KIP Fall 2025 - Development Intern - Empire Center for Public Policy

KIP Fall 2025 - Development Intern - Empire Center for Public Policy

The Koch Internship Program (KIP) is a paid, 10-week experiential learning program run by Stand Together Fellowships that offers meaningful work experience at non-profits all over the country tackling some of our nation's most pressing challenges. Throughout your internship with a partner organization, Stand Together Fellowships hosts virtual professional development sessions every Thursday from 1-5 pm ET, wherein you will be mentored by seasoned professionals as you craft a capstone project on the topic that matters most to you. Interns will receive either a $5,500 or $3,300 stipend from Stand Together Fellowships depending on whether they are participating full-time (40 hours / week) or part-time (28 hours / week).

Successful candidates will interview with both our non-profit partner organizations and Stand Together Fellowships staff, so we strongly encourage you to apply in advance!

Development Internship

At the Empire Center for Public Policy, a leading free market think tank focusing on New York, we are looking for a development intern to work closely with the President and Director of Operations.

Your areas of work will revolve around :

• Creating development materials
• Helping out in brainstorming and creating automations for certain development processes
• Helping out with applications for funding
• Assisting with donor / prospect research and cultivation
• Office tasks

We offer an opportunity to work in a small team and learn directly from senior leadership. This is a full-time or part-time position and may be performed in person at our Albany, NY office or remotely.

$3,300 - $5,500 a year

Stand Together Fellowships believes that diversity in experiences, perspectives, knowledge and ideas fuels creativity, broadens knowledge, and helps drive success. Our admissions office treats all program participants and applicants with honesty, dignity, respect and sensitivity. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of color, race, religion, religious creed, sex, gender or gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy (including medical needs which may arise from pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), military and veteran status, genetic information, marital or familial status, political affiliation, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.