Paid Internships through The Compass Center
The Compass Center offers internships in faith-based, social justice and nonprofit organizations both within The Compass Center and in the greater Indianapolis area. These are opportunities to explore and discover work that is meaningful to you both personally and professionally.
Ideal internship candidates are juniors and seniors. As part of the internship, The Compass Center will provide opportunities for exploring meaning and purpose through cohort conversations, using the internship as an opportunity to reflect on the intern’s future direction and decisions.
Internships qualify for Indianapolis Community Requirement (ICR). Contact Center for Citizenship and Community for more information.
Note: Only fully enrolled Butler University students are eligible to apply for internships through The Compass Center.
Paid internships begin on the first day of classes and conclude on last day of classes. Interns do not work on Spring Break.
Apply by Sunday, November 9, 2025. Follow the instructions below.
Available Internships
Responsibilities
- Developing and producing digital content such as video production, graphic design for social media platforms Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Photocircle.
- Production for Compass Conversations at Butler University Podcast.
- Managing social media accounts for The Compass Center within the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Division including contributing to the Division campaigns.
- Writing blog posts as requested.
- Provide regularly scheduled communications using The Digest, Butler Newsletter platform in conjunction with Butler Marketing and Communications department (weekly newsletters).
- Design posters and other print communications materials
- Table at the Butler University Series on Religion and Society and A New View Film Series twice a semester (dependent upon class schedule).
- Network within student organizations to promote TCC events.
- Actively participate in weekly staff meetings with TCC Team offering creative input for inter-campus communications.
- The opportunity to build an intern specific project that further enhances the work of the Center.
- Provide coverage of the house during office hours offering hospitality and information as needed.
- Build/strengthen a portfolio and/or resume to reflect collaboration, leadership, initiative, and creativity strong skills in communication.
Qualifications
- Majoring or minoring in Strategic Communications.
- Knowledge of managing social media platform and marketing strategy.
- Skilled in use of Canva, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Teams.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated interest and experience in campus programming especially related to diverse groups.
- Active interest in discernment of purpose and faith/spiritual life.
- Enthusiasm for connecting within the Butler Community through a proactive approach to service.
Please submit your cover letter and resume to Marguerite Stanciu, Assistant Director at The Compass Center. Deadline to apply: Sunday, November 9, 2025, by 8:00 PM.
Center for Interfaith Cooperation (CIC)
Internship Description
The internship at CIC will provide Butler students with the opportunity to explore their professional and spiritual journeys by engaging with representatives from religiously diverse communities. Students will broaden their religious literacy while strengthening their skills in non-profit administration and program development by attending staff, board, and executive committee meetings, and by helping to plan, promote, and facilitate meetings, programs, and community events. Students will identify specific goals to learn about non-profit administration, program development, or interfaith research. Throughout the experience, interns will develop a portfolio reflecting on their goals detailing key learnings.
An ideal candidate will be able to take initiative while receiving support. They will bring a commitment to fostering interfaith understanding, respect for diversity, and strong written and verbal communication skills. Some experience in event planning and communication would be helpful.
Internship Specifications
Interns are expected to work 10–12 hours a week during the spring semester. Interns are paid $14 per hour. The Intern will keep a weekly journal and meet regularly with the program director during the course of the internship. Interns are also required to write one 250–500 word blog or personal essay about the experience at the end of the internship. Interns will participate in vocational reflection conversations with other Compass Center interns as part of the paid internship during the semester.
Application Details
Send your resume and cover letter to Dr. Deborah Niederer Saxon, CIC Program Director, AND to Marguerite Stanciu, Assistant Director at The Compass Center. Deadline to apply: Sunday, November 9, 2025, by 8:00 PM.
Just Peace Intern
First Congregational United Church of Christ of Indianapolis, Indiana
Description
The Just Peace Intern will be supervised by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund, Senior Pastor of historic First Congregational United Church of Christ (UCC) and assist the congregation in living out its commitment to be Just Peace church, fulfilling the principles of racial justice, mental health justice, economic justice, food justice, environmental justice and LGBTQ justice. The Just Peace Intern will work in partnership with the Pastor, staff, congregation leaders, and community partners such as Faith In Indiana to engage in peacemaking and justice work. This internship will take place at First Congregational UCC located at 7171 N. Pennsylvania Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, with the possibility of working with the national UCC Justice and Witness offices in Washington DC.
The goal of this program is to introduce the Just Peace Intern to the national Just Peace movement as part of the United Church of Christ, provide a deeper understanding of the faith communities’ prophetic call and gain leadership experience in the work of peace and justice.
Qualifications
The candidate must be a sophomore, junior, or senior and have the desire/ability to learn quickly, work one on one with others, lead small groups, multi-task, strong communication skills, and open to people of various faith traditions.
Internship Expectations
The Just Peace Intern will be expected to work 12 hours a week during the fall semester, will be compensated at $14 per hour and required to write a 250–500 word blog or personal essay about the experience at the completion of the internship. Interns will participate in vocational reflection conversations with others as part of the paid internship during the semester.
Application Materials and Deadline
Please submit a cover letter and resume and unofficial transcript to the attention of Pastor Sarah Lund AND to Marguerite Stanciu, Assistant Director at The Compass Center. Deadline to apply: Sunday, November 9, 2025, by 8:00 PM.
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic – Legal Services and Operations Intern
Description
The intern will be supervised by Executive Director Erin Hall and Director of Housing and Consumer Justice Bryan Fisher. The intern will assist the Clinic’s leadership with a variety of projects related to the five program areas to include Housing and Consumer Justice, Immigrant and Survivor Justice, Tax and Economic Justice, Re-entry Justice, and Veterans’ Services. The intern will have opportunities to assist in program level legal operations projects in furtherance of our legal service plan objectives as well as direct legal services experiences and paralegal work assignments, such as subject matter research and client/community communications. Additionally, the intern may be involved in daily non-profit operations and there are opportunities to participate in business discussions including development work. The internship will take place at the Clinic’s main office, located at the Trinity Outreach Center, at 3333 N Meridian Street.
Goals
The goal of this program is to introduce the intern to the inner workings of the poverty law sector as well as that of a faith-based nonprofit, providing an understanding of the Clinic’s prophetic call to “Seek justice, defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow (Isaiah 1:17).”
Qualifications
Sophomores, juniors, or seniors of all majors are welcome. Candidates must have good listening and communication skills, the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, and be attentive to detail/accuracy. Students should be well-organized, independent workers and have good written and verbal skills.
Internship Expectations
The intern is expected to work 10–12 hours a week during the 2025 fall semester, will be compensated $14 per hour, and will be required to write a 250–500 word blog or personal essay about the experience at the completion of the internship. The intern will participate in vocational reflection conversations with other Compass Center interns as part of the paid internship during the semester.
Application Materials and Deadline
Please submit a cover letter, resume, and unofficial transcript to the attention of Bryan Fisher, Director of Housing and Consumer Justice at Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, AND Marguerite Stanciu, Assistant Director at The Compass Center. Deadline to apply: Sunday, November 9, 2025, by 8:00 PM.