Nine positions. One cohort. Your seat is open.
The Summer Cohort 2026 is recruiting now. Every position is remote, flexible, disability-inclusive, and built around real organizational work — not busywork. Read the postings below and claim the one that fits how you think.
Real titles. Real deliverables. Real references.
Fellows are matched to positions based on strengths, interests, access needs, and career goals. Every fellow receives a named Alani Jacob Foundation supervisor, weekly task reviews, individualized accommodations, verified participation documentation, and a final Demo Day showcase.
AI + Digital Operations Fellow
Test AI tools, build prompt libraries, and write the SOPs a real organization will actually use. You’ll shape how a growing foundation works with AI responsibly.
What you’ll do
- Compare and document AI tool performance on real tasks
- Build reusable prompt templates and staff SOPs
- Audit digital workflows and recommend improvements
Who thrives here
- Pattern-finders and systems thinkers
- Fellows who prefer structured, independent work
- Anyone curious about how AI meets real operations
Digital Marketing + Consumer Research Fellow
Study how families actually find and experience the Alani Jacob Foundation — then help sharpen the message. Customer journeys, accessibility feedback, copywriting, and brand voice.
What you’ll do
- Map customer and family journeys across Alani Jacob Foundation platforms
- Run consumer research and accessibility feedback reviews
- Draft digital copy and support brand communication
Who thrives here
- Writers, observers, and audience-thinkers
- Fellows interested in marketing or communications careers
- Detail-oriented reviewers who notice what confuses people
Government + Legislative Outreach Fellow
Learn how public policy actually moves. Research public-sector programs, prepare briefing notes, and support mission-aligned correspondence with real officials.
What you’ll do
- Research government programs and legislative activity
- Draft briefing notes and outreach lists
- Support correspondence with public-sector contacts
Who thrives here
- Future public servants, policy minds, and pre-law students
- Careful researchers who like getting facts exactly right
- Fellows who want government experience before college apps
Philanthropy + Nonprofit Finance Fellow
See how mission work gets funded. Research funders, maintain grant calendars, study giving trends, and support donor development strategy on live opportunities.
What you’ll do
- Research foundations, funders, and giving trends
- Maintain grant deadlines and pipeline calendars
- Support donor development and mission-finance strategy
Who thrives here
- Future finance, business, and nonprofit leaders
- Organized fellows who love a well-kept spreadsheet
- Anyone curious how money and mission meet
Crisis Navigation + Housing Fellow
Support the research backbone of SAFE HUB. Map community resources, document referral pathways, and help build disability-informed, family-facing materials.
What you’ll do
- Map housing and crisis resources across communities
- Document referral pathways for family navigation
- Help develop plain-language, family-facing materials
Who thrives here
- Future social workers, counselors, and public health minds
- Fellows who care about families in hard seasons
- Careful organizers of complex information
Neurodiversity + Accessibility Fellow
Your lived experience is the credential. Review Alani Jacob Foundation content and platforms for accessibility, test inclusive design, and make our work easier for every family to use.
What you’ll do
- Run plain-language and accessibility reviews
- Test websites and materials for usability
- Recommend inclusive design improvements
Who thrives here
- Neurodivergent and disabled fellows — this role is built around your expertise
- Detail-focused reviewers with strong visual attention
- Fellows in transition programs (18–21) with IEP employment goals
Business + MBA Strategy Fellow
Work like a junior consultant. Market research, revenue models, operations analysis, partnership strategy, and KPIs — applied to a real mission-driven enterprise.
What you’ll do
- Conduct market and competitive research
- Support revenue models and operations analysis
- Track KPIs and partnership strategy work
Who thrives here
- Future MBAs, founders, and consultants
- Strategic thinkers who like frameworks and numbers
- Fellows building a business-school-ready portfolio
Media + Storytelling Fellow
Help tell stories that move people — across books, podcasts, social content, digital campaigns, and visual storytelling for a published, award-track book brand.
What you’ll do
- Support social content and digital campaigns
- Contribute to visual storytelling and podcast work
- Assist speaking and publishing project support
Who thrives here
- Creators, writers, editors, and designers
- Fellows building a media or communications reel
- Storytellers who lead with dignity, not pity
Nonprofit Builder Lab Fellow
Learn how organizations get built. Program design, logic models, governance exposure, service pathways, and community-impact strategy from the inside of a working nonprofit.
What you’ll do
- Support program design and logic-model development
- Observe governance and organizational structure in practice
- Help map service pathways and impact strategy
Who thrives here
- Future founders and nonprofit leaders
- Fellows who ask “how does this actually work?”
- Builders who want to start something of their own one day
Ready? Say so.
Email us with the position name in the subject line, a few sentences about yourself, and what draws you to that role. Families, teachers, and transition coordinators are welcome to refer a student. Accommodations are part of the design, not an exception to it.