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Robin Hood · 12 hours ago

Summer Intern (Graduate Student)

Brooklyn, NY, US

Internship

Hybrid

Intern

$0/yr - $7K/yr

Start in 2026 Summer

Robin Hood is the largest poverty fighting organization in New York City, focusing on lifting families out of poverty. The Summer Intern will assist with research, analyses, and communications efforts, participating in projects that evaluate and support community organizations and initiatives.

EducationNon Profit

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Developing a detailed work plan, laying out the optimal activities and a timeline to facilitate Robin Hood’s decision-making over the course of the assignment

Envisioning, designing, and executing a data collection strategy including surveys, interviews, focus groups, financial analysis and secondary research

Synthesizing findings and developing recommendations with a clearly articulated rationale, including benefits/costs or rate of return information

Facilitating decision-making across diverse sets of stakeholders

Creating action plans with next steps and timelines and making a presentation on the work product

Qualification

Social justiceData analysisProject managementFinancial statement analysisStakeholder managementResearchSuccinct writingCuriosityCritical thinkingOral presentation

Required

Enrolled in a graduate program with commitment to social justice, human services and urban affairs and an interest in focusing on strategy development, research and analysis, policy matters and/or administration in social services, non-profit and government sectors

Demonstrated success with senior stakeholder management and project management

Ability to structure and analyze qualitative and quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions. Ability to synthesize and present, in written and verbal form, persuasive and compelling arguments using information from multiple, diverse sources

Experience with generating and analyzing financial statements, with non-profit exposure a plus

Exceptional abilities in critical thinking, succinct writing and oral presentation

Probing curiosity. Interest and aptitude for projects involving social ventures

Preferred

For MBA candidates: Two or more years of work experience in management consulting preferred

For MPP, MPA, MPH candidates: Two or more years of work experience in policy, non-profits, direct human services initiatives, government or other public service fields preferred

Company

Robin Hood

We are NYC’s largest local poverty-fighting philanthropy and have invested nearly $3 billion since 1988 to elevate and fuel New Yorkers’ permanent escape from poverty.

Founded in 1988