Purpose Brands 414

Volunteer Experience and Recruitment Intern (Fall)

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Volunteer Experience and Recruitment Internship

About Us

Purpose Brands 414 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit parent organization created to launch and steward redemptive, purpose-driven marketplace initiatives. Our brands include: 

  • Beautiful Lives Thrift Boutique in Bentonville, Fayetteville, and Siloam Springs 
  • Thrift Out in Springdale 
  • Bold Lives Men’s Thrift, launching in 2026 

We are committed to operating with multiple bottom lines, advancing the Kingdom of God, and building a values-focused community through every initiative. 

Internship Overview 

  • This internship offers a reciprocal opportunity designed to provide hands-on experience for the student while contributing meaningfully to the mission of PB414. The Volunteer Experience & Recruitment Intern will focus on recruiting new volunteers, supporting onboarding, leading orientations and volunteer groups, and helping strengthen engagement and retention.
  • This experience is ideal for students interested in nonprofit leadership, communications, business, education, social work, ministry, or event management. 
  • Location: Hybrid — a combination of remote work and in-person responsibilities across Northwest Arkansas, as required to fulfill internship duties.
  • Schedule and time commitment: 
    • We are currently accepting applications for fall internship terms. 
      • Fall Internship Details: 
        • Flexible schedule of 5–15 hours per week
        • Ideal start date: August 17 - to be determined upon acceptance of this offer
  • Reports to: Beautiful Lives Thrift Boutique Siloam Springs Volunteer Coordinator 

Key Responsibilities

  • Volunteer Recruitment
    • Assist with outreach to potential volunteers, including schools, community groups, and local organizations by phone, email and in person
    • Help develop and share recruitment materials and messaging
    • Assist with onboarding new volunteers
    • Support strategies to grow a diverse, committed volunteer bas
  • Volunteer Onboarding & Group Leadership
    • Lead orientations for new volunteers
    • Facilitate small volunteer groups
    • Identify ways to enhance the overall experience
    • Suggest improvements to streamline volunteer processes, from initial inquiry through post-service follow-up
  • Training & Mentorship
    • Initial shadowing and training provided, with increasing independence over time

Interns at Purpose Brands 414 have the opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. These learning goals can be tailored to your interests and career path: 

  • Gain insight into nonprofit operations and volunteer management
  • Develop skills in building partnerships with local schools, organizations, and community groups
  • Build confidence in professional outreach and follow-up communication
  • Learn how to steward relationships for long-term engagement
  • Identify and engage diverse volunteer audiences (students, churches, community groups, corporate teams)
  • Gain experience developing and executing targeted recruitment plans
  • Understand what messaging resonates with different audiences and why
  • Gain hands-on leadership experience facilitating volunteer groups
  • Hands-on leadership experience facilitating groups
  • Opportunities to lead and take ownership of projects in a supportive, mentoring environment 
  • Practice critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Explore spiritual formation and personal development through provided e-courses, including Theology of Work and Metron Manager.
  • Practice professional communication across departments and teams 
  • Exposure to an EOS-run workplace (Entrepreneurial Operating System) 
  • Working in a values-driven, redemptive organization focused on mission, impact, and sustainability 
  • Receive all benefits of PB414 volunteers
Apply: Volunteer Experience and Recruitment Intern (Fall)
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I understand that this is an unpaid internship and that I will be gaining hands-on experience as well as all benefits currently provided to a volunteer at Purpose Brands 414/Beautiful Lives Thrift Boutique/Thrift Out.*
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Professional Reference: Someone who knows you through work, school, or volunteer experience and can speak to your performance and skills.

Character Reference: Someone who knows you personally and can speak to your character and integrity.

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Please review Purpose Brands 414's Core Values:

Growth: Cultivating a spirit of continuous development and learning, sustaining progress and multiplying opportunities. Together, we develop, we sustain, we multiply. /// We train and develop team and volunteers. We build to last. We sustain a humble and learning workplace. We seek to expand our capacity, scope, and impact. We improve the practical and spiritual condition of others.

Trust: Foster collaboration, build meaningful relationships, and establish genuine connections. Together, we collaborate, we relate, we connect. /// We foster a better together mindset. We cultivate relationships. We are trustworthy. We care. We practice honesty and integrity.

Honor: Extend grace by demonstrating unconditional positive regard, dignify every interaction, and elevate the worth of each individual. Together, we give grace, we dignify, we elevate. /// We empower positive change while giving grace. We practice UPR and positive intent. We impart dignity. We elevate through active listening. We practice hospitality.

Servanthood: Adopt a humble and selfless heart posture towards others, influence without expecting personal gain or recognition in return, making a positive impact through genuine service. Together, we love, we influence, we are humble. /// We practice servant leadership. We are others focused. We serve without expecting personal gain. We anticipate needs and take initiative. We foster resilience through servanthood.

Excellence: We value excellence in our craft and hold ourselves accountable to the best of our abilities. Together, we are effective, we steward, and we take ownership. /// We communicate and coordinate to champion effectiveness. We steward ourselves, others, and our resources. We cultivate an ownership mindset. We hold ourselves accountable. We do our best.*
Please review Purpose Brands 414's Statement of Faith:
Volunteers and Interns are not required to share these beliefs but are asked to respect them while representing Purpose Brands 414.

There is one God, eternally existing in three co-equal Persons: God the Father, God the
Son, and God the Holy Spirit (Romans 8; Ephesians 1:13-14).

God, out of love for His children, sent His son Jesus Christ to show us how to live; He died
for our sins, and rose from the dead (1 Corinthians 15:1-8).

The Bible is the inspired Word of God and is the final authority in life and doctrine (2
Timothy 3:16).

Salvation is a free gift of God. The death of Christ on the cross is the only
sufficient payment for our sins. All have sinned, but all can be saved. This salvation is
available for any who put their trust in Christ as Savior (Romans 3:23, 6:23; John 3:16).

Those trusting Christ should repent of sin, confess that Jesus is Lord, and be reconciled
with God (Romans 10:9).

Jesus powerfully brought the Kingdom of God on earth through His life, death, and
resurrection; and His Church is called to co-labor with Him to advance His Kingdom
(Matthew 4:17; Hebrews 12:28; Matthew 28:18-20).

The victorious, redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides holistic freedom from the
power of the enemy (Colossians 1:13-23; Isaiah 53:3-12).

The Church is the body of Christ on earth, empowered by the Holy Spirit to continue the
task of reaching the lost and discipling the saved, helping them become fully devoted
followers of Christ (Acts 1:4-8, 2:4; Ephesians 4:1-16).

The government and peace of God are ever-increasing through King Jesus (Isaiah 9:7).

Christ will one day return and reign forever with His overcoming bride - the Church (1
Thessalonians 4:13-18).

When we die, we will either be eternally separated from God by sin or eternally with God
through faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16; John 14:1-3; Revelation 20:10, 15).*
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