Community Mobilization & Engagement Internship 100% Remote

VOICE UP THE PURPOSE GAMES

Community Mobilization & Engagement Internship

Building Grassroots Movements for Purpose-Based Participation

Format: Remote

Time Commitment: Part-Time

Participation Options: Academic Credit · Volunteer · Voice Up University

OVERVIEW

The Community Mobilization & Engagement Internship prepares participants to help schools, families, and communities understand, adopt, and sustain The Purpose Games through grassroots relationship-building, translation, and trust.

This role is not marketing or sales. It is field-building work—helping communities clearly understand what purpose-based, intramural participation is, why it matters, and how it fits responsibly within schools and community systems. Interns learn how to translate complex frameworks into accessible language while maintaining integrity, ethical boundaries, and appropriate scope.

Interns work directly with Voice Up leadership to support community outreach, stakeholder engagement, partnership development, and local adoption—especially in education, public health, and athletics contexts.

THE CORE PROBLEMS THIS INTERNSHIP ADDRESSES

1. The Awareness Gap

Many communities are searching for solutions to youth disengagement, loneliness, and mental health challenges—but do not know that non-clinical, preventive, purpose-based options exist.

Schools, families, and athletic programs often lack:

Clear explanations of intramural, practice-based participation

Board-defensible, ethically grounded models

Approaches that support wellbeing without diagnosis or therapy

Pathways that reach students who opt out of traditional programs

2. The Translation Gap

The Purpose Games are grounded in the Universities of Practice framework, the Douglass Fuller Method, and the B Curriculum—systems that are powerful but complex.

Communities need people who can:

Translate research into plain language

Explain differences between clinical, counseling, and purpose-based models

Help parents understand what their children will experience

Support educators and athletic directors in implementation decisions

Build trust across diverse cultural and institutional contexts

3. The Scale-with-Integrity Challenge

Traditional scaling models often prioritize speed over care. Voice Up takes a different approach: grassroots growth rooted in understanding, stewardship, and local ownership.

This internship supports growth that:

Is community-led, not imposed

Maintains ethical boundaries and fidelity

Avoids overclaiming outcomes

Builds long-term capacity instead of dependency

YOUR ROLE AS A COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION INTERN

1. Community Outreach & Stakeholder Engagement (Approx. 40%)

Host and support information sessions for schools, districts, and community organizations

Present Purpose Games overviews to school boards, PTAs, educators, and athletic departments

Facilitate Q&A sessions addressing common concerns and misconceptions

Support family engagement events explaining purpose-based participation

Organize student forums and educator workshops

Engage athletic stakeholders, coaches, and student-athletes as advocates

2. Strategic Communications & Storytelling (Approx. 30%)

Develop accessible one-page briefs and FAQs

Create family-friendly guides explaining Purpose Games

Build presentation decks for different audiences

Write case studies and implementation summaries

Document authentic community stories and testimonials

Support social media, blog, and newsletter content

Develop athletics-specific materials related to purpose and mental health

3. Partnership Development & Collaboration (Approx. 20%)

Support relationships with school districts and site champions

Assist with university partnerships for research and evaluation

Engage foundations and community funders

Help coordinate cross-sector collaborations

Support athletic department partnerships and integrations

Contribute to regional and national learning communities

4. Implementation Support & Capacity Building (Approx. 10%)

Support new school and community pilots

Assist with implementation planning and troubleshooting

Help train community champions and advocates

Support facilitator and leadership pipelines

Document lessons learned to strengthen future implementations

WHO THIS INTERNSHIP IS FOR

Essential Qualities

Strong communication and relationship-building skills

Comfort translating complex ideas into clear language

Cultural humility and respect for community context

Patience with systems change and trust-building

Commitment to ethical, non-clinical youth support

Relevant Backgrounds

Public health, education, or community development

Nonprofit leadership or advocacy

Communications or public engagement

Youth development or mental health advocacy

Sports management or athletic leadership

Policy, systems change, or grassroots organizing

Multilingual skills and athletic experience are highly valued but not required.

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN

Hands-on experience in grassroots systems change

Skills in stakeholder engagement and community organizing

Exposure to education, public health, and athletics ecosystems

Professional portfolio of presentations, campaigns, and partnerships

Mentorship from experienced education and policy leaders

Priority consideration for future paid community engagement roles

Participation in an emerging field of applied purpose practice

PARTICIPATION OPTIONS

Academic Credit Track (10–12 hrs/week)

Structured outcomes with faculty coordination and documentation.

Volunteer Track (5–10 hrs/week)

Flexible engagement with full training and mentorship.

Voice Up University Track (10–15 hrs/week)

Intensive training, leadership development, and career pipeline access.

HOW TO APPLY

Email

Subject line:

“Purpose Games Community Mobilization Internship – [Your Track]”

Required materials:

Community mobilization vision statement

Resume or CV

Participation track preference

Community engagement or advocacy portfolio (or proposed campaign)