Internships

Interns play a key support role at Grassroots Grocery, providing the capacity to grow the organization’s operations, engagement, and overall impact. Working directly with the Founder/Executive, other team members, and community partners, interns manage day-to-day logistical tasks, volunteer engagement, community support activities & communications, and streamlined system implementation. This is an ideal opportunity for self-motivated and detail-oriented individuals who are passionate about dignified food access and community engagement.

Potential Responsibilities:

• Develop Streamlined Protocols: Create innovative and efficient protocols to ensure volunteer events run seamlessly and efficiently

• Craft Engaging Social Media Content: Tap into your creativity and writing prowess to design social media posts to enhance the organization's online presence and inspire engagement.

• Forge Corporate Relationships: Play a pivotal role in connecting with corporate volunteers, establishing strong relationships, and prospecting partnerships that align with the organization's mission.

• Lead Corporate Volunteer Events: Take charge of planning, facilitating, and sourcing vendors for corporate volunteer events - in collaboration with the event-planning teams within those companies - that allow the organization to grow its impact.

• Coordinate Community Deliveries: Collaborate to coordinate and assist in the efficient delivery of much-needed resources to community partners and refrigerators, ensuring seamless and equitable distribution.

• Identify Funding Opportunities: Conduct thorough research to identify potential funders and actively pursue grant opportunities using platforms such as Instrumentl.

• Utilize Tech Platforms: Gain proficiency in utilizing tools like AirTable, Instrumentl, and Monday.com, gaining practical, technical skills that are transferable beyond the nonprofit sphere

• Contribute to Team Building: Collaborate with the Founder & CEO to contribute to the expansion and development of the Grassroots team

• Drive Volunteer Outreach: Provide support in reaching out to potential volunteers, sharing the incredible value of our mission, and driving increased participation.

• Effective Inventory Management: Manage inventory efficiently, ensuring that essential supplies and resources are readily available for smooth operations.

• Engage in Strategic Meetings: Attend weekly meetings with the CEO and Chief of Staff to gain valuable insights, share progress updates, and contribute your fresh perspective to the strategic direction of the organization

• Take Part in Produce Rescues: Embark on weekly adventures with our CEO to Hunts Point Market to rescue fresh produce, playing a major role in our effort to minimize food waste and maximize community support.

Requirements:

• Passion for Food Justice: If you're a food justice advocate with a heart that beats for equitable food access in NYC communities, you're the kind of change-maker we're excited to have on board.

• Thrive in Dynamic Environments: If you're invigorated by the fast pace and innovative spirit of startups, and you're ready to dive into a high-energy environment, you're in the right place.

• Master of Time Management: If you're the kind of person who can effortlessly juggle tasks and make the most of every moment, your self-directed approach will be a perfect fit here.

• Build Bridges and Bonds: If you believe that relationships are the cornerstone of impactful work, and you value diverse backgrounds and experiences, your relationship-building skills will be a vital asset.

• Collaborator Extraordinaire: If you thrive on teamwork and love the idea of collaborating both inside and outside our organization, you will truly shine here.

• Communication Maestro: Whether you're a wordsmith, a visual communicator, or a bit of both, your knack for effective communication across various mediums will be an invaluable asset.

• Champion of Learning: If you're thrilled about learning and embracing new experiences, you'll fit right in as we navigate uncharted territories together.

At our core, we're a community of passionate individuals who are eager to make a difference. We're excited to welcome interns who are ready to learn, grow, and contribute to making a real impact with us! If this description resonates with your values and aspirations, join us for an internship that's more than just a role. It’s an opportunity to be part of something truly meaningful!

A good fit for the Graphic Design team will be someone who is highly skilled in graphic design, self-motivated and has experience working with branded design. As a graphic design intern, your work will be showcased in almost everything Grassroots Grocery produces, so it is imperative that your work looks fantastic. Maintaining a mature and professional appearance in all design work helps to reflect a mature and professional organization.

Responsibilities

You will design:

·Marketing emails

·One-pagers and other print deliverables

·Signage

·Brochures

·Merch!

·Website banners

·Website pages

·Social media posts

An ideal intern for the Social Media team will be a person who is creative, self-motivated, bold, and organized. A strong social media presence is crucial to brand visibility, and it allows us to spotlight our volunteers and community partners and the tremendous work they do.

Responsibilities:

·Create daily posts.

·Interact with our followers

·Create & execute a strategy for influencer outreach / partnerships

·Plan and maintain a content calendar

We are seeking a motivated Tech Intern to join our team and take on either the Integration and Automation or Software Engineering role, or both. In this position, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, build your skills, and contribute to the mission of Grassroots Grocery. The ideal candidate is self-directed, thoughtful, and passionate about technology.

Integration and Automation role:

Responsibilities:

-Leverage Make (Integromat) to develop cross-platform integrations

-Automate data transfers between our database, Airtable, and our CRM, Hubspot

-Analyze donations and segment volunteers & donors in Hubspot

-Build new forms with Jotform that interact with our database

-Automate dynamic communications with volunteers and event admins through Airtable, Twilio, and FrontApp

Qualifications:

-Prior experience with these platforms is not required

-Programming experience in JavaScript for Airtable automation is beneficial but not required

Software Engineering Role:

Responsibilities:

-Develop new features for our Admin Portal, which is a front-end interface for our Airtable database that allows non-technical users to interact with the database (https://github.com/grassrootsgrocery/admin-portal)

-Develop new features for our volunteer portal that engages volunteers with insights about past volunteering experiences and upcoming events

Qualifications:

-Knowledge of Javascript/Typescript & CSS

The ideal intern for the Photo/Video team will be skilled in shooting photos and videos, organized, and creative. The photos and videos captured during our volunteer events are featured on our social media, in marketing emails, and in blog posts. They allow us to spotlight our volunteers and community members, as well as inspire potential volunteers.

Responsibilities:

·Attend volunteer events, take photos & videos.

·Organize and catalog photos & videos.

You will be a great fit for the Video Editing team if you are self-motivated, skilled in editing photos and videos, and a team player. The photos and videos captured during our volunteer events are featured on our social media, in marketing emails, and in blog posts, so it is important that they look perfect. They allow us to spotlight our volunteers and community members, as well as inspire potential volunteers.

Responsibilities:

·Edit photos and videos.

·Work with the social media team to find the best content for posts.