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AYRW Communications and Fundraising Internship – Spring 2021

About Austin Youth River Watch

Austin Youth River Watch (AYRW) empowers youth through a nature-based, experiential, and service-oriented afterschool and summer program in environmental science. Our mission is to transform and inspire underserved youth through environmental education, community engagement, and adventure. As a result of our work, youth are better prepared to create positive outcomes for themselves and the environment, ensuring a better future for all.

Position Summary

AYRW is seeking a qualified intern to assist with non-profit development and fundraising tasks including social media engagement, formulation of donation campaigns and virtual event planning. This role is ideal for someone that is interested in the non-profit field and looking to get hands on experience with a local organization. Interns will learn to develop themselves professionally, have networking opportunities, and bring ideas to the table for implementation into fundraising and communications strategies.

Position Title: Communications & Fundraising Intern

Category: Part-Time, Unpaid

Location: Virtual

Duration: Jan 11th – May 7th 2021

Last Date to Apply: Jan 4th, 2021

Link to posting: https://riverwatchers.org/spring21intern/

Responsibilities

  • Create and post engaging, interactive, and on-brand content for key channels, including website, newsletters, and social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter)
  • Help develop engaging fundraising campaigns, including thinking creatively about campaign messages and strategies
  • Assist with virtual event planning, including promotion, content, and coordination
  • Other tasks and assignments as needed

Qualifications

  • Current college student with interest in the nonprofit sector
  • Skilled in creating, editing, and promoting written and visual content
  • Knowledge of social media, including an understanding of creative trends and language used on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in non-profit world
  • Resourceful and creative — able to brainstorm and implement new ideas
  • Extremely detail-oriented and organized
  • Working knowledge of Canva or Adobe Design Software preferred
  • Proficiency in Spanish translation preferred
  • Reliable form of transportation preferred (mileage reimbursement available for qualifying tasks)

How to Apply:

Candidates should send a resume and letter of interest to info@riverwatchers.org

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LaunchPad UT Spring 2021 Internships

About LaunchPad UT

Part of the global Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars Network, “The LaunchPad” is a program of the School of Undergraduate Studies that helps students of all backgrounds navigate and explore entrepreneurship at UT. Think of us as the Google Maps for everything entrepreneurship on campus and beyond. We are an “open door” program, such as a career services center, and any undergraduate or graduate student can contact us to learn more.

Program Overview

In Fall 2019, we launched our Innovation Fellows program and hired undergraduate students from all backgrounds to treat the LaunchPad as a startup and help us tackle real-world business challenges. While our staff sets the priorities, students drive and take ownership of their roles to build a custom entrepreneurial work experience that aligns with personal interests and goals.

Our Fellows start by writing a Success Narrative – a “story” (written in the past tense) about what a great semester looks like for them personally, academically, and professionally. We then use that as a roadmap to work backwards during the semester for accountability and to ensure that our Fellows’ work experience continues to align with their goals.

For Spring 2021, we’re hiring for the following positions:

  • Digital Media Strategist
  • Social Media Strategist
  • Wild Card

Internship Opportunity Descriptions

Job Summary

We’re looking for a part-time digital media intern to help build our student and non-student audiences through intentional storytelling. The ideal applicant would be a creative, strategic, and collaborative self-starter with strong skills in visual communication (i.e. graphic design, photography, and videography.)

You’ll be supervised by the Director of the LaunchPad at UT, Nina Ho, and collaborate with other LaunchPad Innovation Fellows around storytelling and content creation. (This is a paid position, and time commitment ranges from max 7–19 hrs a week depending on student work status.)

Responsibilities & Deliverables

  • Conceptualize and produce digital assets (graphics, photography, and video) to better tell the story of the LaunchPad to various stakeholders — students, campus entities, and prospective sponsors and donors. Hard deliverables include producing various (weekly and monthly) content pieces (especially events- and program recruitment -oriented campaigns) developed in close collaboration with our Social Media Strategist.
  • Manage and edit the LaunchPad website (Drupal backend).

Qualifications and Skills

  • Excellent creative execution skills for digital media (graphic design, photography, and videography) especially with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.
  • Ability to translate high level concepts and strategy to creative assets.
  • Be organized, collaborative, and self-directive and able to work with limited supervision.

Job Summary

We’re looking for a part-time social media intern to help build our student audience to raise awareness, deepen interest, and increase digital engagement with the LaunchPad at UT through strategic online activities. The ideal applicant would be a creative, strategic, and collaborative self-starter with a strong command of best practices and trends in social media marketing and analytics.

You’ll be supervised by the Director of the LaunchPad at UT, Nina Ho, and collaborate with other LaunchPad Innovation Fellows around storytelling and content creation. You’ll also interface with key organizations on campus, the global Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars Network team, other Texas LaunchPad programs (such as UT Dallas), and relevant corporate sponsors. (This is a paid position, and time commitment ranges from max 7–19 hrs a week depending on student work status.)

Responsibilities & Deliverables

  • Conceptualize, implement, and measure the success of social media strategies to grow our brand on digital channels including Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and our blog. Hard deliverables include managing a content editorial calendar (weekly postings), actively managing social media accounts, supporting the Director with our biweekly newsletter, running events- and program recruitment-oriented campaigns, and producing biweekly analysis reports.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Active, professional, and well-rounded personal presence on social media, with a command of each network and their best practices.
  • Excellent communication and creative thinking skills — especially when articulating high level concepts to our Digital Media Strategist.
  • Ability to use data, trends, and intuition to inform strategic decisions.
  • Be organized, collaborative, and self-directive and able to work with limited supervision.
  • *Bonus: experience with the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, Mailchimp, Buffer, and/or online tracking/social listening tools.

Don’t see a position with your name on it but believe you can add significant value to the LaunchPad at UT? Pitch us by sharing your perspective, skill sets, and vision for expanding the LaunchPad, and we might create a custom position for you.

How to Apply

Apply HERE. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the deadline to apply is Wednesday, December 16th, at midnight CST. You’ll hear back from us by Friday, December 18th, at the latest.

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Young Invincibles’ Young Advocates Program for Spring 2021

About Young Invincibles:

Young Invincibles is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to engage young adults ages 18 to 34 in the political process and expand economic opportunity for our generation. Founded by and for young adults in the summer of 2009 during the debate over health care reform, YI has quickly grown into a leading voice for young people on the broader spectrum of economic justice, with a focus in the issue areas of health care, higher education, and economic security. The organization has achieved major successes in areas ranging from the regulation of college health plans to Pell grants, and has successfully engaged hundreds of thousands of young adults online, through a network of over 100 partner organizations.

Young Advocates Program Description 

Young Invincibles (“YI”) is accepting applications for our 2021 Young Advocates program. The Young Advocates program is a unique, paid leadership development program that trains young adults ages 18-34 to strengthen their voices across our issue areas while developing skills and gaining experience in the core functions of advocacy and policy work. Advocates build power among young adults to effect positive change in their communities through on-the-ground organizing, such as planning state and local events to educate and facilitate discussions on pressing issues affecting young people.

Advocates will work closely with our YI South team to engage their communities around behavioral health initiatives, affordable higher education and expanding economic opportunity for young Texans. In addition to working in small teams to create and implement campaigns, participants will work closely with our policy and research teams to develop and propose solutions and will also work with our communications team to amplify stories and messages. Advocates will also receive training and hands-on experience in a variety of advocacy tools; and connect with local partners and campaigns working on the issues they care about.

This is a great opportunity to develop skills and experience in the core functions of advocacy and public policy work. We are seeking applicants who have a passion for YI’s mission and who are interested in building power among young adults to effect positive change. If you are a young adult who lives in the Houston or Austin metro areas and you’re interested in becoming more civically engaged, we invite you to apply. 

Position Overview

Orientation is Saturday and Sunday February 5-6. Advocates will meet on Fridays from February 12 – May 14, 2021 from 12-4pm CST during the spring. Meetings and activities take place virtually over Zoom for the duration of the Spring program.

At the weekly meetings, Advocates will receive training on community organizing, policy advocacy, and strategic communications skills. In addition, each participant will be asked to 1) conduct background research, 2) organize a campus or community event, 3) advocate for state -level policy changes. 4) Collect stories from their peers. These activities will be done outside the weekly training hours.

Compensation

Young Advocates will be paid a rate of $15.00 per hour/10hrs per week for training and work on group projects over the course of the program.

Position reports to: Malcolm Sullivan malcolm.sullivan@younginvincibles.org

Principal Responsibilities:

Advocates will attend routine meetings and receive training on community organizing, policy advocacy, and strategic communications skills. In addition, each participant will help create and execute campaign plans. Participants will also be asked to:

  • Conduct background research
  • Organize a virtual campus or community event
  • Advocate for institution-level & state-wide policy changes
  • Participate in stakeholder meetings with decision makers.
  • Complete administrative duties such as personal timesheets. 
  • Engage in lobbying activities as directed by supervisor (if applicable)

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate

  • Must show willingness and ability to work independently and as a member of a team
  • Must have the ability to work in a professional environment and show maturity in the workplace
  • Must actively participate in the community
  • Must be creative, have initiative and able to work in a fast-paced environment
  • A college degree or current college enrollment are not required to participate.

For further information, contact Malcolm Sullivan, YI’s Southern Organizing Manager at malcolm.sullivan@younginvincibles.org 

Requirements for Program Participation

1. Attend advocates virtual orientation February 5-6, 2021.

2. Attend training every Friday beginning February 12 and ending May 14. Trainings are held from 12-4 pm.

3. Complete assignments and conduct events as assigned.

4. Application closes on December 24. Interviews are done on a rolling basis. We will reach out for virtual interviews with selected candidates in January. All applicants will be notified of application status on January 15.

How to Apply:

Complete the application form at the link below:

Young Advocates Program Application Form