Spring 2025 SFP Network and Organizational Effectiveness Intern

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a high-caliber strategic policy institute that informs and shapes public policies to reduce poverty, promote equity, and build opportunity. It has a national reputation for conducting rigorous research and analysis, developing evidence-based policy ideas and strategies, shaping a broad array of policy debates at the federal and state levels, and influencing policy outcomes on a range of critical issues. It focuses on improving the lives of people with low or moderate incomes and examines how policies affect particular groups, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people. CBPP is known for its unique capacity to blend rigorous, timely analysis with effective communications that enable policymakers and the media to make use of its work.  

The State Fiscal Policy (SFP) team conducts research on and analysis of tax and budget developments in states, focusing on how they affect low-income families and individuals. SFP also coordinates and provides in-depth assistance to the State Priorities Partnership (SPP), a network of 43 state-level organizations engaged in on-the-ground state fiscal policy work.  

The Network and Organizational Effectiveness intern will support efforts to engage and strengthen SPP staff and organizations. Tasks range from assisting in the onboarding of new SPP directors to researching organizational best practices and supporting SPP steering committee meetings. The intern should have a strong interest in executing high-quality monthly newsletters and events. The intern will gain experience in organizational management and stakeholder engagement, assist in planning events and training, and research current trends in organizational development. 

Qualifications:      

• Strong writing, research, and organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.  
• Familiarity with CRM or engagement software (e.g., Salesforce, CVENT, or MailChimp).  
• Demonstrated interest in nonprofit management, racial equity, and/or event planning.   
• Strong interest in CBPP's mission.   
• Some previous work or volunteer experience related to management, event planning, or newsletter writing for nonprofits is preferred but not required.  
• Education: graduate students or recent graduates preferred.  

Successful interns will have a commitment to CBPP’s mission to improve the well-being of low- and moderate-income people and advance racial equity.    

To expand the diversity of voices that speak with authority in federal and state policy debates, CBPP’s internship program identifies highly motivated candidates — particularly those with experience with communities that are underrepresented in policy debates — with a demonstrated interest in working on public policies that affect low-income and diverse communities and have implications for racial equity.     

International students are welcome to apply. CBPP does not provide financial sponsorship for visas or work permits. You must have documentation of work authorization for the United States AND a U.S. Social Security number to be employed by CBPP. (Please indicate that you are an international student on the application form.)      

Application Deadline: October 25, 202