor Experience Officer	University of Virginia (remote and hybrid)	Until Filled
AmeriCorps Virtual Fundraising VISTA	Please Pass the Love	Until Filled
Family Program & Volunteer Coordinator	Ronald McDonald House Charities	Until Filled
All Open Positions	Feeding America (Chicago)	Until Filled
Part-time Marketing Assistant	Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature	Until Filled
Communications Coordinator Stewardship and Events Coordinator	Four Oaks	Until Filled
Various Positions	Iowa State University Foundation	Until Filled