Fall 2026 Internship
About The Position
Girls on the Run Minnesota is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident through a unique curriculum that integrates running with social and emotional life skills. Our fall 2026 internships offer a valuable experience in youth empowerment, with openings on both the Program team and the Development & Communications team. Interns are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week, including serving as a GOTR Coach. This involves weekday afternoons for coaching and one weekday in the St. Paul office. Girls on the Run fosters a culture of joy, collaboration, creativity, and inclusivity, welcoming all children who identify as girl, non-binary, or gender expansive. The organization is committed to advancing inclusivity, equity, and accessibility, and strongly encourages applications from diverse backgrounds.
Requirements
- Passion for Girls on the Run mission and the ability to comprehend and effectively communicate issues surrounding empowerment, self-esteem, body image and whole-person health
- Commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) personally and professionally
- Must be available at least 2 non-consecutive weekday afternoons (2-5 p.m.) for coaching
- Must live in Twin Cities metro area
- Must be available one weekday to work in our office in St. Paul (Monday, Tuesday or Thursday between 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
- Ability to travel locally for coaching, site visits and events, including occasional weekends and evenings
- Possess computer competence, including Microsoft Office, Google suite, data management, and email
- Possess the willingness and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Be flexible, adaptable, proactive, dependable and personable
Responsibilities
- Serving as a Girls on the Run coach (leading two 90-minute sessions each week)
- Assisting with coach recruitment, training and support throughout our 8-week season (September - mid-November) as a member of Team Adelaide, our program support team
- Assisting with marketing and outreach throughout the community
- Assisting with administrative duties that support the overall operations of GOTR MN
- Assisting in fund development efforts including donor appreciation, research, event planning and grant writing
- Assist with creating content for social media, fundraising campaigns, and other external communications
- Assisting with coach training sessions and site visits
- Completing data entry related to program volunteers
- Managing program materials
Benefits
- May be able to receive school credit for involvement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
