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SAGECare Summer Marketing Internship 2025

SAGE
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Introduction to SAGE and SAGECare 

The Organization | SAGE is the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) older adults. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources for LGBTQ+ older adults and their caregivers, advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBTQ+ older people, and provides cultural competency training for aging providers and LGBTQ+ organizations, largely through its National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging and its social enterprise SAGECare. For more information about SAGE, please go to https://www.sageusa.org/

SAGECare | SAGECare (SAGECare.org/) is a growing B2B social enterprise nestled within SAGE. “Social enterprise” means that we generate sales revenue for SAGE while also advancing SAGE’s mission. As a leading LGBTQ+ aging cultural competency provider, SAGECare offers training programs and strategic guidance to a wide range of organizations that serve older adults.  With deep experience accrued over decades, SAGECare creates high-trust spaces for learning that translates into concrete action. Our clients are proud to offer services that are welcoming, inclusive and empathetic for LGBTQ+ older adults.

The opportunity   

SAGECare seeks a summer intern to support the work of our dynamic team. Reporting to the manager of business development, you will handle a variety of tasks that fuel SAGECare’s success while building your expertise in sales and marketing, as well as training technologies and customer relationship management. 

You’ll have opportunities to conduct market research, do client outreach, and take on projects related to SAGECare’s work with our loyal clients– all essential inputs for increasing SAGECare’s social impact and financial success.  At the same time, you’ll be immersed in the overall mission of SAGE and the workings of a leading non-profit in the LGBTQ+ space. 

Main responsibilities:

  • Undertake research projects to help us understand SAGECare current and new markets, our customers, and the external environment including “competitive” landscape. Target markets include healthcare and hospitals, health insurance, and Life Plan communities.
  • Support our business development by drafting short articles for use on the SAGECare website, blogs, and social media. Draft case studies for publication.
  • Learn and use Salesforce, our Client Relationship Management (CRM) system, to enter data.
  • Lead on projects assigned by the managing director of social enterprise, such as PPT pitch decks, presentations, research, and written thought leadership pieces.
  • Other duties as determined by team needs and intern strengths / interests.

Desired qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess many or most of the following professional and personal abilities, attributes, and interests:

  • Graduate student or graduating senior (i.e., Class of 2025)
  • MBA/BBA with interest in marketing and new business development; an ideal candidate could also have interest in aging issues and/or healthcare
  • Ability to engage with people and create rapport with SAGECare clients
  • Strong research and writing skills, with ability to synthesize information and produce clear, engaging copy
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to work well independently and as part of a small, tight-knit team
  • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize assignments and to adapt easily to changing priorities, while maintaining a high attention to detail
  • Experience with, or interest in, working with Salesforce CRM system
  • Commitment to LGBTQ+ services and advocacy as an ally or community member
  • Interest in purpose-driven (social impact) careers and strong alignment with SAGE’s mission and values

Location: Remote. For NYC-area candidates, option for occasional in-office days at SAGE’s headquarters (305 Seventh Ave @ West 28th St). 

Schedule: This is an 8- 10-week part-time internship. Start date can be 6/15 – 7/15. The intern will develop a schedule in consultation with their manager and work 10-15 hours per week. Could extend into fall by mutual agreement at same or lower hours/week.