This internship is co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics (IOP)
The Center for Civic Innovation is a community-driven research and development lab for local governments, nonprofits, and social entrepreneurs. Our mission is to push Atlanta to be a smart, equitable, and engaged city by investing in community-driven ideas, supporting social enterprises, and engaging people in dialogue and action.
Since we opened our doors in 2014, we have held over 100 programs and workshops with over 1,500 entrepreneurs, and we have helped facilitate over $100,000 in early stage investments. The Center for Civic Innovation also houses 25 social ventures, supports over 50 individual social entrepreneurs, and engages and strengthens a community of 25,000+ people through events, programs, and conversations.
While CCI Interns are assigned to one of the specific internship roles detailed below, all interns will engage in the following areas of CCI’s work:
- Communications support: we produce content and information on a weekly basis to the public that covers relevant topics and events in the city. All CCI Interns will help curate reading lists, conduct interviews of community stakeholders and thought leaders, and generate digital and written content for our monthly programs at the Center.
- Event support: the Center for Civic Innovation hosts a number of events every month that are open to the public and cover topics like Civics 101, gender, equity, transportation and more. All interns are expected to take part in some of these and provide on-site support for set up and breakdown.
- Summer Fundraiser support: Every year, the Center for Civic Innovation hosts an improv comedy show for our Summer Fundraiser. Interns will be involved in helping pull off the big event and will have the opportunity to meet some civic rockstars from across the city.
Please Note: This internship is co-sponsored with the Institute of Politics (IOP). The primary affiliation is with the IOP, so the IOP will be the point of contact during the application and internship onboarding process. The intern selected for this internship will have the obligations and benefits of an intern in both programs. For more information, please visit https://iop.harvard.edu/get-involved/internships-careers/directors-internship-program/center-civic-innovation-co-sponsored , and questions can be directed to IOP_ICS@hks.harvard.edu.