Women’s Inc., Teen Voices: Lumpkin Summer Institute for Service Learning – Boston January 29, 2008
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Women’s Inc., Teen Voices
Lumpkin Summer Institute for Service Learning – Boston
Teen Voices (TV) was founded in 1988 by two young adult women in Cambridge, Massachusetts who believed in the power of girls to create social change through writing and art. Their vehicle was the production and publication of Teen Voices, a magazine by, for and about teen girls that was first published two years later in 1990. The mission of Teen Voices is to further social and economic justice by empowering teenage and young adult women. The focus of Teen Voices is to work with Boston area low-income teen girls of color to develop communication and journalism skills and to use these skills to reach out to other girls, locally and nationally, through media (print and web-based) and other forums to communicate information on critical issues from a girl’s perspective. Through skills-based competency training combined with social justice education, the goal is to foster feminist leaders.
Internship Description:
Editorial Assistant/Mentor: Each mentor is matched with two teens to work on a section of the magazine. The mentor is responsible for being prepared to meet with the teens three times a week for two-hour slots. As an editorial assistant, the intern works with the editor-in-chief on various editorial tasks including conducting interviews, fact-checking, proofreading, and doing research.
Marketing & Development: The intern helps ensure Teen Voices’ financial viability by acquiring community investment through individual donors, increasing the membership base, and generating earned income through print and online ad sales and single copy sales. The intern also works to increase awareness of Teen Voices and Teen Voices Online both in the community and on a national level through the execution of public relations campaigns, increased presence at local and national events, and the development of marketing and advertising partnerships.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
| 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 |
Personality: Open minded Detail oriented Organized Motivated Out-going |
Astia – Where Women Innovators Succeed: American Cities Program – San Francisco December 2, 2007
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Astia – Where Women Innovators Succeed
American Cities Program – San Francisco
Astia is a community of experts and resources committed to building women leaders and accelerating the funding and growth of high-potential, women-led start-ups. For founders and C-level executives, Astia offers customized executive programs that accelerate funding, support leadership and position companies for high growth. Astia’s mission is to foster the full participation and leadership of women in entrepreneurship and as accelerators of high growth businesses. Our strategic goals for program involve developing the leadership of women entrepreneurs, accelerating the funding of their companies, and helping each company achieve and sustain high growth.
Below is a description of Astia’s core values.
• We value women as leaders. We are personally invested in the success of women entrepreneurs and work to further develop them as leaders.
• We have a passion for giving back. At the core of all we do is a commitment to integrity and a belief in the power of giving back as a vehicle to fuel the success of entrepreneurs.
• We focus on transformational success. High-impact, accelerated results are our hallmark. Our credibility rests solely on the success of our entrepreneurs and the value we provide.
• We want to create an inclusive environment for entrepreneurs. We strive to encourage women, including young women, to participate in all areas of science and technology, especially as leaders.
• We are committed to collaboration and community.
Internship Description:
An Astia intern is immersed into the world of investment, Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Clean-Tech and Life Science Startups. They are given hands-on business experience, playing a vital role in the workings of the Preeminent not for profit organization supporting women entrepreneurs. This internship will provide interns with a comprehensive and substantive experience that will be a valuable addition to their work experience as they move towards graduation. In Addition to the Wellesley alumna, an intern would be paired with a prominent mentor in the bay area, to be chosen by the intern from Astia’s mentor database. This mentorship would be based solely on the career interests of intern in the effort to help guide her towards her academic and career goals.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
| Logistical: Current Juniors Strong Written and Oral Communication Skills |
Personality: Mission-driven Motivated Flexible Outgoing |
