Description
Out Our Front Door is a small, grassroots non-profit based in Chicago that has been leading educational and immersive bike adventures since 2016. We are looking to fill a part-time paid position, 20 hours a week, starting asap (likely early February), ending in May or June. The pay is $1,600 a month. This is a 990 Contractor position.
The position is mainly remote so you will need a reliable computer and internet access. There will be at least weekly in person meetings (at Chicago cafes/libraries/etc that are conveniently located for you) as well as in person bike events that you will need to attend. You will be working closely with the co-founder and Executive Director of OOFD.
We want someone that is welcoming and believes in adventure. We want someone that is thrilled by the idea of breaking down barriers in order to help more Chicagolanders connect with local nature spaces via bike adventures. We want someone that enjoys working with volunteers (we are a completely volunteer run organization minus our founder/ED). We want someone who wants to learn about the inner workings of a small nonprofit as well as wants to contribute to make our programs and processes better.
Much of the time will be spent supporting the ED, board members, and volunteer program directors with projects such as the Guide Training in March, planning various bike camping trips, supporting with logistics for our Adaptive Program rides, general marketing of our programs, managing an email inbox, writing small grants, and donor outreach.
Additionally, the position will support us with building out our new CRM (Customer Relationship Management) system - Neon One. This will include building out marketing (email and social), fundraising, workflows, and administrative tasks within and without the CRM.
This role is very much for someone that wants to learn and offer creative ideas. This opportunity offers a very unique experience of working on the frontlines of a small, yet established, non-profit that’s mission is to welcome people on our immersive, inclusive, and educational bike camping adventures. We aim to deepen our riders’ reverence for the region by exploring local trails while learning about the culture, history, and habitats native to the beautiful Lake Michigan area and beyond.
So if you love bikes, adventure, and nature and can stand with grace and integrity for our core WAVE values (Welcome, Adventure, Volunteer, Educate), we’d love to have you join us for this temporary role. Please submit a resume and cover letter to jobs@oofd.org. There will be two rounds of interviews.
Requirements
Title: Part-time Intern
Time: 20 hours per week. Start asap (likely early February), end in May or June.
Wage: $1,600 per month for 4-5 months. 1099 Contractor position
Benefits: No Health Care or Paid Time Off
Reports to: The OOFD Executive Director
Requirements: No specific education or experience required. We are mainly looking for someone that can complete the responsibilities listed here, and even more importantly, someone that believes in adventure and aligns with our values.
Part-time intern support with setting up the 2026 season including help booking campsites, setting up dates/rides with our partner organizations, maximizing our utilization of the new CRM as well as supporting with some grant writing and fundraising.
Intern will meet weekly with the Executive Director to update on projects and discuss potential areas they can help inside or outside of the below job description.
Responsibilities
Programming
Support Volunteer Committee with the main Guide Training
Point on 2-3 main programming related partnerships especially for big rides and adaptive program
Support with planning MI Lag(r)o ride including booking some campsites
Support with processing ride transfers in Neon CRM
Go on at least 1 overnight and one day ride
Guide once
Support at each Adaptive Day Ride
Work one on one with adults and families with disabilities to recruit riders to join our overnight rides
Marketing
Keep website updated and integrate our CRM with our website
Write 2 blogs
Support with writing and sending of general newsletters
Social media posts
Make at least 8 posts a month to Instagram and Facebook from our content calendar
Post to TikTok 2 times a month
Explore any other social media platforms for us to engage with such as YouTube, LinkedIn, etc
Publicity plan
Reach out to 1-2 news stations, newspapers, radio stations or podcasts and get on 1-2 of them
Administrative
Answer Contact Us and Volunteer Form submissions
Reply within 3-5 business days of receipt
Support with CRM creation/roll-out
Build out potential Volunteer Management in Neon
Build out the grant and fundraising systems in Salesforce
Fundraising and Grants
Write 2 grants
Meet once a quarter with the Grant Committee to strategize which grants to go for and who is writing what
Support with donor outreach
Support with planning and execution of The Hootenanny Fundraiser in April
Develop more in-kind opportunities and better tracking
Maintain Sketchbook partnership for donated beer
In-kind food for 2-3 events
Train/get schooled up
Take at least one class related to non-profit management.
