Wellfare is delighted to announce it's Spring 2022 intern class! It was a long application process that kicked off back in November. After reviewing 1,050 total applicants, we landed on three great associates. Over the next 5 months, Zoya, Owen and Isabella will be helping to grow Wellfare's program, fundraising and marketing efforts, leading their own projects, learning new skills and making an impact along the way. Get to know our Spring 2022 class:
Zoya joins us as a Program Associate where she'll be assisting in program development, community partnerships and member experience. Zoya is getting her Masters in Public Administration from Columbia University and has education management and community development experience from her time working in Pakistan. This semester, Zoya will be:
Mapping communities for potential local partners (e.g. hospitals, nonprofits, shelters, government agencies)
Developing new success metrics and updating our onboarding and member checkin approaches
Working to expand our health and education initiatives beyond simply paper collateral that’s included in boxes
Owen joins us as a Fundraising Associate where he'll be working on foundation and major donor development. Owen is in his senior year at Georgetown University and interned previously for a D.C.-based think tank doing fundraising outreach. This semester, Owen will be:
Targeting local, regional, national and corporate foundations for funding opportunities
Submitting letters of inquiry and full grant applications to secure funding
Targeting and developing local and food-focused giving circles
Isabella joins us as a Marketing Associate where she'll be working on press outreach, awareness campaigns and digital marketing. Isabella is in her senior year at NYU and interned previously at Daily Harvest and Bubble working on a variety of press, marketing and brand building projects. This semester, Isabella will be:
Targeting and developing local, national and industry press coverage
Developing a new digital marketing approach utilizing Google, Linkedin and Instagram
Launching a spring campaign across all of our channels both IRL and URL
Welcome Spring 2022 interns!