Internship Spring 2026

Events and Communication Intern

Organizational Information

The mission of the Hector and Gloria López Foundation (HGLF) is to provide post-secondary educational opportunities for students in Texas, specifically students from El Paso, Austin, San Antonio, South Texas, and the Rio Grande Valley. We invest in scholarships and support for students who will be the first in their family to graduate from college or university and are financially under-resourced in their ability to pay for higher education. Learn more about our work at https://www.hglopezfoundation.org/

Overview of the Philanthropy Team

The Philanthropy Team makes grants directly to nonprofits supporting students in Texas attending higher education institutions that are intentional and strategic about student success and economic opportunity for all.  Students attend both public and private four-year universities located in HGLF priority regions (west, central, and southern Texas). Funding primarily supports undergraduate scholarships and student success services for a cohort of López Scholars, bearing the name of the founders. 

This position will report directly to HGLF’s Event Manager. In addition, this position will work closely with the Student Success Officer, the Chief Program Officer, and other members of the Philanthropy Team. This internship will also include opportunities to collaborate with other Foundation departments. 

Internship Description

HGLF is  looking for a current student with an interest in supporting programming and experiences for López Scholars that further their academic, leadership, and career prospects. The events and communication intern will be joining HGLF in Spring 2026 specifically to support the organization’s thought leadership events and the annual López Scholars Leadership Summit. This student will have the opportunity to learn and gain hands-on experience in event planning and logistics; event communication and branding; content development; and will provide on-site execution with some discretion to propose and develop creative event ideas of interest.

Specific tasks may include:

  • Support the planning and event logistics for López Scholars Spring Dinners and annual Leadership Summit

  • Provide logistical support for spring López Scholar Dinners (as schedule allows)

  • Assist in creating communications materials, including social media posts and event marketing collateral

  • Draft event prep materials for Foundation principals, guest speakers, and university partners

  • Support data entry, tracking, and organization of event information, including event invitations and RSVPs

  • Create and manage email messaging to event registrants and attendees; and

  • Other necessary tasks as they arise

As the Foundation does not employ any dedicated clerical staff, interns (and permanent staff alike) are expected to do their own clerical work, and on occasion help out with team preparations for events.

 

Dates of Internship: Spring internship program dates are mid-January through mid-April 2026. Specific start and end dates are flexible. There is a possibility of an extension to a part-time internship for Summer 2026 (applicants with a potential interest in extending are preferred). 


Location: Hybrid working with both remote and in-person work at our downtown Austin office, 606 W 11th Street (must be available for in-person meetings; may involve limited in-state travel for scholar events).

Employment Authorization: Open to any student with employment authorization in the United States.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Current junior or senior at a higher education institution.

  • Able to maintain confidentiality of student data and adhere to FERPA requirements. 

  • Detail-oriented. Others have described you as highly organized.

  • Able to prioritize a range of tasks across multiple projects.

  • Communicate clearly. You are able to synthesize complex ideas and logistics into concise prose. 

  • Embrace feedback and revision. You understand that great writing is iterative. 

  • Familiar or experienced in basic event logistic knowledge. You have managed or supported an event.

  • Adaptable to changing circumstances. You like to have a plan, but you are also flexible and comfortable making adjustments when necessary, working collaboratively with team members across projects.

  • Proficient in Google Workplace tools (Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Slides, etc.) 

 

Additional Qualifications (i.e., not required, but potentially useful):

  • Experience with Splash or similar event management software 

  • Experience with Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, or similar graphic design software

  • Experience with Salesforce and Marketing Cloud/Pardot or similar CRM software (Customer Relationship Management)

  • Experience with Asana or similar task management software

 

Compensation: Intern will be paid in accordance with the Foundation’s normal payroll practices and will be subject to the required withholding.

  • $20-$25/hour (dependent on experience) up to 40 hours per week 

Interns are entitled to the Foundation’s paid holidays if a holiday falls on a day they would otherwise have worked, and accrue sick leave based on hours worked.  Interns are not entitled to any other employer-sponsored benefits such as paid vacation, health and life insurance, or retirement benefits.

Please upload a cover letter, resume, and writing sample by noon Friday, October 24, 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.  Note: Your writing sample should show that you can write about complex content in a way that is targeted to readers who do not know about the topic (i.e., simple, clear, concise). If available, a sample such as an executive summary, brief, press release, grant proposal, or memo may be preferable over an academic research paper.

The Hector and Gloria López Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientations, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, veteran status, uniform service member status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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