LA84 Foundations- Internships

THE ORGANIZATION As a legacy of the 1984 Olympic Games, the LA84 Foundation has become the nationally recognized leader in support of youth sport programs and in elevating the importance of the role sports play in positive youth development. LA84 seeks to provide an opportunity for every child to participate in sports, and to improve social, academic, and health outcomes of youth. Since it began operations in 1985 with 40% of the surplus from the 1984 Olympic Games, it has invested $225 million back into the communities that supported the Games, supporting more than 3 million youth in the eight Southern California counties of Los Angeles, Imperial, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura. The LA84 Foundation continues to promote the legacy of the 1984 Olympic Games by convening and engaging national and international audiences about the role of sport in society and the impact a successful Olympic Games can have on its host city, especially as we look to the 2028 Games. Its headquarters is the historic Britt House near downtown Los Angeles where it houses the world’s premier sports library and meeting facilities. For more information, please visit www.la84.org.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM The LA84 Internship Program aims to encourage greater diversity in sports business professionals. We’re looking for highly driven and motivated students with big ideas- ideas that can embrace outcome-driven change to benefit youth sports. Students gain experience in key areas such as curatorship, education, marketing, administration, public relations and youth sports programming. Candidates are sought from all areas of undergraduate study who have an interest in sports and youth development. This is an opportunity for undergraduate upperclassmen as well as first- and second-year Master’s students to work in a nonprofit environment and gain experience in philanthropy and nonprofit operations. There will be select opportunities for high school juniors and seniors and undergraduate freshmen and sophomores. Interns will provide support for administrative tasks, major projects, conduct research related to priority areas, and assist with event planning. Interns should possess the knowledge, skills, energy, creativity and willingness to learn and contribute to the LA84 Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY Students must:
• Be currently enrolled student. If an undergraduate, students must have completed at least one semester of college by the summer of the current calendar year.
• Reside or attend college in Los Angeles County; and
• Be a United State citizen or permanent resident.

TERMS The internships are temporary positions and require a minimum of 20 hours/week for a consecutive 8–12 week period throughout the year. Positions are non-exempt and hourly. This is a paid internship. The internships are fully beginning as soon as practically possible. Health insurance, housing, and transportation are not provided. All positions will be at the LA84 Foundation campus in Los Angeles.

INTERNS MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT:
• Digitization
• Curatorial
• Administration & Operations
• Programs
• Marketing, PR, Events and Development
• Planning & Research

THE CORE COMPETENCIES EXPECTED OF ALL POSITIONS:
• Knowledge or desire to learn about youth sports programs and the nonprofit sector
• Able to communicate effectively with the ability to work independently and in a team
• Good in organizing and structuring various tasks and responsibilities
• Creative thinker, willing to try new ways of doing things, ability to think and work logically; attention to detail
• Initiative, sound judgement
• Ability to write clear and concisely

LA84 INTERNSHIP PROGRAM – POSITION DETAILS Interns may have the opportunity to gain exposure across the following areas:

DIGITIZATION The intern will be introduced to all aspects of digital archiving and metadata creation.
Objectives:
• Develop understanding of digital archiving and metadata creation.

CURATORIAL This intern will support collections management, cataloguing, planning and implementation phases for exhibitions.
Objectives:
• Assist with cataloguing and updating the collections database and any prospective pop-up exhibits

ADMINISTRATION & OPERATIONS The intern will support general administration and facilities operations
Objectives:
• Support the management of inventory and space planning
• Assist on-site event planning and execution

FUNDRAISING AND DEVELOPMENT The intern will be introduced to elements of nonprofit fundraising and donor engagement activities.
Objectives:
• Support engagement events and activities through planning and on-site support
• Assisting with administrative tasks for the donor engagement cycle

PROGRAMMING, PLANNING & RESEARCH The intern will support the planning of grantmaking and program activities through research and analysis of youth sports and related sector data.
Objectives:
• Assist with research projects related to grantmaking, organization discovery, partnership development, and other topics related to the priority areas
• Translate research into written analysis or action steps to share with Foundation staff and stakeholders
• Provide analytical support to projects focused on the youth sport sector and related issues that impact youth sports
• Compile large amounts of internal and external data, design effective sorting and data analysis tools (Excel mostly) and support the information analysis by producing and presenting various ad-hoc reports

MARKETING, PR, EVENTS AND DEVELOPMENT This internship is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of external relations and audience/community building activities. The intern will assist with marketing, events and public relations efforts, while also researching and producing current and future public engagement projects.
Objectives:
• Provide recommendations on development of social and web assets
• Present reports that track content performance across multiple channels; communicating key performance metrics and learnings with management and other stakeholders
• Assist with organizing events, interacting with speakers and panelists, program development and logistical coordination

HOW TO APPLY Applicants are required to submit a resume, a completed form (DOWNLOAD HERE) and a letter of interest to officemanager@LA84.org with the subject heading: INTERNSHIP – [Last Name, First Name]. Internships will be considered based on position availability. We cannot accept applications hand-delivered to LA84 Foundation or those sent by fax.