Philanthropy, Partnerships & Programming Winter / Spring Fellow

Overview :

Align Social Impact is seeking a junior or senior undergraduate or graduate student fellow to join the team during the Winter and Spring school semester of 2026, beginning in January 2026 and ending in May 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 Summer, Fall and Winter 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.

This Winter Fellowship is 16 weeks, from January through May. 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 :

Benefits :

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

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.