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Partnerships & Outreach Intern

Girls Inc. of Chicago
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Role: Program Partnerships & Outreach Intern 

 

Organization Overview 

Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Our comprehensive approach to whole girl development equips girls to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers and grow up healthy, educated, and independent. These positive outcomes are achieved through three core elements: people - trained staff and volunteers who build lasting, mentoring relationships; environment, physically, and emotionally safe, where there is a sisterhood of support, high expectations, and mutual respect; and programming - research-based, hands-on and minds-on, age-appropriate, meeting the needs of today’s girls. 

Position Summary 

Girls Inc. of Chicago is seeking an organized, curious, and resourceful Partnerships & Outreach Intern between the ages of 18-24 years old to support the organization’s partnership development, outreach, and relationship management efforts. 

Working with the Chief Operating Officer, the intern will help build the research, data, systems, and tools needed to strengthen Girls Inc. of Chicago’s partnerships across programs, community engagement, corporate and community relationships, and other strategic initiatives. 

The intern’s initial focus will include developing a comprehensive directory of prospective Chicago Public Schools partners and organizing information that can support future program outreach and expansion. As projects progress, the intern may also support broader partnership research, outreach planning, partner engagement initiatives, and the development of a centralized partnership CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and tracking system. 

This role is ideal for someone interested in nonprofit management, partnerships, community engagement, research, business development, program strategy, operations, or data management. 

Key Responsibilities 

Partnership Research and Prospect Development 

  • Research schools, nonprofit organizations, community based organizations, corporations, and other potential partners aligned with Girls Inc. of Chicago’s mission and strategic priorities. 
  • Develop and maintain organized prospect and partnership directories.
  • Identify appropriate contacts, decision makers, and relationship owners within prospective partner organizations. 
  • Research publicly available information to assess organizational fit and potential partnership opportunities. 
  • Help identify geographic, programmatic, and community partnership opportunities that may support organizational growth. 

School Partnership Directory 

  • Build and maintain a comprehensive directory of prospective Chicago Public Schools partners. 
  • Research school locations, grade levels, leadership, relevant staff, community areas, programs, and other information useful for partnership development. 
  • Identify relevant school contacts including principals, counselors, social workers, student support staff, after school staff, and other potential decision makers. 
  • Verify and update contact information to maintain an accurate and usable prospect database. 

Outreach and Relationship Management Support 

  • Help organize prospects into outreach lists, categories, and priority groups. 
  • Maintain accurate records of outreach activities, responses, follow ups, and relationship status. 
  • Support selected outreach activities under staff direction. 
  • Assist with preparing information, materials, or research for partnership meetings and outreach campaigns. 
  • Help develop tools that support consistent partner cultivation, engagement, and follow up. 

Partnership CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and Systems Development 

  • Assist with building and maintaining a centralized partnership CRM, including systems developed in Monday.com or other organizational platforms. 
  • Help consolidate existing partner records from across the organization. 
  • Review records for duplicate, outdated, incomplete, or inconsistent information. 
  • Categorize partners by relationship type, organizational type, program area, geography, engagement status, and other relevant criteria. 
  • Assist with developing processes and standards for maintaining partnership information over time. 

Partnership Strategy Support 

  • Support implementation of Girls Inc. of Chicago’s broader partnership engagement strategy. 
  • Research partnership engagement practices and opportunities. 
  • Assist with developing partner engagement tools, trackers, templates, reports, and other supporting materials. 
  • Help identify opportunities to deepen relationships with existing partners. 
  • Support special partnership, outreach, and organizational growth projects as assigned by the Chief Operating Officer. 

 

Preferred Skills 

The following experience is helpful and is not required: 

 

  • Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or similar spreadsheet tools. 
  • CRM (Customer Relationship Management) or database systems. 
  • Online research and data collection. 
  • Contact or prospect research. 
  • Chicago Public Schools or Chicago education systems. 
  • Community based organizations or youth serving nonprofits. 
  • Partnership development, outreach, sales, fundraising, or business development. 
  • Data cleanup, database management, or information organization. 

 

What You Will Gain 

Through this internship, you will have the opportunity to: 

  • Gain hands on experience in nonprofit program expansion and partnership development. 
  • Develop research, prospecting, database management, and outreach skills. 
  • Learn how nonprofit organizations identify and cultivate school and community partnerships. 
  • Build experience with CRM (Customer Relationship Management) development and relationship management systems. 
  • Learn how data and research inform program growth and organizational strategy. 
  • Gain exposure to Chicago’s education and youth development ecosystem. 
  • Work on projects that will become lasting infrastructure for Girls Inc. of Chicago. 
  • Contribute directly to Girls Inc. of Chicago’s ability to reach more girls through strong school and community partnerships.