Give Books for Children

Feed a Child

Stop sexual abuse

Shelter animals

• 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, including needs in China and the Chinese community in the U.S.)
• Improve your skills, including leadership
• Build your network at your school and nationwide

How You Benefit

Use your skills and intelligence to:

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 and universities.

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.

School STEM Equipment

Protect Nature

Protect the Whales

Sponsor cancer research

This is Prestigious and Competitive

We seek undergrad and graduate students who:

• have a strong academic record
• commit to at least four 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, and which can satisfy CPT or OPT requirements).

What You Will Do as an Engagement Intern

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

• Chinese students, recent graduates on OPT, student organizations, and faculty
• nonprofits and schools that meet the needs of the Chinese community

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.

A Nationwide Community of Engagement Interns  

We plan to have multiple 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, and build your network.