Position Title: Intern
Location: Remote, but must be a U.S. based college/grad student
About the Active Minds Internship Program
Active Minds is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization changing the culture around mental health. Through our presence at more than 1,000 high school and college campuses, in corporate settings, and with a wide-reaching public audience, Active Minds is creating communities of support and saving lives. Founded in 2003 by Alison Malmon after the tragic suicide of her brother Brian, Active Minds is dedicated to supporting a new generation in ending the silence, helping to make mental health as highly valued as physical health. Through our many programs – including the emotionally gripping Send Silence Packing® traveling exhibit and our compelling Active Minds Speakers – we are changing culture and behaviors related to mental health across the country.
Our internships are geared towards current college students and recent college graduates. As a small nonprofit, Active Minds relies on the help of our interns tremendously as they work directly on important initiatives and projects as well as assist staff on a variety of administrative tasks. Interns have the opportunity to do substantive work, gain experience in the nonprofit sector, and help change the culture around mental health.
All Fall 2025 internships will be remote with an anticipated start date of September 15th, 2025 and end date of December 5th, 2025. We expect interns to work a minimum of 20 hours a week, set a consistent work schedule between 9:00am and 5:00pm EST Monday - Friday, and commit to staying on board for the entire semester.
Active Minds pays interns a stipend of $1,250 per month.
Social Media Internship
As part of the Marketing and Communications team, the Social Media intern will support the Social Media team in developing content across platforms, with a particular focus on short form video content. They will work with the rest of the team to create engaging, shareable content to help increase awareness of Active Minds programming.
This role will provide interns with the opportunity to be creative, learn how nonprofits manage and develop their social media, collaborate with various Active Minds staffers to learn more about mental health advocacy, and interact with thousands of enthusiastic audience members on a daily basis.
Social Media interns are valued members of the team who support the mission and vision of our work through a variety of projects in ways both big and small.
Qualifications:
- Passion and experience working in social media
- Strong writing and communications skills
- Attention to detail
- Team player with a willingness to learn
- Interest in video filming and editing (and comfort being on-screen)
- Knowledge of Google Workspace, Zoom, and Dropbox
- Experience with Canva is a plus, but not required
Application Process
The application cycle for the Fall 2025 Internship Program will be open from Wednesday, June 25th through Wednesday, July 9th, 2025. When completing the application, please thoughtfully answer each application question in complete and authentic sentences as we thoroughly review every applicant.
Applicants selected for an interview will be contacted by late July/early August 2025 regarding scheduling next steps. We value the time that applicants put into completing their applications, but due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide responses to phone calls or emails regarding application status.
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What We Do
Active Minds is a national 501(c)3 organization that empowers students to speak openly about mental health in order to educate others and encourage help-seeking. We are changing the culture on campuses and in the community by providing information, leadership opportunities and advocacy training to the next generation.
By developing and supporting chapters of a student-run mental health awareness, education, and advocacy group on campuses nationwide, the nonprofit organization works to increase students’ awareness of mental health issues, provide information and resources regarding mental health and mental illness, encourage students to seek help as soon as it is needed, and serve as liaison between students and the mental health community.
Through campus-wide events and national programs, Active Minds aims to remove the stigma that surrounds mental health issues, and create a comfortable environment for an open conversation about mental health issues on campuses nationwide