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Environment Texas Paid Summer Internships

The Fund for the Public Interest is a national non-profit organization that works to build support for progressive organizations across the country.  We’ve run campaigns for USPIRG, Environment America, the Human Rights Campaign, the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, and Fair Share Alliance.

We are currently launching an office in Austin for Environment Texas to work on a campaign to protect honeybees! Bees pollinate most of our food…everything from apples to broccoli to strawberries and coffee beans. Currently, beekeepers are reporting losses of 30% of their bee colonies every year.  The causes of colony collapse are varied, but one of the biggest is the use of a class of bee-killing insecticides called neonics.  We’re calling on the EPA to place a moratorium on the approval of new neonics.

This is your chance to spend your summer working for a great cause, while gaining valuable campaign leadership experience.

JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN OFFICE TODAY!

Fill out the form here to set up an interview and to hear more about the positions we have available.

The Fund for the Public Interest is looking for paid activists to help us generate the grassroots support it will take to win, by engaging people at the door in communities across the state.  Rapid promotion is available, as we are working to expand our presence quickly in the next year.

 Visit our website to learn more and apply online!  http://www.fundforthepublicinterest.org/apply-now.html

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The Borgen Project Telecommute Summer Internships

“The Borgen Project is an incredible nonprofit organization that is addressing poverty and hunger and working towards ending them.” – The Huffington Post

In a Nutshell: We fight extreme poverty.

Mission Statement: The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. We’re the innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy.

POLITICAL AFFAIRS INTERNSHIP

This is a part-time 14-hours per week telecommuting internship.

  • Conduct lobbying meetings with Congressional offices. Build support for key legislation that impacts the International Affairs Budget and the world’s poor.
  • Represent The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events.
  • Assist with fundraising. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.
  • Mobilize individuals to contact their members of Congress in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.
  • As needed, speak to groups, classes and organizations.
  • Write letters of support for key programs to political leaders, media and other groups.

Qualifications: Outstanding writing skills. Strong oral communication skills and ability to lead meetings and give speeches.

Application Process: Apply online

WRITER INTERNSHIP

This is 12-week, part-time internship is a great opportunity to have your articles published on a website with over 100,000 monthly visitors. The selected candidate will be able to work from home and pick their own schedule, but must meet weekly deadlines. Articles submitted will appear on BORGEN Magazine or The Borgen Project Blog.

  • Write 2 articles per week.
  • Research topics.
  • Assist with advocacy efforts.
  • Assist with fundraising. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.
  • Attend national conference call every Monday at 5PM PST.

Qualifications: Strong research and writing skills. Experience working in a newsroom is preferred but not required.

Application Process: Apply online

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Texas Democratic Party Summer Internships

The staff of the Texas Democratic Party work every day to fight for you and to promote Texan values. Our team supports some of the most exciting elected officials in the Democratic Party, our party leaders — and you.

Interns and fellows play a crucial role executing the work of the Texas Democratic Party. We are always looking for talented interns in our political, research, finance and communication departments. If you’re interested in interning with us, please send a cover letter and resume to keegan@txdemocrats.org. Please include which departments you are interested in working with.

The Texas Democratic Party is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis.

Women and members of historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Current Job Openings

Finance Internship

The Texas Democratic Party is seeking Finance Interns and Fellows in our south Austin office. Candidates should be college students or recent graduates who are looking to gain political fundraising experience. This internship is the perfect preparation for joining a top campaign’s finance operation, issue organization, or state party.

All applicants should have a strong interest in helping turn this state #Back2Blue. Interns will work in a fast-paced environment and duties will include assisting staff with donor research, creating call sheets, fundraising calls, database management, and event planning/staffing. Strong applicants will be well organized, detail oriented, self-motivated, and have a positive attitude and willingness to learn. Excel and Word knowledge required. NGP experience preferred but not required.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Keegan Bobholz at keegan@txdemocrats.org. No calls please.

Political Internship

The Texas Democratic Party (TDP) is looking for several interns to work within the political department to foster the growth of the next generation of campaign staff and leaders.

Political Interns will get hands on experiences working at TDP’s statewide headquarters located in Austin. This is not just another paper-pushing internship – you will play a role in our coordinated campaign effort to elect Democrats all up and down the ballot across the entire state of Texas. You will learn everything about a modern political campaign.

Interns will assist in supervising volunteers, executing our voter registration and ballot by mail initiative, data management, and field initiative. There will be opportunities to focus on specific projects you may have an interest in, such as African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American, Pacific Islander, Youth or LGBTQ outreach; include any interests you may have in your cover letter. We can easily work around school schedules.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Keegan Bobholz at keegan@txdemocrats.org. No calls please.

Communications Internship

The Texas Democratic Party (TDP) is looking for interns to work within the communications department to foster the growth of the next generation of campaign staff and leaders.

Communications Interns will get hands on experiences working at TDP’s statewide headquarters located in Austin. This is not a coffee-running internship – you will play a role in our communications strategy that helps elect Democrats all across the state of Texas. You will learn all about the behind the scenes work that goes into a candidate making a speech, debating an opponent, and the importance of building relationships with newspapers, radio and tv stations along the way.

Interns will assist in building and maintaining our press lists, drafting press releases, and will brainstorm ideas for how we can best amplify our candidates’ message. There will be opportunities to focus on projects for specific communities (i.e. African-American, Hispanic, Asian-American Pacific Islander, Youth or LGBTQ).

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Keegan Bobholz at keegan@txdemocrats.org. No calls please.

Digital Internship

The Texas Democratic Party (TDP) is looking for digital interns to build a strong Party presence online.

Digital specializes in online organizing, advocacy, fundraising, and communicating directly with the TDP’s long-time subscribers and newly recruited members. By using the TDP’s own website and email lists, as well as social media, the digital department advocates for Democratic principles in Texas. Internship will include producing blog posts, photos, graphics, and other multimedia; and learning about building and maintaining an online community.

Must have basic knowledge of HTML, Twitter, and Facebook. Some knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Indesign, and Photoshop prefered but not required.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Keegan Bobholz at keegan@txdemocrats.org. No calls please.

Data Internship

Data Interns will work in HQ to acquire vital elections data statewide. They will work closely with the data team to ensure that all information collected is correct and compliant with the election code. Duties will include making phone calls, maintaining the information gathered and following up with all the county clerks. Data interns will be learning how to acquire and maintain election data in an efficient way thus helping to create the most accurate Get Out The Vote effort possible.

To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to Keegan Bobholz at keegan@txdemocrats.org. No calls please.