Grow America’s intern and fellowship program
At Grow America, we’ve always known that communities grow through opportunity. We’ve been here for 55 years to make that happen.
We’re proud to be one of the country’s first community and economic development nonprofits. Through ten presidential administrations, we’ve built and refined our core services:
- Investments in housing and community development
- Lending and entrepreneurial support
- Advisory support for community and economic development
- Training and professional education
The program
Grow America was founded in 1969 with one purpose: increasing the flow of capital for investment, jobs and community development to under- served urban and rural areas across the country.
Since that time, we’ve worked with thousands of communities in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, providing technical advisory services, professional training, affordable housing investments, small business financing, strategic planning, and direct developer services. Our goal for the fellowship program is to provide students opportunities to gain valuable applied experience in affordable housing and/or economic development as well as nonprofit administration and operations.
Eligibility and qualifications
To be eligible for the Grow America intern and fellowship program, the applicant must be:
- An undergraduate (intern) or graduate student (fellow) enrolled at least part-time in an accredited college or university for which the student will obtain course credit or for which the program will fulfill an important practical component to their current education program. This may require approval from supervising faculty.
- Pursuing a degree in Public Administration, Economics, Public Policy, Community-Based Assessment & Evaluation, Urban Planning, Political Science, Finance, Business Administration, Real Estate Development, Humanities, Leadership; and in good academic standing with at least an overall grade point average of 3.0.
In addition, the applicant should possess the following skills:
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills.
- Statistical research methods skills (GIS cluster analysis experience preferred but not required).
- A motivated self starter, comfortable working remotely; high level of energy and enthusiasm; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, good organizational and interpersonal skills,
- and detail oriented; and exhibit interest in community affairs.
Applicants will also need access to the internet.
Primary responsibilities
If selected, the Intern or Fellow will be responsible for:
- Researching, writing, and marketing programs or initiatives to which the Intern or Fellow is assigned;
- Assisting in the analysis of impact of city housing & economic development investments on surrounding values, crime, and other quality of life metrics;
- Conduct research and provide business process improvement best practices for operations, human resources and financial management;
- Assisting in the analysis of housing and economic development policies as requested by city, state, and federal clients;
- Utilizing PolicyMap and other primary data sources to produce geospatial analysis and reports of local markets in prospective communities;
- Evaluating the use of alternate data sources for residential market value analyses;
- Reviewing and preparing summaries of salient findings from real estate appraisals, market studies and other relevant documents and materials;
- Preparing marketing materials for specific products and services as required to respond to business leads;
- Developing proposals, reports and PowerPoint templates for client services and business development opportunities;
- Assisting in automation of business development tools;
- Assisting with disaster recovery programs;
- Assisting the Operations, Human Resources, and Financial Management Teams with business process improvements;
- Providing administrative support, attending meetings and events as schedules allow; and other duties deemed appropriate.
Schedule: not to exceed 20 hours per week
The internship or fellowship term will end no later than one month after the graduation date.
Work hours cannot exceed 20 per week. A mutually agreed upon work schedule will be determined and outlined in the acceptance letter prior to the first day of work.
Compensation
Intern:
$23 per hour
Fellow:
$27 per hour