Womens Inc., Teen Voices – Lumpkin Summer Institute for Service Learning November 17, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in Boston, Juniors, Lumpkin Summer Institute for Service Learning, Summer 2009, communication, event management, marketing, nonprofit, sophomores, writing.comments closed
Teen Voices is an intensive journalism mentoring and leadership development program for teen girls in Boston that creates an internationally distributed print and online alternative magazine reaching 54,000 readers worldwide and with 7.6 million hits from 98 countries.
Founded in 1988 by two young women who believed in the power of girls to create social change through writing and art, our goal is to encourage teen girls around the world to use their skills to speak out on issues, create positive and powerful media, and lead change in their communities.
The Program internship at Teen Voices allows you to gain experience in many different areas. You will be working to support a highly successful journalism/mentoring program, and will be able to develop a variety of skills to ensure that our program is exciting, educational and empowering for teen girls in the Boston area!
The program internship is an exciting opportunity that will help to develop skills in several different areas including: youth program marketing, participant recruitment and retention, alumnae network development, event planning and gender specific program management. Applicants should be articulate, outgoing, creative, interested in event planning, and comfortable with multi tasking and deadlines in regards to administrative work. Applicant should also possess good writing skills and some experience with graphic design/desktop publishing.
The Program Intern will work to:
o Assist with administrative duties related to the work of the teen program by supporting the Program Director and Program Coordinator as needed.
o Assist with the planning and implementation of our annual events and writing conference by coordinating logistics, contacting speakers, creating marketing materials, recruiting attendees from local organizations, obtaining in-kind resources, etc.
o Create documents, presentations and materials that help advertise the work of the program, recruit teen girls into the program and provide innovative and exciting ways to inform people about the program.
o Draft and edit correspondence to external collaborators and organizations.
o Assist program staff in identifying and securing exciting and educational workshops, fieldtrips and activities that are relevant to the work and mission of Teen Voices.
o Design creative and engaging program materials for recruitment, promotion and internal use that are intended for a teen audience.
o Assist with administering the healthy snack initiative by designing menu options that will excite teen girls to make healthy decisions.
o Update and maintain paper and electronic program files to ensure sustainable data systems
o Manage and coordinate communications plan with partnering organizations.
o Collect and compile demographic information and evaluation data about teen participants, including preparing materials as requested for program summaries and/or funding reports.
o Assist the program staff with preparation of orientation and program materials.
o Develop programmatic partnerships with other community organizations to broaden the scope of services, and the information and programming provided for Teen Voices constituents including documentation of these partnerships for future use and sustainability.
o Represent Teen Voices at events and help to foster a better understanding and awareness of our organization and program.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors Excellent written and verbal communication skills Computer skills (Internet, research, Microsoft Office) All majors are encouraged to apply Interest in advocating for girls’ leadership Women of color strongly encouraged to apply |
Personality: Open minded Detail oriented Organized Motivated Out-going |
The Georgia Trust for Preservation – American Cities Program (Atlanta) November 10, 2008
Posted by cwslibrary in American Cities Program, Atlanta, Juniors, Summer 2009, architecture, communication, development, education, event management, history, interior design, museum, preservation, research, sophomores.comments closed
The Mission of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is to promote an appreciation of Georgia’s diverse historic resources and provide for their protection and use to preserve, enhance and revitalize Georgia’s communities.
The Vision of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is for Georgians to understand and appreciate the irreplaceable value of historic buildings and places and their relevance to modern life. We envision Georgians who promote careful stewardship and active use of these diverse resources and recognize the economic and social benefits of preservation. We envision communities where new development complements and reinforces thriving downtowns and historic neighborhoods, contributing to a healthy and enriched humane environment.
Internship Description:
Communications
Position: Communications/Marketing/Public Relations
Responsibilities: Responsibilities include writing press materials and newsletter articles, media relations, building and maintaining media lists, organizing news clips and office files, and other assorted communications projects.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Interest in history and historic preservation Excellent writing skills Familiarity with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Excellent skills in communication, organization and event/public programming planning. Graphic design skills a plus.
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Personality: Detail oriented . Organized, detail-oriented, bright, cheerful, flexible, self-motivated, dependable Good communication and people skills |
The Georgia Trust for Preservation: American Cities Program – Atlanta November 21, 2007
Posted by cwslibrary in American Cities Program, Atlanta, Juniors, Summer 2008, architecture, communication, development, education, event management, history, interior design, museum, preservation, research.comments closed
The Georgia Trust for Preservation
American Cities Program – Atlanta
From The Georgia Trust’s Web site:
The Mission of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is to promote an appreciation of Georgia’s diverse historic resources and provide for their protection and use to preserve, enhance and revitalize Georgia’s communities.The Vision of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is for Georgians to understand and appreciate the irreplaceable value of historic buildings and places and their relevance to modern life. We envision Georgians who promote careful stewardship and active use of these diverse resources and recognize the economic and social benefits of preservation. We envision communities where new development complements and reinforces thriving downtowns and historic neighborhoods, contributing to a healthy and enriched humane environment.
Internship Description:
Preservation
Position: Historic Preservation Research and Administration
Responsibilities: Assist in 1) developing new procedures for historic house museums such as furnishings plans; or 2) assisting with research and training heritage tourism product.
Position: Preservation Awards
Responsibilities: The Georgia Trust awards exemplary preservation projects and practitioners on an annual basis. Awards are presented at State Preservation Conference and Georgia Trust Annual Meeting. Intern will assist in awards committee recommendation process and awards ceremony preparation and execution.
Development
Position: The Georgia Trust Special Events Intern
Responsibilities: Assist with various special event duties, including preparing and mailing information packets and letters, entering data into Raiser’s Edge software and processing event revenue.
House Museum
Position: Grant-funded field trips, Rhodes Hall
Responsibilities: Coordinate and facilitate field trips for Atlanta Public Schools. Includes some public speaking and program development. Position: Special Events, Rhodes Hall
Responsbilities: Assist in planning, scheduling, monitoring and evaluating one of the annual special events or a new one that relates to the mission of the house and organization
Position: Volunteer Program, Rhodes Hall
Responsibilities: Help recruit, coordinate, train, and schedule volunteers to serve as docents at Rhodes Hall.
Position: Landscape Interpretive Exhibition, Hay House
Responsibilities: Hay House has gardens that were initially established in 1859 with revisions up through 1977. The gardens have been researched by Jager and Company and their research is documented in the Landscape Report filed in 1987. One core document on the plan is the 1927 plan by Hoffman & Company of Atlanta which shows plans for the existing formal garden behind the house. The intern on this project will review the existing research and make recommendations for a 6 panel exhibition of text and illustrations that will allow visitors to discover how the building and grounds evolved from 1859 through the present day.
Position: Large Collections Storage, Hay House
Responsibilities: Through an IMLS grant, the house has established a design forcollections storage in one of their period rooms on the third floor of the house.The intern will review literature, pick out shelving and assist/coordinate the assembly of the storage system.
Education Position: Heritage Education
Responsibilities: Organizing documents and materials for local resource kits for classroom teachers. Help with teacher training workshops.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Current Juniors Depending on the positions mentioned above: |
Personality: Be comfortable with children and adults and have a love for education Detail oriented Organized, detail-oriented, bright, cheerful, flexible, self-motivated, dependable Good communication and people skills |
