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Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation · Accessible & Inclusive Carrousel

Each year the Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation hosts the Accessible and Inclusive Carrousel at Spokane's historic Looff Carrousel in Riverfront Park, offering welcoming, accessible opportunities for individuals with disabilities and their families. The intern will turn operational knowledge now spread across past documents, timelines and checklists into a practical, reusable operations manual and a detailed annual planning timeline, so someone who has never organized the event could run it from early planning through event-day and follow-up.

Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation · Annual Marketing & Communications

The Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation communicates with donors, partners, families and supporters through social media, newsletters, fundraising appeals, website content and community events. The intern will evaluate current efforts, research worthwhile new opportunities, and build a coordinated, realistic 12-month marketing and communications plan with a production timeline — a usable planning system, not a year of drafted posts.

Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation · Birdie's Nest Early Learning Center

The Rosalie Murrey Memorial Foundation is developing Birdie's Nest, an inclusive early learning model for children with and without disabilities, and built a comprehensive business plan in 2024. The intern will refresh the financial assumptions and directly related portions of that plan using current Spokane-area research — a targeted financial and technical update, not a new business plan or a redesign of the program model.

CDA Fit

CDA Fit is a Coeur d'Alene-based nonprofit active-living community (alongside CDA Tri Team). The intern will help grow CDA Fit by creating social media content, promoting activities and events, and recruiting activity leaders and community partners — making it easier and more inviting for people to take part. The goal is a stronger, more consistent social presence and a simple marketing strategy that continues after the internship.

CDA Fit / CDA Tri Team

CDA Fit and CDA Tri Team are a Coeur d'Alene-based nonprofit active-living and endurance-sports community. The intern will help research, design and build a simple, user-friendly app that helps members connect through fitness and outdoor activities — answering questions like who wants to train together, what's happening this week, and who else is training for the same race. The goal is a working prototype that can be tested with members and serve as the foundation for future development.

Ronald McDonald House Inland Northwest · Family Services

Works alongside the Family Services Team to create an Alumni program for families after they leave Ronald McDonald House. This project will enhance the family experience and work to foster healing, connection and reduce stress for families and their child once they return home from the hospital and RMHC.

Ronald McDonald House Inland Northwest · Management

Works alongside the management team to create an inventory system tracking supplies within the House. The program will help the team communicate and track supplies, ensuring supplies don't run out. This project can go a step further by inputting the pantry inventory online so meal programs can easily view what's available to them.

Embrace Washington

Embrace Washington is a nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of children and families experiencing foster care throughout Eastern Washington, serving nearly 2,000 children each year. The micro-intern will help prepare for Embrace's largest annual community event, the Santa Breakfast, which serves 600 children in foster care and their families. Working alongside the CEO and staff, the intern will coordinate event logistics, strengthen community partnerships, organize donations and support the projects that make the holiday event a success. Based in Spokane, WA (hybrid/in person).

Leadership Spokane · Marketing & Communications

Leadership Spokane is seeking an intern to provide administrative and marketing support across its programs. You'll help develop email marketing campaigns, create promotional materials, and support newsletters, social media, and digital communications, while keeping accurate records and handling confidential information with care. The role also supports marketing, promotion, and coordination of special projects and events involving donors and alumni associations, and helps manage online portals and digital content in collaboration with the team.

WhitCloud · Department of Computer Science

Whitworth University seeks a student employee to assist with the administration and support of WhitCloud, the Department of Computer Science's cloud infrastructure platform. This position provides hands-on experience with modern DevOps, cloud computing, containerization, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) technologies.

KSPS PBS · Education

KSPS PBS is seeking a detail-oriented, creative intern to support the redesign and modernization of about five existing PBS LearningMedia educational collections. Working with the KSPS PBS Education Department, the intern will review current collections, update content to reflect current learning standards, migrate materials into a refreshed and more consistent design, and build a repeatable process for maintaining collections. This is hands-on experience in educational content development, content migration, research, quality assurance, and public media, resulting in a project that continues to serve educators after the internship ends.

Cup of Cool Water

Cup of Cool Water (CCW) is a Spokane drop-in center serving youth and young adults ages 14-24 experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or crisis. Project focus: gain hands-on experience in nonprofit administration while helping CCW strengthen internal systems, improve operational efficiency, and support organizational effectiveness. This role offers exposure to the behind-the-scenes functions that let a nonprofit fulfill its mission and serve the community. Deliverables include process maps and documentation, improved systems, SOPs and templates, efficiency recommendations, a completed improvement project, and a final report or presentation.

Leadership Spokane · Operations & Finance

Support Leadership Spokane's Operations team with finance and bookkeeping tied to the organization's annual gala, from pre-event revenue tracking through post-event financial close-out. Runs January 5 to approximately February 19, 2027, covering the February 6 gala and post-event close-out.

Cup of Cool Water

Cup of Cool Water (CCW) is a Spokane drop-in center serving youth and young adults ages 14-24 experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or crisis. Project focus: support CCW's fundraising by researching funding opportunities, telling its story through compelling writing, and strengthening donor outreach. On-site in Spokane, with weekly mentorship from a CCW supervisor. Deliverables include a grant prospect list, funding research, grant drafts or supporting materials, an organized collection of statistics and impact stories, and donor communication materials.

Mujeres in Action · Comunidad y Acción (Government Relations)

Mujeres in Action (MiA) is a Spokane-based nonprofit providing services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, founded to close service gaps for immigrant survivors with limited English proficiency. Its framework centers trauma-informed, culturally competent services. Comunidad y Acción, MiA's government-relations wing, collaborates with partners and agencies and advocates for policies benefiting all survivors. This intern helps create materials for two projects: roll-call training materials for the Spokane Police Department and a Spanish translation of the Spokane Voter's Pamphlet. Software is provided.

Cup of Cool Water

Cup of Cool Water (CCW) is a Spokane drop-in center serving youth and young adults ages 14-24 experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or crisis. Project focus: help CCW tell the story of its work through authentic, respectful, compelling video content for social media, the website, fundraising campaigns, and the annual gala. On-site in Spokane, with weekly mentorship from a CCW supervisor. Deliverables include 1-2 polished impact videos, short-form social videos, usable B-roll, and recommendations for future content.

Cup of Cool Water

Cup of Cool Water (CCW) is a Spokane drop-in center serving youth and young adults ages 14-24 experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or crisis. Project focus: strengthen CCW's marketing and communications so more people understand its mission, connect with its work, and find ways to get involved. On-site in Spokane, with weekly mentorship from a CCW supervisor. Deliverables include a social content calendar, marketing recommendations, promotional materials, updated messaging, and a sustainable communications plan.

Cup of Cool Water

Cup of Cool Water (CCW) is a Spokane drop-in center serving youth and young adults ages 14-24 experiencing homelessness, housing instability, or crisis. Project focus: support CCW in planning and executing fundraising and community events, with a particular focus on the Annual Fundraising Gala & Silent Auction. On-site in Spokane, with weekly mentorship from a CCW supervisor. Deliverables include an event planning timeline, a task/checklist system, volunteer coordination materials, a sponsor/table-host tracker, and recommendations for future events.

KSPS PBS · Education

KSPS PBS is seeking a detail-oriented, creative intern to support the redesign and modernization of about five existing PBS LearningMedia educational collections. Working with the KSPS PBS Education Department, the intern will review current collections, update content to reflect current learning standards, migrate materials into a refreshed and more consistent design, and build a repeatable process for maintaining collections. This is hands-on experience in educational content development, content migration, research, quality assurance, and public media, resulting in a project that continues to serve educators after the internship ends.

Singularity University · Marketing - Design

Support the Singularity University marketing design team in creating compelling digital and print assets for web, email, paid media, events, sales support, presentations, and collateral. Start date March 2026. A portfolio link is requested (student work, freelance projects, and personal work all welcome). Learn more at www.su.org.

Singularity University · Marketing

Singularity University is looking for a fast, creative editor to transform hours of expert talks and course content into engaging short-form social media videos. Its programs feature leading voices in technology, innovation, and leadership; your job is to find the compelling moments and turn them into clips that capture attention and spark conversation online. Start date March 2026.

Singularity University · Research, Expertise and Knowledge

A short-term, project-based placement with Singularity University, designed to deliver meaningful, tangible outcomes for the host organization while giving you practical, real-world experience in your field. Support the team in researching emerging technologies shaping the future and their impact on society, and help shape Singularity's thought leadership on technological and ethical issues.

WestRiver Group · Investment Team

A short-term, project-based placement with WestRiver Group, designed to deliver meaningful, tangible outcomes for the host organization while giving you practical, real-world experience in your field. Support the investment team by researching emerging sectors and summarizing market trends and promising startups.

Singularity University · Marketing

Support the Singularity University marketing team in analyzing email and paid media campaigns to uncover insights that improve performance and drive additional revenue. You'll report findings to stakeholders, help draft marketing copy and briefs, and join brainstorming on how to reach key audiences. Start date March 2026. Learn more at www.su.org.

Transitions

Develop a multimedia community awareness campaign that addresses misconceptions about homelessness and poverty among women and families, while showcasing the real stories, impact, and programs of Transitions. The intern will create educational, story-driven video content designed to increase community understanding, volunteer engagement, and donor support. Transitions' work with Women's Hearth, supportive housing, and New Leaf Cafe provides powerful stories of the challenges participants face and the opportunities for hope, stability, and self-sufficiency. Materials can be repurposed for fundraising, volunteer recruitment, advocacy, and community presentations well beyond the six-week internship.

Faces for Hope

Help plan and secure donations for The Hope On the Court Classic, the fundraiser Faces for Hope is putting on in November. This role offers hands-on experience in event fundraising and donor relations, with hybrid and in-person work opportunities in Spokane, WA.

Big Table

A strategy-focused internship evaluating whether Big Table's proprietary care-tracking database, Remember, could become a scalable product. The intern researches, analyzes, and presents findings to inform leadership's decision on whether and how to move forward.

Rev. Alyssa Bell

A short-term, project-based placement supporting Rev. Alyssa Bell in building and maintaining a custom church liturgy application that helps pastors organize and access prayers by theme, streamlining weekly service preparation. Real-world experience in software development and user-focused design.

WMI Worldwide

A short-term, project-based placement with WMI Worldwide, delivering tangible outcomes for the host organization while giving the student real-world experience in marketing strategy and execution, with a focus on environmental impact.

WMI Worldwide · Technology Services Team

A short-term, project-based placement with WMI Worldwide's Technology Services Team, delivering tangible outcomes for the host organization while giving the student real-world experience in technology development and digital solutions.

Faces for Hope

A marketing internship with Faces for Hope supporting donor-child sponsorships and strengthening campaign engagement, with hands-on experience in nonprofit fundraising and outreach.