Philanthropy, Partnerships & Programming Fall Fellow

Overview:

Align Social Impact is seeking a graduate student fellow to join the team for the Fall of 2026, beginning in September 2026 and ending in December 2026, as our Philanthropy, Partnerships & Programming Fellow. The ideal candidate must have strong communication, research, and writing skills and a background in campaigns, policy, and social impact. Our Winter, Summer, and Fall Fellowship programs are designed to mentor and support creative, enthusiastic individuals from diverse backgrounds with a passion for social impact strategy, campaigns, partnerships, communications, and implementation to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic, highly collaborative work environment.

We are looking for energetic, highly motivated individuals who want to become best-in-class social impact practitioners with relevant work or academic experience in the nonprofit, advocacy, policy, philanthropy, campaigns or partnerships space. Applicants should be currently pursuing a degree in a social impact-related field and be eligible for an Internship/Fellowship. As a fellow, individuals will work on a range of client projects across disciplines and industries, and daily responsibilities may vary based on client and organizational needs.

The Fall Fellowship is 14 weeks, from mid-September through to the end of December. This is a paid opportunity; candidates must be able to commit to 20 hours per week. The hybrid internship (80% remote, 20% in person) will take place in New York City. Therefore, the selected Fellow must reside within the state of New York.

During the Fellowship, duties and responsibilities of the Partnerships & Programming Fellow may include:

• Supporting research coordination efforts, including conducting issue area research, producing issue or action brief drafts, and capturing call notes.
• Supporting project management and coordination, including managing work plans and team and client databases.
• Participating in and preparing for program design strategy sessions by developing agendas, session materials, research, surveys, and interviews.
• Supporting partnerships and programming internal and external communication efforts across platforms to increase reach, engagement, visibility, and surround sound.
• Developing scalable tools and templates for clients and community leaders to use to support Align-led campaigns, programs, or initiatives.
• Support Align Social Impact in its own social impact priorities, programs, and standard implementation efforts.
• Track emerging trends, issues, and themes in the social impact, CSR, and ESG sectors.
• Support the development of impact policies, procedures, partnerships, and infrastructure for Align's clients.
• Our ideal candidate is a motivated, curious, self-starter with a bias for action, a knack for combining creativity, strategy, and implementation into projects, and a desire to learn from an outstanding collective of social impact leaders, clients, and partners.

Desired Skills for this role include:

• Exceptional detail-oriented writing, proofreading, and verbal communication skills, and the ability to translate research into clear, concise, and compelling communications.
• Prompt, reliable, and organized, with the ability to navigate complex projects and environments.
• Past qualitative and quantitative research experience and fluency with a range of research analysis and synthesis tools.
• Demonstrated interest and enthusiasm in the sector and passion for developing data- and purpose-driven programs that accelerate impact.
• Proficiency with project management tools, including Google Suite, Salesforce, Slack, Asana, and Adobe.

Benefits:
Align Social Impact offers a suite of best-in-class benefits to its full-time employees, including:

• Generous Vacation Time, Personal/Wellness Days, and Company Holidays.
• Medical, Dental & Vision.
• Happy Hours & Team Retreats.
• Annual Professional Development Stipend & Learning Opportunities.
• Summer Fridays.
• Extended Winter Break.
• 90% Remote Work Environment.
• CoWorking Space Access in NYC and Amsterdam.
• One-Month Paid Sabbatical After 5 Years of Employment.

Align Social Impact is an Align Communications & Creative LLC Company and an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We do not discriminate, and all decisions we make are made based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. Align will not tolerate discrimination in employment, employment-related decisions, or business dealings based on race, color, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, or any other legally protected status.

Our team looks forward to reviewing your application. Please note that due to the high volume of applications, we do not provide status updates to all who submit. To that end, should your application be chosen for the first round of interviews, you will be contacted by a member of the Align team. Thank you for your interest in Align Social Impact!

About Align Social Impact:

With more than two decades of experience in the social impact sector, our expert team of diverse leaders works at the intersection of research, communications, culture, philanthropy and social change. On a mission to drive community, business and social outcomes through communications and storytelling, advocacy campaigns, systems improvement and transformational partnerships, Align Social Impact is a women-owned business with offices in New York City and Amsterdam. Tailored to support brands, nonprofits, foundations and talent, our firm’s core service offerings fall into five distinct but interconnected pillars: Philanthropy & Partnerships; Impact Strategy & Organizational Development; Policy, Advocacy & Campaigns; and Communications, Thought Leadership & Events. We’re honored to work with some of the world’s most inspiring and influential organizations and individuals to accelerate impact in ways that can be felt and measured in support of our shared vision of a just, inclusive and vibrant world where people, planet and culture thrive.