Philanthropy & Sustainability Intern - Summer 2025

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Philanthropy & Sustainability Intern - Summer 2025

The Philanthropy and Sustainability Department at William Blair plays a critical role in supporting the firm's sustainability, philanthropy strategy, and community engagement endeavors. Our Philanthropy and Sustainability internship offers 8-weeks of project based practical work experience, exposure to William Blair’s products and services, opportunities to network and engage with colleagues and fellow program participants across the firm, and a multitude of professional learning opportunities.

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:

• Assist with historical charitable giving data cleanup efforts and harmonization of information from multiple platforms
• Create analysis of crossover between grantees and nonprofit clients
• Utilize IRS database to identify different types of nonprofit clients
• Assist in formalizing templates for spreadsheets that are consistently utilized throughout the department
• Help map various historical data points to assist in continued build out of department resources
• Convert travel reports into format accepted by carbon accounting platform
• Research on climate regulations in various states and identify potential implications to the firm
• Additional responsibilities as requested

Qualifications:

• Must have completed a minimum of two years of college and be currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills required
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Flexible mindset and ability to manage different projects and tasks simultaneously
• Experience with Microsoft Office required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Desire to work in a team environment
• Ability to collaborate with others across multiple functions
• Attention to detail and quality

The work formation for this internship experience is hybrid (in person/remote), with three days of required on-site participation at our Chicago office. Relocation is not provided for this internship. The program begins in early June and includes training, community service, and social events.

A reasonable estimate of the current hourly range at time of posting is below.

Hourly Range$23—$23 USD

 

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