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2025 Policy Team Intern
Position Location: Position is hybrid and the intern must be based in Southeast Michigan and be able to travel to the WTPMI office (SW Detroit). The schedule is flexible but we project an average of 1 inperson inoffice day per week some weeks requiring 1 2 days in person and some weeks fully remote. Most inperson work days will be communicated in advance and the team will collaborate with the interns schedule.
About We The People: We The People Action Fund (WTPAF) 501c4 along with and through its sister organization We The People Michigan (WTPMI) 501c3 works to build a multiracial workingclass constituency across the state that is engaged in community organizing the development of leaders and the building of a unified proactive agenda rooted in economic racial and social justice for all Michiganders. In 2018 people from all corners of Michigan came together to outline The Peoples Agenda a vision for a Michigan in which all people have dignity that is safe and sustainable that protects our democracy and that acknowledges our history. Since then We The People Action Fund and We The People Michigan have been organizing across the state in support of this living evolving vision.
About the Position: The Policy Team seeks an intern for our 2025 summer program. Through policy organizing and researchedbased training and projects the intern will gain valuable experiences in the role of nonprofit organizations in grassroots organizing and the policy process.
Logistical Requirements:
- Is an undergraduate student at a college/university.
- Is able to work parttime 2025 hours per week) between June 2 August 8 2025.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Grow awareness of current public policy issues in Michigan.
- Develop an understanding of WTPMIs work vision and relationships with key partners.
- Participate in training sessions as organized by the Policy Team.
- Improve skills in legislative research policy analysis understanding of local and state budgets and powermapping.
- Attend internal and external meetings as part of the Policy Team and speak on our policy issues externally as needed.
- Conduct research for issues related to housing immigration corporate accountability and education justice.
- Other duties as assigned to support the Policy Team.
The ideal intern has:
- A proven commitment to fighting for economic racial and social justice for all using approaches such as social justice advocacy community organizing and policy advocacy.
- An ability to identify concerns impacting Michigan communities and collaborate with the WTPMI team and partner organizations to effectively work towards a solution. This includes the ability to present ideas clearly and concisely to coworkers community members and legislators.
- A demonstrated interest in legislative and/or policy research.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills toward a variety of audiences (i.e. coworkers community members and legislators). This includes a comfort with public speaking which will be called upon when necessary to advance our advocacy.
- A desire to apply skills and practices from this policy internship to foster grassroots power in their own community.
- Strong connections to WTPMI campaign issue areas and lived experiences in Michigan.
- Desire and ability to learn on the job and apply this new knowledge.
Compensation: This is a parttime temporary position. Interns will be compensated at $17/hr.
Work Schedule: The internship is a 10week commitment that will take place from June 2 August 8 2025. Interns must commit to working parttime 2025 hours per week during standard business hours with flexibility. WTPMI observes Juneteenth 6/19 and Independence Day 7/4 as holidays.
Application Timeline: We invite all interested candidates to apply Here . Do not apply through the Paylocity link. Use the linked Google form. Applications are due by the end of the day on March 31 2025. You will be notified by April 4 2025 if you are invited to a final round interview. Final round interviews over Zoom will take place between April.
If you have any questions feel free to contact !
We The People Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women people of color persons with disabilities LGBTQ people and those of other marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Intern
