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Fall Internship @ Home Cooked Fridays

Austin-based community project, Home Cooked Fridays, is looking for Community meal facilitators: front line service management opportunities in an underserved community.  Interns will navigate the complexities of designing, building, and managing an ongoing weekly meal service for homeless and/or financially challenged individuals and families.  Working with and/or serving underserved or low-income populations is a plus. All majors welcome.

Must be available one day a week and Fridays from 10 to 3 during Fall Semester.

Project starts September 5th.  Email resumes and a brief statement of why you want to be a part of our team to Wendy Richardson at wrichardson@johnson-center.org.

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Rainforest Partnership has Several Different Intern Positions Available

Rainforest Partnership is a non-profit organization headquartered in Austin, TX. We work with communities on the ground in South America in order to help them create a sustainable livelihood so they can live in harmony with the rainforests. We host many events throughout the year including SXSW Films for the Forest challenge, Earth Day, World Rainforest Day, and Celebration Event: Amazon in Austin.

Event Coordinator Intern – Fall 2018/Spring 2019/Summer 2019

We are looking for an enthusiastic event planner to coordinate our annual fundraising dinner in October, as well as our SXSW film festival screening in March (if long-term).

Responsibilities:

  • Work with in-house event coordinator and manage all project delivery elements within time limits
  • Conduct research, gather information and negotiate contracts prior to closing any deals
  • Organize facilities and manage event’s details including but not limited to decor, catering, entertainment, location, invitee list, special guests, equipment, promotional material (you will be working with our event coordinator on these)
  • Delegate tasks to volunteer committees
  • Proactively handle any arising issues and troubleshoot problems on the event day
  • Conduct pre- and post-event evaluations and report on outcomes

Requirements

  • Current enrollment in a related BS or Masters degree
  • Previous nonprofit work experience a plus
  • Experience as an events planner or organizer
  • Sense of responsibility and accountability
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Strong desire to learn along with a professional drive
  • Excellent time management and communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects independently
  • MS Office/Google Drive proficiency

Graphics & Marketing Intern – Fall 2018/Spring 2019

We are looking for an enthusiastic marketing intern to join our team and provide creative ideas to achieve our goals. You will work with our Communications Coordinator and develop and implement marketing strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Collect quantitative and qualitative data from marketing campaigns
  • Support the team in daily administrative tasks
  • Assist in marketing and advertising promotional activities (e.g. social media, email campaigns, and website)
  • Help distribute marketing materials
  • Help organize marketing aspect of upcoming events

Requirements

  • Current enrollment in a related BS or Masters degree
  • Previous nonprofit work experience a plus
  • Strong desire to learn along with a professional drive
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office and/or Google Drive
  • Familiarity with marketing computer software and online applications (e.g. CRM tools, online analytics, Google Adwords, Adobe software)
  • Sense of responsibility and accountability
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Excellent time management and communication skills

Ability to manage multiple projects independently

Outreach & Fundraising Intern – Fall 2018/Spring 2019

We are looking for an enthusiastic outreach & sponsorship intern to join our team and help us reach our fundraising goals. You will work with our CEO and develop relationships and make a big impact in the work we do as an organization. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals that are interested in nonprofit operations and fundraising.

Responsibilities:

  • Create and implement plans to obtain sponsorships from different organizations
  • Seek new sponsors by taking referrals and searching different avenues, such as the web
  • Handle negotiations with sponsors and ensure that the agreement that has been reached is the closest to the objective of the plan
  • Act as a liaison between sponsors and the company
  • Ensure the delivery of agreed sponsor benefits successfully
  • Seek in-kind support from different corporations and foundations
  • Develop appropriate correspondence such as proposals, thank you letters and program outcome information
  • Assists in the development of fundraising goals

Requirements:

  • Current enrollment in a related BS or Masters degree
  • Previous nonprofit work experience a plus
  • Strong desire to learn along with a professional drive
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent knowledge of MS Office and/or Google Drive
  • Familiarity with marketing computer software and online applications (e.g. CRM tools, online analytics, Google Adwords, Adobe software)
  • Sense of responsibility and accountability
  • Problem-solving and critical thinking skills
  • Excellent time management and communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple projects independently

Please send a resume and cover letter to volunteers@rainforestpartnership.org. These positions are unpaid but eligible to be claimed as internship credit with your university. For more information, please visit https://rainforestpartnership.org/.

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Internship Opportunity with the Human Rights Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law

The Human Rights Clinic seeks volunteer interns for the fall 2018 semester

The Human Rights Clinic is a course in the School of Law’s Experiential Education section. Law students and other graduate students who take the Human Rights Clinic advocate on behalf of victims of human rights abuses. They work on a variety of projects. You can read more about the Human Rights Clinic here: https://law.utexas.edu/clinics/human-rights/

We are seeking a few unpaid interns to assist the students with their projects. In the past, interns have helped with tasks like making copies, scanning, translating documents, assembling materials for meetings, or assisting with mailing campaigns. Spanish language skills are a plus, but are not required.

The hours are very flexible, and the amount of time required varies from week to week. Some work must be done here at the law school, but often an intern’s work can be done remotely from home or from outside of the law school.

To apply to become an intern for the Human Rights Clinic, please send a copy of your resume to Ted Magee, the Clinic Administrator at: tmagee@law.utexas.edu