Give Books for Children

Feed a Child

Stop sexual abuse

Shelter animals

Sponsor cancer research

How You Benefit

Use your skills and intelligence to:

• Enhance your resume with a record of achievement and service with a prestigious American nonprofit
• Make the world a better place (this may be the single greatest opportunity for you to make a difference)
• Improve your skills, including leadership
• Build your network at your school and nationwide
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Choose Your Focus

Focus on any charitable cause, ethnic group, religious community or country you care about. Of course, that includes: environment, animals, climate change, hunger, education, mental health, sexual abuse, veterans, etc.

Unpaid / Possible Credit

We offer a great experience. We are a nonprofit, and so:

• This is an unpaid position.
• It is eligible for credit and for community service hours at many schools.

About Changing The Present

We help nonprofits and schools capture some of the $450 billion Americans spend each year on birthday, wedding, and holiday presents.

We do that by making the experience of a donation, which you give in a friend's name, feel like a rewarding present and an appealing alternative to buying yet more "stuff." We provide:

• tangible charitable gifts (provide books for children, fund cataract surgery to restore a blind person's eyesight, etc.)
• personalized printed greeting cards
• wish lists and registries
• gift cards, etc.

This slideshow shows how it works.

Plant a Tree

Support Mental Health

Cure blindness

Provide safe water

This is Prestigious and Competitive

We seek undergrad and graduate students who:

• have a strong academic record
• commit to at least three hours per week during the summer or the school year. (If you can spend at least ten hours per week, please see our opportunities for internships, which can be done remotely/online).

What You Will Do as a Public Engagement Intern

You will use social media, email, and in-person conversations to raise awareness of Changing The Present among:

• students, student organizations, and teachers
• local nonprofits and schools (including yours) so they know of this opportunity to attract new funding.

We Provide the Tools You Need to Succeed

We will provide detailed instructions, message templates, downloadable flyers, digital graphics, and other marketing assets for your use. We also welcome your great ideas.

Be Part of a Nationwide Community  

We plan to have multiple Community Engagement Interns at each school, and we will provide an online community for you to connect with one another, as well as with those at other schools nationwide. That will let you collaborate, share tips, celebrate your successes, build your network, and make new friends.