Institute of Politics

Organization and Team Overview

Results for America (RFA) is the leading, national nonprofit organization helping policymakers at all levels of government harness the power of evidence and data to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Our mission is to make investing in what works the “new normal,” so that, one day, all government leaders use rigorous evidence and quality data to inform important policy and funding decisions. RFA has organized a “practice” at every level of government: federal, state, and local. The Local Practice Team (LPT) is responsible for coordinating and measuring the collective efforts of all teams that support local governments. Specifically, LPT encourages local governments to leverage public dollars to make investments in evidence-based approaches and deliver measurable, equitable access to opportunities and positive outcomes for their residents.

Position Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Local Practice Interns will be grounded in three core areas: program support and administration, impact tracking of past and current RFA programming, and local government research. The percentage breakdown is an estimate and may evolve throughout the internship.

Program Support and Administration (40%)

• Take meeting notes and action items during internal and external meetings
• Create and/or verify contact lists of local government staff to prepare blast emails
• Track email/survey responses and maintain record keeping of outreach to government staff for upcoming Local - - Practice program offerings
• Provide additional capacity to Local Practice team members by drafting external emails, preparing briefing materials, and supporting meeting logistics

Impact Tracking (30%)

• Review and verify qualitative spreadsheets, particularly contact lists, to support Salesforce data entry
• Implement and update an outreach plan to contact former local government participants of RFA’s technical assistance to identify progress and outcomes to date
• Review public materials from local governments to identify success from past work with RFA and/or new opportunities for collaboration based on the following findings:
• Federal/State/Local funding streams
• Use of evidence based programs
• Prioritization of evidence and/or evaluation

Local Government Research and Synthesis (30%)

• Research local government programs and internal processes to prepare internal briefing documents for staff prior to and following external meetings
• Identify and compile RFA and other policy organizations’ resources to support 2025 resource development and curriculum planning
• Review select local government policies and public processes to identify opportunities for collaboration with RFA
• Develop inventory of exemplar local government policies and practices reflecting best practices as identified by RFA Standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient computer skills, including Google Suite and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel);
• Excellent written, verbal, and listening communication skills;
• A strong work ethic, positive attitude, enthusiasm, professionalism, ambition, curiosity, and rigor in all that you do;
• A strong commitment to Results for America’s mission and vision; and
• Strong respect for the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts.
• Preferred, but not required: Strong qualitative research and synthesis skills
• Preferred, but not required: Interest or past experience in local government

About the Supervisor:

Interns will report to Quinn Stevenson, the Senior Manager, Local Practice.

Timeline

RFA expects to interview candidates in March/April and have onboarding meetings the first week of May in preparation for a June 2, 2025 start date. The exact work schedule will be determined in coordination with the relevant RFA program lead.

Location and Modality:

Results for America is a fully remote organization. This internship is fully remote and interns are expected to be online during their set working hours. Interns will be expected to use their own internet/computer. Interns will also be assigned RFA email addresses for the duration of the summer, but personal emails may be required for certain applications or programs.