[2025 Summer Internships] Local Practice

Organization: Results for America
Role: 2025 Summer Policy/Research Intern, Local Practice Team
Location: Remote

Organization Overview

Results for America (RFA) is the leading, national nonprofit organization helping policymakers at all levels of government harness the power of evidence and data to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our mission is to make investing in what works the “new normal,” so that, one day, all government leaders use rigorous evidence and quality data to inform important policy and funding decisions. We believe that data-driven and evidence-based policy decisions should be used to increase the impact of the over $2 trillion that governments spend annually to open opportunities and advance economic mobility. 

Program Overview

RFA’s 2025 summer internship program will run for approximately 10 weeks, from Monday June 2 - Friday, August 15, 2025. Over the course of this internship, all interns will be immersed in RFA’s programmatic and policy work by supporting one of RFA's innovative teams in achieving their strategic goals. Interns will work on various projects during their time at RFA, while also enjoying a range of learning and professional development opportunities. 

Interns will work virtually and will be expected to use their own internet/computers. Interns will also be assigned RFA email addresses for the duration of the summer.

Team Overview

RFA has organized a “practice” at every level of government: federal, state, and local. The Local Practice Team (LPT) is responsible for coordinating and measuring the collective efforts of all teams that support local governments, and helping to ensure those government supports contribute to RFA’s organizational North Star goals.  Specifically, the LPT will help plan, coordinate, and lead the organization’s effort to shift $1 billion and deliver 34 proof points of success.

The LPT also supports and delivers on inter-organizational priorities to making meaningful change on economic mobility outcomes, particularly in RFA's “Theory of Change Communities” and leads specific initiatives that support local governments to make the most of the historic opportunity presented by the recovery investments from the American Rescue Plan (ARP), Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Action (IRA).

Through all this work, RFA broadly, and the LPT specifically encourages local governments to leverage public dollars to make investments in evidence-based approaches and deliver measurable, equitable access to opportunities and positive outcomes for their residents.

Position Overview & Requirements

RFA offers summer internships to individuals who are at least 18 years old and who have:

• Proficient computer skills, including Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel); 
• Excellent written, verbal, and listening communication skills; 
• A strong work ethic, positive attitude, enthusiasm, professionalism, ambition, curiosity, and rigor in all that you do; 
• A commitment to Results for America’s mission and vision;
• Respect for Results for America’s organizational values.
• Preferred, but not required: Strong qualitative research and synthesis skills
• Preferred, but not required: Interest or past experience in local government

Position Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Local Practice Interns will be grounded in three core areas: program support and administration, impact tracking of past and current RFA programming, and local government research. The percentage breakdown is an estimate and may evolve throughout the 10 week internship. 

Program Support and Administration (40%) 

• Take meeting notes and action items during internal and external meetings
• Create and/or verify contact lists of local government staff to prepare blast emails
• Track email/survey responses and maintain record keeping of outreach to government staff for upcoming Local Practice program offerings
• Provide additional capacity to Local Practice team members by drafting external emails, preparing briefing materials, and supporting meeting logistics

Impact Tracking (30%)

• Review and verify qualitative spreadsheets, particularly contact lists, to support Salesforce data entry
• Implement and update an outreach plan to contact former local government participants of RFA’s technical assistance to identify progress and outcomes to date
• Review public materials from local governments to identify success from past work with RFA and/or new opportunities for collaboration based on the following findings: 
• Federal/State/Local funding streams
• Use of evidence based programs
• Prioritization of evidence and/or evaluation 

Local Government Research and Synthesis (30%) 

• Research local government programs and internal processes to prepare internal briefing documents for staff prior to and following external meetings
• Identify and compile RFA and other policy organizations’ resources to support 2025 resource development and curriculum planning 
• Review select local government policies and public processes to identify opportunities for collaboration with RFA
• Develop inventory of exemplar local government policies and practices reflecting best practices as identified by RFA Standards 

Position Reporting Relationship

All Local Practice Interns will report to the Senior Manager, Local Practice.

Rate of Pay

Individuals with 1-4 years of postsecondary education or relevant work experience in government or nonprofit organizations will be paid $27/hour. 

Individuals with 5 or more years of postsecondary education or relevant work experience in government or nonprofit organizations will be paid $32/hour.

The exact work schedule will be determined in coordination with the relevant RFA program lead.

How to Apply

To apply for a 2025 summer internship opportunity with RFA, please complete and submit all information in the application.

Please note that due to a high volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to all applicants. If your application and materials reflect the skills we are looking for, we will email you to schedule an interview. Candidates who apply to multiple teams will not be considered.

RFA is an equal opportunity employer that values/celebrates diversity and that follows a policy of making all employment decisions and personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, partnership status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual offenses or stalking, military status, veteran status or any other category protected under federal, state or local law.

Applicants for employment with RFA must have valid work authorization that does not require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the U.S.