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Account Management Assistant Position

Charity Charge was created to provide a free and easy way to support nonprofits

https://www.charitycharge.com/

We believe that nonprofits should have access to a “business” credit card designed specifically for their needs. That’s why we made one that requires no personal guarantor, has no annual or per card fees, and generates cash back automatically. We work with organizations nationally as large as $100 million in revenue including 1% for the Planet, National Down Syndrome Society, Net Impact, and chapters from United Way, Junior League and YMCA. Charity Charge is a Public Benefit Corporation based in Austin, Texas and was founded by social entrepreneur, Stephen Garten.

Reports to: Abby Pesek, Account Executive at Charity Charge for time worked, orientation, collaboration, in-person or phone check ins.

Abby@charitycharge.com

General Description

This Account Management Assistant Intern will help with automating a sales process, engaging with prospective and client organizations across the country, assisting organizations with the business credit card application process, and follow up with prospective clients.

This intern should be a reliable independent worker, highly organized and dependable, enjoy engaging with nonprofits (of all given sizes and causes), and feel comfortable asking for assistance or sharing his/her own ideas for optimizing tasks and projects at hand.

Duties include:

Prospecting new clients and assisting with an application process

  • Responding to inbound requests for applications via email
  • Following up with inbound requests via email
  • Tracking new client engagement metrics
  • Assisting with a monthly e-newsletter
  • Organizing topics and photos for upcoming issues
  • Proofing copy and checking embedded links or videos

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BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, ACADEMIC YEAR 2019–2020

POSITION: Prints and Drawings Intern

HOURS: 10-15/week (unpaid)

DESCRIPTION: The Julia Matthews Wilkinson Center for Prints and Drawings houses over 15,000 works on paper, the HE-B Study Room, a matting and framing studio, and the curatorial offices for the Blanton Museum of Art’s Department of Prints and Drawings. The Wilkinson Center welcomes university classes, scholars, and museum visitors to view works on paper in the H-E-B Study Room, one of the busiest in the country. The Intern will be involved in the care and interpretation of the prints and drawings collection, which ranges from the fifteenth to the twenty-first centuries. The position will offer valuable exposure to a wide range of original works of art, and provides an opportunity to learn about best practices of collection care and museum operations.

The Prints and Drawings Intern’s duties include, but are not limited to:

  • Research works of art in the collection
  • Catalogue new acquisitions
  • Assist with art handling and movement
  • Monitor the H-E-B Study Room while works of art are on view for classes
  • Assist Curator and Curatorial Assistant with administrative tasks as needed

REQUIREMENTS:

  • UT undergraduate or graduate student
  • Academic background in Art History, Studio Art, or Museum Studies
  • Strong organizational and writing skills • Proficiency in Microsoft Word & Excel
  • Must be a confident, independent worker with a positive attitude
  • Knowledge of printmaking or drawing media is a plus

TO APPLY, PLEASE SEND BY AUGUST 5TH TO INTERNSHIPS@BLANTONMUSEUM.ORG:

  • Resume with education, employment history, and names of 3 references
  • 1 letter of recommendation
  • Cover letter addressing your interest in the position
  • Short academic writing sample (5 pages maximum)

https://sites.utexas.edu/ugs-bdp/2019/07/26/3638/

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Fall 2019 Barbara Harlow Internship

Call for Applications

Fall 2019 Barbara Harlow Internship

Deadline: July 25, 2019

The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at the University of Texas School of Law is currently considering applications for the Barbara Harlow Internship in Human Rights & Social Justice, for undergraduates interested in interning with us during the Spring semester 2019.

The Barbara Harlow Internship in Human Rights & Social Justice honors the life and work of Barbara Harlow (1948-2017), who was the Louann and Larry Temple Centennial Professor of English Literature at the University of Texas. She was a committed colleague, friend, and mentor to countless students, activists, and intellectuals. As a collaboration between the Rapoport Center and the Bridging Disciplines Programs (BDP), the internship aims to introduce BDP students to Harlow’s scholarship and activism, and to encourage them to imagine future trajectories for her work.

Barbara Harlow’s intellectual praxis crossed continents and encompassed diverse agendas: resistance, translation, political engagement and solidarity, human rights, and pedagogy. She contributed greatly to the University of Texas at Austin, not only through the English department, the Rapoport Center, and the BDP, but through several area studies programs and centers, including African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Studies.

The internship is made possible by seed money that Harlow gifted to the Rapoport Center and the BDP. Though the internship is similar to the Rapoport Center’s standard undergraduate internship, it offers a higher stipend and requires three additional components:

  • In the cover letter, students should reflect (in one paragraph) on how Harlow’s scholarship and activism might influence their work with the Rapoport Center and their pursuit of human rights and social justice more broadly.
  • During the internship, each recipient will write a piece for our Human Rights Commentary page, which either engages directly with Harlow’s work or uses her work as a lens through which to engage critically with a topic.
  • After the internship, each recipient will create a poster to reflect on the internship, taking into account Harlow’s impact on their experience, and present it at the Annual BDP poster session in April. (Fall and Summer interns will submit at the end of their respective term, and then present in April.)

Required Qualifications

  • Commitment to working on issues of human rights and justice
  • Excellent writing and editing ability
  • Individual initiative and flexibility
  • Strong organizational and time management skills
  • ​Professional demeanor

The following qualifications may be preferred in some candidates:

  • Proficiency in Spanish
  • Experience with scholarly research and editing
  • Demonstrated expertise with publication, design, or website software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite)
  • Journalism experience

How to Apply

Qualified students should submit the following materials through our online internship application:

  • Cover letter: State why you are interested in the position; demonstrate basic knowledge of our programs and activities
  • CV/Resume: Indicate any relevant skills and foreign language proficiency
  • Transcript: Unofficial is fine; an official copy can be mailed separately if needed, to arrive by the application deadline
  • List of three references: At least two must be UT faculty; include contact information; full letters not required
  • Writing sample: 3-5 pages; does not need to relate directly to human rights, although that is preferable

Questions? Contact Ariel Travis at atravis@law.utexas.edu or 512-232-4857.