2026 Summer Intern - Equitable Foundation, Social Impact

At Equitable, our power is in our people.

We're individuals from different cultures and backgrounds. Those differences make us stronger as a team and a force for good in our communities. Here, you'll work with dynamic individuals, build your skills, and unleash new ways of working and thinking. Are you ready to join an organization that will help unlock your potential?

Equitable Foundation, Social Impact Team

The Social Impact Intern will be responsible for assessing the impacts of Equitable non-profit partnerships, while also participating in the activation and communication of established programs. The Social Impact Intern will also support Equitable on several other internal initiatives to increase engagement and overall awareness of Equitable Foundation funding priorities and key areas of focus. The team is responsible for measuring and reporting the company's impact and driving engagement through internal and external initiatives.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Support operations of Foundation (65% of job functions):
  • Assist in tracking key performance indicators (KPI) dashboard for collecting engagement data and sharing our success to the broader organization.
  • Analyze and assist with Social Impact and Community Engagement KPI metrics and statistics to identify usage trends and opportunities to build additional engagement.
  • Execute small projects involving site modifications, content organization, and data cleanup.
  • Create guidebooks and manuals for processes and procedures for Foundation.
  • Update the corporate volunteerism resource for employees and financial professional on how they can give back to the community.
  • Upload grant management data into database system.
  • Manage social impact email box.
  • Monitor and analyze relevant site Social Impact trends, best practices, and competitor activations for future Equitable Foundation considerations.
  • Shadow and support internal meetings by taking meeting notes, assist preparation and research for external meetings.
  • Help manage our Equitable Excellence Leadership Meet and Greets, setting up outlook calendars, executive presence, emails, and tracking.
  • Assist in other ad-hoc projects as needed for the team.
• Community Impact (35% of job functions)
  • Assist in aspects of planning events and volunteer engagement opportunities, working with non-profit partners, event coordination, and execution.
  • Represent Equitable Foundation and volunteer engagements within the community.
  • Moderate a leadership panel with other interns and/or present topics to high school students on college access and your journey.
  • Create Social Impact Internal Viva Engage posts to build awareness and advocacy of key partnerships and post events.
  • Serve as a resource for Equitable colleagues seeking to learn more about volunteering, donations, and other ways to become more involved in Equitable community engagement efforts.
  • Provide outstanding customer service with internal and external clients and help build relationships with internal and external constituents.

Internship Details

Dates: Nine week program starting in early June 2026
Location: Charlotte, NC or Syracuse, NY
Work Environment: Hybrid / Flexible (required to be in the office 3 days/week:)
Hourly Rate: $22/hour
Housing: Intern housing available

• Rising senior in an accredited Bachelor's degree program (Class of 2027) preferred
• Students should be pursuing a bachelor's degree in business, Sustainability, Education, Communications, or other CSR related degrees.
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Proficient in Excel, MS Word, Outlook, and Power Point; ability to build models in Excel is a plus.
• Must be able to work up to 40 hours per week for the duration of the internship

Competencies and Skills

Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to in a wide variety of situations .

Teamwork: Belief in the necessity and value of teamwork; experience working cooperatively towards shared goals and being supportive of others at all levels .

Communication: Understanding the importance of insightful listening and communicating along with the ability to provide information and messages in a way that produces clarity and impact .

Planning and Organizing: Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging ta