Our Mission
To save lives and end breast cancer forever.
About Komen Austin
Susan G. Komen® Austin is an Austin-based nonprofit committed to saving lives locally and fighting breast cancer globally. Komen Austin is the only local breast cancer organization attacking the disease on all fronts – education, screening, treatment, follow-up care, survivorship support, advocacy and research. The organization serves the women and men in the city’s five-county area battling breast cancer by removing barriers to care for the uninsured and underinsured. Of the funds raised annually, Komen Austin invests up to 75 percent into local community health care grants and educational initiatives; the remaining 25 percent is invested into global research studies to find the cures for breast cancer.
Since 1999 Komen Austin has invested nearly $11 million into breast health services and educational efforts in Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. Additionally, close to $5 million has been raised to fund global research studies to find the cures for breast cancer. Komen Austin encourages the local community to help save lives and end breast cancer forever by participating in year-round fundraising efforts and our signature events – the Susan G. Komen® Austin Race for the Cure and the annual Pink! Party.
Looking for an internship where you’ll do more than get coffee or write drafts that may never make it beyond your computer? Look no further, Komen Austin offers a robust internship program that provides college students (and recent grads) with real-world work knowledge and resume/portfolio building skills!
Check out our wide variety of opportunities and send your resume to intern@komenaustin.org. Note: interns must commit to at least 20 hours of work per week on weekdays between 9:00a & 5:00p. While our internships are unpaid, we do work with universities to offer course credit.
Download & print our internship brochure. (print double sided on 8.5 x 11″ paper)
Internship Job Descriptions:
- PR/Communications
- Volunteer Coordination
- Operations
- Graphic Design
- Education & Outreach
- Community Profile (Public Health)
- Fundraising & Events
Year-Round Application Deadlines:
- Spring semester applications due by October 15th
- Fall semester applications due by July 15th