Adelante Internship Opportunity

We are a nonprofit organization with a 22 year history of success that believes in the power of opportunity. Our work is based on the assumption that Hondurans living in poverty have the talent, the ingenuity, and the strength to transform their lives and their nation — all that many of them need is a little capital to be able to get started.

Thank you for your interest in joining our effort.

Program Assistant Intern

Adelante Foundation is actively seeking a Program Assistant Intern to support various program needs starting as soon as possible. The position will average approximately 5-10 hours per week. The successful candidate is responsible for assisting with marketing, outreach, and fundraising for the organization. Duties include:

  • Support and develop marketing collateral and PR opportunities
  • Coordinate social media presence on twitter, Adelante website blog entries, and multimedia development
  • Assist with and help facilitate outreach activities & bolster Allies of Adelante program
  • Donor database (Little Green Light) support
  • Assist in identifying and facilitating fundraising activities and grants
  • Provide administrative and organizational support to Development Director
  • Other duties as assigned

Excellent written and verbal communications skills are preferred. Some experience working in marketing, or non-profit organizations a plus. Spanish competency is desired, but not required. Strong computer literacy, excellent organizational skills, close attention to detail, and follow-through on routine tasks mandatory. This position is unpaid, but happy to support any internship credit requirements. Work is remote and requires being able to effectively work independently. Occasional meetings when possible. Adelante seeks a minimum three month commitment, ideally six.

This internship will begin as soon as possible. Please send cover letter, resume, and references to jodi@fundacionadelante.org.

History

“Adelante” is the Spanish word for “forward,” to reflect forward mobility and economic independence. We are a nonprofit organization with over 20 years success improving lives of impoverished women and their families though provision of opportunities. Adelante offers micro loans, education, and financial services to women who otherwise lack access to funding. The end goal is to empower, cultivate entrepreneurship, and break intergenerational cycles of poverty.

Hurricane Mitch hit the Caribbean, tearing through Honduras in the fall of 1998. Adelante Foundation Founder, Tony Stone, grew up in the country and watched the footage with horror. Pieces of homes and businesses from his childhood neighborhood swept down the flooded streets. He felt compelled to act. After extensive research on sustainable poverty alleviation, he and a group of Hondurans settled on microfinance. They found lending money rather than giving it away fosters economic development and beneficiaries retain dignity versus developing dependence. With the support of venture capitalist and philanthropist Ed Cohen, Adelante Foundation was born and shortly thereafter secured status as a Grameen Bank Replicator. Although there are several micro lending organizations now working in Honduras, Adelante continues to be one of the only microfinance nonprofits that prioritizes the very poor.

Empowerment

Microfinance is not charity – it empowers people to make positive changes in their own lives. Entrepreneurs develop a sense of personal ownership towards the  goals that they are able to accomplish thanks to the success of their small businesses. This has a ripple effect: one woman inspires  others with the confidence to take charge of their lives. A mother’s success gives her children a new outlook on life, thus breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty.