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March 27, 2013, Filed Under: Internship, Uncategorized

Summer Internship Opportunity to Expand Prison-Writing Programming in Austin

The PRISMS prison writing program affiliated with the Travis County Correctional Complex (TCCC) welcomes applications for summer internships. PRISMS offers classes in creative and professional writing to people incarcerated at the TCCC. *PLEASE NOTE: Although paperwork for summer BDP Connecting Experiences is not due until May, students with even a preliminary interest in interning are encouraged to contact Benet Magnuson at a.benet.magnuson@gmail.com to complete the basic paperwork necessary to gain access to the TCCC, since it can take several weeks for processing.*

PRISMS offers a meaningful internship experience with substantive responsibilities to a highly motivated student interested in taking on a leadership role to build prison-writing programming in Austin.

Potential interns should:
-Have access to a car for periodic visits to the TCCC
-Not mind working in a correctional environment
-Have strong writing skills

Internship responsibilities will be determined individually according to the intern’s interests, but potential internship activities could include:
-Teaching a summer class at the TCCC
-Conducting an independent survey of past and present TCCC volunteer writing teachers
-Creating a catalogue of the prison library in order to facilitate inmate library requests
-Reaching out to other correctional facilities around Austin in order to potentially extend and expand prison-writing programming in the city
-Creating a survey of potential funding sources
-Creating a curriculum review by finding out what lesson plans and assignments volunteer teachers have found useful
-Working with a local journalist who has volunteered to establish a prison newsletter
-Communicating with a program partner in Dallas
-Writing an op-ed piece for the Austin-American Statesman reflecting on your experiences and making recommendations for continued prison-writing programming

Interested students should send a resume and a brief statement of interest (4-7 sentences) to Benet Magnuson at a.benet.magnuson@gmail.com . Feel free to contact Benet with questions.

March 25, 2013, Filed Under: Internship

Summer Internship with American Red Cross in DC – April 4th Deadline

American Red Cross National Headquarters — Washington, DC

Position: Intern, Disaster Fundraising & In-Kind Donations

Job Description:
The Disaster Fundraising and In-Kind Donations teams manage the fundraising campaigns for large-scale disasters domestically and internationally, as well as donations of goods and services for disaster and non-disaster business units at the American Red Cross.

We serve as the Development liaisons for Disaster Services and International Services here at NHQ, but we also work closely with chapters and fundraising staff from across the country.

We need an intern to help us prepare for future disasters by creating materials and resources to help fundraise in case of a disaster. In the chance that there is a large-scale disaster that occurs during the summer (most likely a hurricane or wildfire), we will need the intern to assist with the episodic needs of the disaster, such as:

Serving as our representative on the conference calls with the on-ground Disaster Relief Operations
Help put together the twice-daily disaster updates to the fundraisers across the country
Helping prioritize and coordinate solicitation of donated products
Help put together the daily report to go to ARC leadership

The intern will also be expected to perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Term: 30 to 40 hours per week during Summer 2013. Minimum 6 week commitment. This is an unpaid position.

Skills/Areas of Study:

Business, Communications, Logistics, Non-Profit Management, Social Studies, Human Services, or related field. Strong proven writing, editing and research skills required.
Microsoft Office Suite; In-Design preferred but not required
Undergraduate- junior or senior preferred but not required
English speaking/reading/writing skills required.

Application: Send resume and cover letter to Michael.Windle@redcross.org by April 4. No phone calls please.