Community Impact Contributor

Job Description

Internship | Miles McNeal & Powell LLC

The Tone:
This is an internship position at Miles McNeal & Powell LLC, with the location not specified in the initial listing. Miles McNeal & Powell is distinguished as a community impact interests firm, operating with a clear vision to foster significant positive change within various communities. This role offers an opportunity for individuals to actively contribute to the firm’s mission, joining a collective effort aimed at nurturing and building what we proudly call ‘supercommunities.’ The work undertaken by this intern will directly support the firm’s ambition to create lasting, beneficial transformations within community landscapes, making the position central to achieving a broader social good.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Location: Not specified
• Mission: This intern will contribute to making a collective impact to build thriving supercommunities.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Dreaming: Envision and propose innovative solutions and forward-thinking initiatives aimed at building supercommunities and addressing community challenges with new approaches.
• Doing: Actively participate in the execution of community impact projects, translating conceptual ideas into tangible actions through hands-on effort and program implementation.
• Developing: Contribute to the strategic planning and practical development of essential resources, partnerships, and robust frameworks that strengthen community infrastructure and foster sustainability.
• Disrupting: Critically analyze existing systems and practices that impede community progress, advocating for transformative changes and unlocking new pathways for empowerment and equitable outcomes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: This internship is designed for individuals who possess a fundamental interest in community impact, social innovation, or related fields. Candidates should be at an early stage in their career or academic journey, eager to apply their insights within a real-world community impact firm, with a foundational understanding of societal structures and community dynamics being beneficial.
• Experience: While specific years of experience are not explicitly required, candidates should demonstrate an inherent aptitude or a nascent track record in activities related to community dreaming, doing, developing, or disrupting. This might include prior involvement in volunteer work, student organizations, or personal projects focused on social good and community betterment.
• Skills: Strong conceptual abilities to envision and articulate new possibilities for community well-being; a proactive and action-oriented mindset, coupled with the ability to take initiative in project implementation; a foundational understanding of community development principles and the capacity to contribute to strategic growth; and a critical thinking approach, with the willingness to identify barriers and advocate for innovative solutions.