Grantmaking Program Internship 2027
About this opportunity
Program: Grantmaking
Focus: Provide administrative support to the Grantmaking team, which includes tasks such as assisting with program communications, updating the database, and organizing files and reports, alongside graphic design and audiovisual content creation
Manager / Mentor: Nati García, Capacity Building Program Manager
Season: Spring 2027
The application period closes on November 30 2026. Early applications are encouraged.
Number of internships available: 2
Start of internship: February 1, 2027
Internship duration: 3 months, 15 hours per week.
Internship Type: Remote, unpaid volunteer opportunity, Non-Profit.
Intern's expenses: For the remote three-month internship, the selected intern will receive a one-time stipend payment of $500.00 dollars to assist in covering expenses such as phone, internet, office materials, and other internship-related expenses.
Overview
Cultural Survival's internship program provides mentorship, learning, and development opportunities for individuals interested in the non-profit sector, particularly in the vital work Cultural Survival performs to advance and defend Indigenous Peoples’ rights, lands, languages, and cultures. This initiative is one of the paths we take to demonstrate our social commitment to academic development and the provision of meaningful learning opportunities.
Our internship opportunities welcome individuals from diverse nations, geographies, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, genders, religions, spirituality, ages, experiences, viewpoints, and cosmovisions.
About the Internship
Program: Grantmaking
We are accepting applications for an upcoming remote internship opportunity for Spring 2027 within our Indigenous-led grantmaking funds. The selected intern will report to the Capacity Building Program Manager, and the internship length is for 3 months.
Our grant-making program, in its 10th year of operations, includes Keepers of the Earth Fund, Community Media Grants Project, and Indigenous Youth Fellowship Project that is implemented through a long term vision focused on resourcing the global Indigenous Peoples Movement, ensuring the right to self-determination, and the collective rights of Indigenous Peoples. For Grantmaking, our aspiration is to provide ongoing, long term financial support directly to Indigenous communities, collectives, organizations, traditional governments, and Indigenous led media. The program hopes to raise the voices of Indigenous women, youth, and relatives from the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Interns applying to this program must have outstanding writing and communication skills. They should be adept on the Internet and creative in Excel template formats, paying particular attention to detail and ability to write concise summaries from resources provided. Additionally, the intern is expected to assist with video editing materials.
Fluency in English and Spanish is highly desired. Portuguese and other languages might also be considered.
We prefer someone independent, self-motivated, creative, and reliable, with a strong interest in learning about Indigenous peoples’ rights, their activism, traditions, conditions, and cultures.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Strengthen skills and abilities in writing for program publications.
- Develop skills related to video editing materials.
- Enhance abilities in database management and administration.
- Develop a connection and knowledge about the current conditions of the Indigenous Peoples’ and Indigenous youth movements happening worldwide.
- Engage with different Indigenous communities and learn about the ongoing issues that affect them.
- Learn to work and interact within a multicultural, remote, and diverse work environment with a global impact.
Key tasks:
- Administrative support, such as document translation, drafting, editing, review, and proofreading in different languages.
- Produce a variety of written pieces, which may include interviewing, audio transcriptions, translation, and short summaries on grant and fellowship projects.
- Create multimedia content for publication that uplifts the grant and fellowships projects, such as audiovisual materials and graphic design pieces.
Weekly time commitment
We will welcome a candidate interested in our work and who can dedicate a minimum of 15 hours per week to the internship. Cultural Survival will accommodate the intern’s academic commitments and provide opportunities for a monthly mentorship session within this department. Upon successful completion of the internship, the intern will qualify to receive an internship certificate of completion.
How to apply?
To be considered for this internship opportunity, the candidate’s application must include:
- A cover letter addressed to Nati Garcia, Capacity Building Program Manager.
- Detail your interest in this internship, how you specifically meet the criteria we are looking for, and why you connect with our mission. We want to understand your unique voice and writing style. Therefore, please refrain from using AI-generated content in your cover letter. The letter will be evaluated as your writing sample.
- Resume
If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply, please send an email to: hr@culturalsurvival.org
