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Today’s Students are Tomorrow’s Leaders


Interns

Status: Part-Time (4-6 hrs per week)

Location: Denton, TX

Employment Type: Unpaid Internship

As an intern, you’ll apply what you’ve learned in the classroom to real-life work situations. Your work will directly contribute to the success of our organization.

We actively recruit for internship positions during the fall and winter months, but occasionally post internships during other times of the year.

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

TruExpansion Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that empowers youth through personal development, life skills, and wellness programs. Our youth empowerment programs (YEP) consist of life coaching strategies, leadership methods, and wellness practices to help teens identify unique strengths, develop confidence in their capabilities and learn valuable tools to apply throughout life.

Our Empowerment and Wellness program empowers youth through exercises to help identify positive ways to manage thoughts and emotions. Students learn how to eliminate self-sabotaging beliefs that often hinders one from reaching their full potential and students develop tools for creating a positive self-image and a healthy foundation.

The organization focuses efforts around addressing healthy mindset, wellness practices, and the social and emotional component in adolescence. The program key elements include:

  • Empowerment

  • Mindfulness

  • Wellness

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Personal Development

  • Leadership

TruExpansion Foundation are world changers who have come together to make a difference. We support innovation, collaboration and always dreaming big! Together, we’re helping to change the world through the empowerment of youth. “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

You will have the unique opportunity to:

  • Manage projects independently with support from our talented staff

  • Participate in strategy sessions with members of management

  • Directly make a positive impact

  • Gain meaningful, relevant work experience in the nonprofit industry

  • Receive reference letter upon request and successful completion of internship

Candidate Qualifications:

  • Commitment to working in an environment that values integrity, diversity, inclusion and empowerment.

  • Emotional Intelligence

  • Innovative spirit that matches our own

  • Strong and effective verbal and written communication skills

  • Ability to maintain confidentiality

  • Ability to establish and execute priorities with moderate guidance

  • Willingness and ability to learn new content areas and different ways of working

  • Experience working or volunteering in a nonprofit or philanthropic organization is desirable

  • Above average computer skills and experience in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, & Word)

  • Strong work ethic

  • Demonstrated leadership skills

Position Responsibilities:

  • The duties listed below are intended to describe the general tasks of this position. Additional duties may be added on an as needed basis.

  • Assist with the preparation of programs.

  • Assist with social media management

  • Provide support with enrollment submissions

  • Assist with program recruitment

  • Provide high level customer service

  • Email follow up

  • Phone calls

  • Contact form responses

Required Education:

  • Junior or senior level college student is preferred.

Application Instructions:

To apply, please send the following:

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