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Internships with the Children’s Advocacy Center – Spring 2022

About the Children’s Advocacy Center

The Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of Bastrop, Lee and Fayette Counties is where the cycle of abuse stops and healing begins.

It is a child-friendly facility where child victims of abuse may be interviewed, undergo medical evaluations and receive therapy. In addition, the Center provides extensive training for protective caretakers and child abuse and neglect education to the communities we serve.

We serve children ages 17 and under who are victims or at risk of abuse, child witnesses of violent crime, non-offending family members and at-risk children and families. We are a neutral, child friendly organization that facilitates a multidisciplinary team approach to the investigation, prosecution, intervention and treatment of child abuse.

Internship Information

The Children’s Advocacy Center serving Bastrop, Lee and Fayette Counties is currently seeking 5 interns to assist in the implementation of its mission. Please click here to access the CAC Intern Application for Spring 2022. Email completed application, along with a resume and letter of interest, to Sarah Moreno at sarah.moreno@cacbastrop.org. Please also contact Sarah Moreno with any questions.

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Internships with The The Salvation Army, Austin Area Command – Spring 2022

The Salvation Army Austin

About The Salvation Army – Austin Area Command

The Salvation Army is the largest provider of emergency shelter in Central Texas. Inspired by our Christian mission, we do so much to lift those in crisis in our community. True to our motto of Doing The Most Good, we annually we serve over 10,000 Central Texans. Each year we provide over 100,000 nights in shelter, relief for disaster victims, addition rehabilitation, clothing, meals, holiday support, ~$2 million on direct client assistance, and case manage hundreds from crisis to stability and self-sufficiency.

Area Command is the administrative headquarters for our two-county operation in Central Texas. Supporting our three area shelters and Williamson County Service Center, we are a dynamic leadership team responsible for fundraising/development, communications, volunteers, Human Resources, IT, and finance.

Role Description

Interns: Development (Fundraising) / Events / Communications / Volunteers

Assist our energetic, highly-motivated, and very successful development team of nine professionals with various fundraising, volunteer, event and communication projects. Will include hands-on experience of assigned projects including strategic planning, logistics, execution, and evaluation. Interns will have assigned deliverables and accountability to project leaders, and will be able to show results via end-of-term portfolio. Leaders are willing to write reference/performance letters and complete internship-for-college-course-credit paperwork.

10 – 12 hours per week, flexible from Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, may include minimal hours worked remotely and/or offsite. Office is located at 4700 Manor Road. Casual, nice office attire required. Reliable, personal transportation is recommended but not required.

In addition to regular office hours, each internship includes attendance at:
  • Two-hour orientation the week of January 24 (mutually determined date and time)
  • Three-hour shift in support of Doing The Most Good Breakfast at the Hyatt Regency either
    • (1)   the evening of February 9 (pack up, move in, set up) from 8:00 – 11:00 p.m.
    • OR
    • (2) February 10 (registration, event execution, clean up) from 7:00 – 10:00 a.m.
  • Four-hour shift at our fundraising event at TopGolf on May 13 from 4:30 – 8:30 p.m.
  • 4 three-hour shifts at our family shelters with volunteers and children – flexible, will include evening and weekend options.
Must pass a background check before the January 24 start date and complete our “Safe from Harm” online course by February 4.

Applications due December 8. Please include an updated resume including work, volunteer, and leadership experience, relevant skills and coursework, and overall GPA.  Please also include a thoughtful cover letter stating what you hope to get out of an internship at The Salvation Army and specifically with the development staff. Incomplete applications and/or generic cover letters will not be considered.

Selections announced by December 15; start date is the week of January 24.  Internship pay is $10/hour as a part time employee of The Salvation Army with an estimate of 200 hours over the course of the four months.

Specific opportunities: Interns will be involved in various tasks across one or more disciplines listed below.  Please note: actual job assignments and projects may shift based on current team priorities and/or other interns’ interests, skills, and expertise.

Communications: Assist with media relations and writing projects including blog posts, social media posts, and press releases.  Assist with videography – client and stakeholder interviews including storyboarding, filming and editing; master calendaring of communication projects; graphic design support and skill acquisition. Assist with researching and archiving external communications including all media articles, social media posts, media mentions as well as social media statistics and analytics.

Fundraising: Assist with donor relations: writing projects, donor research, scheduling of donor meetings, writing and mailing donation acknowledgement letters and thank you notes, answering donor phone and email inquiries. Assist with foundation and corporate funder research, grant proposal and report writing, editing and submissions. Assist with late winter thank you project of board members reaching out to major donors as well as springtime fundraising appeals. Learn basic gift processing, database updates, and donor interaction/communication entries.

Volunteers: Assist with promoting volunteer opportunities, setting up shifts online, helping volunteers sign up for shifts. Assist with shifts at family shelters including craft projects, story time, gardening, outdoor sports (i.e. basketball), etc.  Help with birthday celebrations for the children in our shelters and special activities.  Work closely with shelter case workers to ensure clients in shelter receive special project items/donations.

Events: Assist with the planning and day of execution of Doing the Most Good Breakfast 2022, Swing FORE Austin at TopGolf 2022, and other 2022 events. Assist with Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary events if requested and school schedule allows.  Event tasks could include graphic design and wording of various event collateral pieces (invitations, email reminders, event program and PPT presentation), assisting with guest registration and donor relations, help with run of show and “on stage” activities, interface with vendors and collaborative partners for streamlined, guest-centric experience. Assist with the planning and execution of board meetings and other outward facing activities.

For more information, and to apply, please visit our posting on Handshake.

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Internships with the HealthStart Foundation – Spring 2022

About HealthStart

HealthStart’s mission is to provide the blueprints for building healthier communities through children’s health science education. We teach kids how their body works, what it’s made of, and how this relates to what to eat and how to keep their bodies healthy. HealthStart lessons also teach kids that taking care of one another, and our environment builds community health and wellbeing.

Curriculum Specialist Intern

HealthStart seeks an intern interested in building a healthier future for our children by ensuring our curriculum and other program materials are complete for PreK-2nd grade. By doing so, you will make it easier for schools to incorporate health science into their learning environment. Our Curriculum Specialist Intern will gain experience in curriculum development, educational standards and processes, and nonprofit work.

Please review the Curriculum Development Intern Description for additional information.

Development Intern

HealthStart seeks an intern interested in building a healthier future for our children by supporting efforts to expand fundraising opportunities while building a pipeline of potential clients, community partners, corporate sponsorships, and grant funding. Our Development Intern will gain experience in business development, grant writing, research, communications, and nonprofit work.

Please review the Development Intern Description for additional information.

Digital Marketing Strategist Intern

HealthStart seeks an intern interested in building a healthier future for our children by helping us create a digital marketing strategy to amplify our message and magnify our impact. Our Digital Marketing Strategist Intern will gain experience in a variety of tasks that include media outreach, content creation, developing marketing/public relations strategies, and nonprofit development.

Please review the Digital Marketing Strategist Intern Description for additional information.

Application due date for all internships is 12/10/2021!