Job Description

our mission at whole foods market is to nourish people and the planet, but also- future talent. we are excited to offer our 2025 summer internship program to purpose-driven students seeking to make a difference in their work and in their community. our internship program is based in austin, texas, down the street from our original whole foods market store. our interns don’t get us coffee; instead, they enjoy free coffee and tea while working on meaningful projects that impact our internal and external stakeholders.

about the team: 

whole foods market foundation is a 501c3 non-profit on a mission to nourish people and the planet by helping to advance healthy food access, nutrition and economic opportunities in local and global communities. we collaborate with multiple stakeholders including whole foods market team members, donors, business and community partners, grant recipients and customers to expand the foundation’s reach and impact. the foundation’s development team aims to steward and grow relationships and monetary donations required to fund our programmatic work. 

 

 

intern responsibilities may include: 

• support the foundation’s development team with fundraising assistance 

• assist with corporate donor stewardship and follow-up tasks 

• collaborate on donor research and management projects 

• enter and update donor information in salesforce donor management system 

• participate in and shadow meetings related to donor engagement, cause-marketing, and communications 

 

you will bring:

• passion for whole foods market foundation’s mission and an interest in fundraising and development initiatives. 

• ability to work independently and cooperatively with others to ensure completion of projects. 

• communicates information in a clear, concise, and organized fashion. 

• familiarity with salesforce or the ability to learn donor management system. 

• experience with microsoft outlook, word, excel and powerpoint. 

• ability to analyze reports and track data to identify issues, trends or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions. 

 

education & experience: 

• currently pursuing or recently completed (within the past year) a bachelor's degree 

 

internship program details: 

our summer 2025 internships are paid for 10-weeks, full-time (40 hours/week) between june 2, 2025-august 8, 2025. the internships will be based in austin, texas on a hybrid schedule and are not open to remote candidates at this time. 

 

program highlights:

• weekly summer event series: weekly events for interns to connect with one another and get immersed in the whole foods market culture. previous events have included distribution center tours, cheese tastings, volunteering at the central texas food bank, supplier visits, women in leadership panel and more! 

• intern buddy: opportunity to be paired with a whole foods market team member outside of our team that can be a go to resource during your summer. 

• team member coffee chats: network 1:1 with whole foods market team members in your field or area of interest for a 20 - 30-minute coffee chat. 

• internship expo: end of internship presentations where you can share what projects you worked on during the summer with the entire company! 

 

application review: our internship applications will be open in september and october 2024. we will review applications on a rolling basis so next steps and interviews may not be communicated until november or december 2024. 

Job Tags

Full time, Summer work, Summer internship, Local area,

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