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Internship
Department: Community Action Works
Employment Type: Internship
Location: Multiple Locations
Description
Community Action Works is hiring Research and Organizing interns to assist our community organizing efforts and program work.
Environmental threats exist in communities of all kinds across the country. Taking on landfill operators, pipeline builders, or other threats to our environment is not easy, but when community members are given the necessary training and resources, they can work together to be successful and win. Since 1987, our team has worked with groups in more than 1,000 communities and provided training and other resources to help over 20,000 people across the country take on polluters and win.
Interns will primarily assist in Community Action Works’ ongoing program activities and will be responsible for helping to identify and support communities in need of Community Action Works’ assistance.
Environmental threats exist in communities of all kinds across the country. Taking on landfill operators, pipeline builders, or other threats to our environment is not easy, but when community members are given the necessary training and resources, they can work together to be successful and win. Since 1987, our team has worked with groups in more than 1,000 communities and provided training and other resources to help over 20,000 people across the country take on polluters and win.
Interns will primarily assist in Community Action Works’ ongoing program activities and will be responsible for helping to identify and support communities in need of Community Action Works’ assistance.
Internship Key Responsibilities
- Working with community members by attending community meetings, helping plan Grassroots Organizing Summits, running trainings, and assisting in community events
- Researching the issues and scanning the news for new community campaigns
- Generating campaign products like petitions and business sign-ons
- Writing and pitching opinion media, including letters to the editor, that support our local organizing efforts
The intern will also be in charge of at least one of the three projects below, to be completed by the end of their internship:
- Media or Social Media Campaign: Plan, develop and produce a video or social media campaign to support a community group we are currently working with to further their organizing. → Skills you will develop: Digital Organizing, Communications
- Policy Research Report: Write an in-depth research report on a key environmental and public health issue for a group with which we are currently organizing to further their campaign. → Skills you will develop: Research, Policy
- Campaign Issue Case Studies: Help compile, organize, and summarize examples of past Community Action Works campaigns on a specific environmental issue. May include the opportunity to interview current and former activists. → Skills you will develop: Synthesizing Information, Communications
Qualifications
- Commitment to environmental issues and social change
- Strong communication and writing skills
- Desire to develop event planning and outreach skills
- Ability to learn quickly and work efficiently
- Ability to work independently
Details
Timeline: We hire interns for the fall, spring, and summer. Please indicate on your application which time you are applying for. We accept internship applications on a rolling basis.
Internships are unpaid positions. We are able to work with students applying for course credit and scholarship through their school.
Locations: We’re hiring interns for in person and hybrid work in cities including: Boston, MA; Amherst, MA; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Denver, CO; Santa Barbara, CA; Austin, TX; and other cities in states like: CA, NC, GA, MN, WI, TX, PA, VA.
To apply: Apply here. Want to learn more first? Register your interest here
Community Action Works is part of The Public Interest Network, which operates and supports organizations committed to a shared vision of a better world and a strategic approach to social change. Visit https://publicinterestnetwork.org/core-values/ to learn more about our values when you apply.
Please do not use AI when drafting your application. We want to know how you think and write.
Community Action Works is an equal opportunity employer.