Global Warming Internship - Year-long, Paid

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Know a recent college grad looking for an environmental job? I'm

looking to hire year-long paid intern in Washington, DC. Job

description is below. Questions? email me at brockbankd

 

 

Grassroots Organizing Intern

National Wildlife Federation

(Washington, DC)

 

The NWF Grassroots program coordinates and runs our field campaigns

for a variety of issues. The staff of the grassroots program

interacts with policy staff, NWF's activists, affiliates and other

organizations that share a dedication to wildlife. An individual

with volunteer and/or student organizing experience is sought to be

hired for an 11-month, full-time paid organizing internship in

Washington, DC.

 

The grassroots organizing intern will work with the Grassroots

Action and Global Warming Teams to increase and develop NWF's

activist base and assist with grassroots projects and events. As the

central priority of NWF, global warming will be the main issue focus

for the Grassroots intern. In that capacity, he or she will be

responsible for working on various global warming campaigns,

including raising the importance of global warming in the 2008

primaries and general election, getting Congress to pass

comprehensive global warming legislation, and helping wildlife

survive global warming. Specific projects may include coordinating

activist lobby days, outreach and tabling at events, and recruitment

for activist trainings.

 

The grassroots organizing intern will also be responsible for

helping write action alert emails and text for our take action

website. Further online duties may include posting articles onto our

various websites and blogs, and creating webpages and surveys. The

intern will also be responsible for answering member and activist

questions and fulfilling requests. Some data entry and database

work will also be assigned.

 

The Grassroots Intern must be available to work a 40-hour weekly

schedule with occasional night and weekend work. This position

offers $8/hour plus core benefits.

 

Qualifications: BA/BS required. Minimum 1-2 years student/volunteer

organizing or work with environment, social justice or similar

organization. Excellent writing and speaking skills are required.

Knowledge of and ability to use HTML is preferred.

 

Please apply online at www.nwf.org/careergateway.

 

The National Wildlife Federation is committed to a diverse workforce.