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(Hybrid) Community Impact, Fall Intern

The Chicago Community Trust • Chicago, IL • 1d ago

Job Descriptions:

Title: Community Impact, Fall Intern

Department: Community Impact

Reports To: Manager, Homeownership & Home Equity and Manager, Policy Change

Direct Reports: N/A

Classification: Internship

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Grade: N/A

Compensation: $20/hour

Schedule: 21 hours/week (Hybrid: 2 days in office, 1 day remote)

Duration: 16 weeks, Fall 2026 (August 25 - December 10)

About the Internship Program

Our Fall Internship Program offers students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in philanthropy, community engagement, operations, and organizational strategy. Interns work alongside staff across multiple departments.

The Policy Change Team supports and engages in policy and advocacy to realize the systemic reforms necessary to achieve the Trust's strategic goals. The teams work to support the landscape of organizations and coalitions working to reform inequitable laws and policies that created and perpetuated the racial and ethnic wealth gap.

The Homeownership and Small Business Team focuses on supporting households that have faced systemic barriers to building wealth in two areas where the Trust believes it can have the greatest impact: (1) increasing homeownership and home equity and (2) boosting income and financial assets.

What You'll Do

The intern has an active role in supporting both the Homeownership and Policy Change teams through their work in developing learning memos, presenting findings, and participating in convenings to further develop the intern's presentation and writing skills while advancing the learning agenda of the Trust.

Expected Assignments:

Review existing impact frameworks for funding programs to determine alignment with priorities; make recommendations based on past grantmaking.

Participate in meetings with potential grant applicants, documenting important information, and providing feedback on alignment with strategic priorities.

Review existing impact frameworks for funding programs to determine alignment with Homeownership and Policy Change priorities; make recommendations based on past grantmaking.

Track, document, and assess opportunities to increase access to capital aligned with Homeownership and Small Business priorities.

Participate in meetings with potential grant applicants, document important information, and provide feedback on alignment with strategic priorities.

Research and provide background memos on key policy issues and policy reform proposals to inform potential Trust engagement.

Complete other duties as assigned.

Work Environment

This internship follows a hybrid schedule:

2 days in office (Tuesday, Thursday)

1 day remote

Timeline

This posting will close at 4:59PM CST on Friday July 24, 2026.

Application Cycle (7/15 - 7/24)

Applicant Screens (7/27 - 7/31)

In Person Interviews (8/3 - 8/7)

Intern Selection and Notifications (8/10 - 8/14)

Internship Onboarding (8/25 - 8/27)

Required Experience:

Position Qualifications

We welcome applicants from a wide range of academic backgrounds, including (but not limited to): Rising Senior - Graduate level Public Policy; Political Science; Public Administration; Urban Planning; Sustainable Urban Development; Community Development; Social Science, Economics; Business; Social Work; Law; or other related fields.

Preferred Qualifications

Project coordination

Experience working with multiple teams/leaders at the same time

Thank you for your interest in joining our mission. We look forward to hearing from you!

Keyword: (Hybrid) Community Impact, Fall Intern

From: The Chicago Community Trust

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