Throughout the year, the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Oklahoma offers a variety of unpaid internships to provide opportunities for students and recent graduates, aged 18 or older, to receive academic credit and/or valuable work experience in the nonprofit field.
Our internship program aims to cultivate students from many fields and disciplines. We offer interns a substantive learning experience that affords them the opportunity to contribute to our work, and the knowledge, skills and tools they will need to continue in the nonprofit field.
Complementing their individual departmental placement, interns are collectively engaged in a comprehensive program that explores the Make-A-Wish mission through the agency's structure as a whole and its role in wish children's lives.
All of our internships are unpaid. Applicants in need of financial aid to support their internships are encouraged to explore potential funding sources through the career services or alumni offices on their campus. Many colleges offer their students scholarships, stipends, or off-campus work-study to facilitate participation in public-interest internships.
Internship Calendar and Application
Interns are accepted on a continual basis throughout the year, depending on internship availability. There is a minimum of an 8-week commitment of at least 12-15 hours each week. Application is made by sending a current resume with address and phone number, a cover letter and a completed application (see below) to Katie Ray, Volunteer Manager, at kray@oklahoma.wish.org. Please indicate the time frame available and any curriculum requirements. We accept applications year-round, but spots fill up quickly so send your application as soon as possible.
Types of Internships Available
We offer multiple internships across four categories. (Detailed descriptions may be accessed below.)
- Volunteer Service Interns focus on developing management and administrative tools, resources, organizational technology, and systems, all with a focus on volunteer coordination, communication, and management, in support of our wish children.
- Development Interns focus on fund-raising, with possible experience in event planning, donor solicitation, data management, individual and corporate donations, public relations including media relations for wish children and events.
- Executive Interns report directly to our CEO and focus on helping with daily management tasks and learn the responsibilities of a nonprofit executive. They will also take part in meetings and trainings occasionally.
- Program Service Interns focus on Wish Granting, with services to and for our wish children and their families.
- Accounting Department Interns focus on tracking of special events and wish related expenses, reconsiliation for monthly reporting and revenue comparison.