Chapters Intern (Fall 2026)

Position Title: Intern

Location: Remote, but must be a college student/grad residing in the U.S.

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 800 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. They work directly on important initiatives and projects and 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 2026 internships will be remote, with an anticipated start date of September 14th, 2026  and an anticipated end date of December 4th, 2026. 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 through Friday, and commit to staying on board for the entire semester. 

Active Minds pays interns $18 per hour

Chapters Internship: 

As part of the Programs team, the Chapters intern will support the ever growing national Active Minds Chapter Network by managing communications from and to our student network, creating resources for our student leaders, and assisting with programmatic and mobilization efforts. 

The Chapters Intern will work directly with the Chapters Team on projects ranging from managing information we receive from our chapters across the US and Canada, to creating educational content and resources for our student leaders, and managing various chapter online platforms and communications. The Chapters Team supports students from the earliest phases of brainstorming to developing and promoting chapters on campuses.  Some key responsibilities include: programmatic support for the Chapters Network, virtual meeting and event planning/execution, external student communications, data entry maintenance within our CRM tool, Salesforce, and special projects as assigned.  They will also have the opportunity to collaborate with broader Programs departments, such as Research and Development, K-12 Initiatives, Marketing and Communications, and community initiatives.  

Chapter 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:

• Interest in mental health and uplifting young adult voices
• Strong written and communications skills
• Detail-oriented and well organized
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Student leadership or student mentorship experience
• Flexible team player, motivated collaborator
• Openness and willingness to learn new tasks for special projects
• Knowledge of Google Workspace, Zoom, Dropbox, Microsoft Office, and CRM Tools are a plus

Eligibility Requirements: 

• All applicants must be currently enrolled in, or have previously attended, a U.S. based college or university
• All applicants must be able to complete a work authorization (I-9) during onboarding 
• All applicants must be able to complete the entirety of the internship program during the listed dates in the job description 

Application Process
The application cycle for the Fall 2026 Internship Program will be open from Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 through Wednesday, July 8th, 2026. 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 2026 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.