About the Role
Are you eager to explore the world of nonprofit compliance and operations? Join us as an Operations & Compliance Intern this summer and gain hands-on experience supporting the backbone of a mission-driven organization. This is your chance to contribute to critical processes that ensure our work is effective, impactful, and aligned with industry standards.
We are looking for a highly driven individual to join our Operations team. As an Operations Intern, you will provide the Bearing Tree team and our partner organizations with critical backend support that empowers everyone to do their best work.
You must be curious, entrepreneurial, self-accountable, and solutions driven. Additionally, you are passionate about the work of our partner organizations and are committed to doing everything you can to help them be successful.
This internship will report to Bobby Fortune, our Compliance Manager.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Get to Do:
Master Nonprofit Compliance: Learn the fundamentals of nonprofit compliance by assisting with filings such as state charitable registrations, insurance applications, and HR-related documents.
Dive into Nonprofit Operations: Learn the ins and outs ensuring our partner organizations operate efficiently and effectively.
Streamline Office Operations: Gain exposure to office workflows by assisting with essential tasks like sorting mail, managing deliveries, and ensuring smooth coordination of resources.
Assist in Meeting Logistics: Play a supportive role in arranging meetings by setting up rooms, organizing technology, and coordinating catering, all while learning the behind-the-scenes logistics that keep an organization running.
Dive into Big Projects: Collaborate with the Operations team on compliance-focused initiatives that enhance our processes and strengthen our impact.
Why You’ll Love This Internship:
Variety & Growth: Gain hands-on experience across a wide range of operational functions, from compliance to event logistics.
Professional Skills: Build transferable skills in organization, communication, and problem-solving while strengthening your resume.
Team Collaboration: Work with a dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about nonprofit operations and your success.
Real Impact: Contribute to vital behind-the-scenes work that supports a mission-driven organization making a difference.
The ideal candidate will have:
A willingness to learn about nonprofit operations and compliance.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
A willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and systems.
Culture
Our purpose is to make it easier for mission-driven organizations to focus their efforts on creating a better world. Our team works with innovative nonprofits with ambitious visions around free market public policy, media and journalism. We provide our partners with affordable and effortless access the critical expertise, processes, technology and care to make sure all of the operational details of running the organization are addressed so our partners can focus their efforts on changing the world.
Success at Bearing Tree requires more than professional ambition or a particular skill set. It requires the ability to operate within a culture of mutual support and high expectations. Here are some of the primary beliefs we live out in our work:
Mission-driven: We work with partners who, like us, are striving every day to create a better country and world
Professional: We deliver world-class expertise and industry-leading technology to provide superior quality, value and service in all we do
Dedicated: We are fully committed to our mission of “making it easier to make a difference” and understand the critical role we play in our partners’ success
Collegial: We develop productive, enjoyable and lasting relationships that greatly enhance the value we deliver – and get – from our work
Trustworthy: We recognize the importance and sensitivity of the nature of the work we do with our partners, and we strive to do the right thing, all the time
Grateful: We are thankful and humbled to have our abilities multiplied in driving positive impact across an array of incredibly worthy causes The ideal candidate is passionate about the work Bearing Tree and our partners are doing to improve the lives of Americans and excited to advance the organization’s work through providing critical operational support to teams and partners.
Location
The Operations Internship is based in our Chicago office and an in-office role.
To Apply
Please send your resume and cover letter to Sandy Florczyk at sflorczyk@bearingtree.com.