Shared Capital Cooperative - Social Impact Data & Research Intern

The Social Impact Data & Research Intern reports to the Loan Officer and works closely with Lending and Membership staff. The Intern is expected to engage in the following activities:

Social Impact Measurement & Data Management

• Assess current social impact data and identify gaps in database and gather and input missing financial and impact data;

• Develop compelling means to articulate the social impact of Shared Capital’s work to potential supporters;

• Be knowledgeable about current practices in social impact data gathering, ensuring our systems are of high quality and utility for internal and external reporting;

• Compile, organize and disseminate internal data in a format that is widely understandable and accessible to staff, assisting them in articulating impact to a wide variety of audiences;

• Track data and generate reports to assist grant writing staff with their application and reporting tasks;

• Become familiar with census data sites, CDFI Fund site and other resources for gathering and analyzing social impact data.

• Input ongoing financial and impact monitoring data

• Work with Director of Member Relations on member engagement process improvements related to gathering member data

• Work with Shared Capital team to update and implement member survey using social impact measurement insights; will involve connecting with Shared Capital members through email, phone and videoconference

• Research and produce short (2-3 page) reports on sector specific issues including but not limited to, wealth building models in housing co-op portfolio, job quality assessment in worker owned co-op portfolio and equitable food access programs in food co-op portfolio 

• Other projects as assigned