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And Check out these current Internships:
*WMEAC Environmental Writing *United Way * RDR Books
WMEAC Environmental Writing Internship
Position summary:
The Environmental Writing Intern helps develop and implement a business plan and marketing plan for West Michigan Environmental Action Council's programs and activities and for our educational products and services. This is a volunteer (unpaid) position.
Organization Background:
WMEAC (West Michigan Environmental Action Council) is a nonprofit membership organization founded in 1968 that has been active in issues ranging from banning DDT, to lake, water, and dunes preservation, to our modern-day challenge of global problems that threaten sustainability. WMEAC has three main program areas: Protecting Water, Building Sustainable Communities. and Promoting Ecologically Restorative Institutions & Organizations. WMEAC's offices are located on a recovered brownfield, in a building that has the first double GOLD LEED certification in the country. This is Grand Rapids's first commercial zero stormwater runoff site, a green office featuring both a rain garden and a green roof.
Overview:
WMEAC constantly reviews, evaluates, refreshes and revises their communications and marketing materials. Writing and editing of many styles is needed to update communications materials, write newsletters, press releases, update website materials, brochures, teaching materials and more. The intern will work with WMEAC staff, the marketing subcommittee of the board of directors, the board of directors, and others to accomplish goals and objectives that will be determined by WMEAC.
The intern will create written products which will be used professionally and can become part of an intern's resume and portfolio, and gain valuable professional experience in the setting of a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization.
Responsibilities:
Working with WMEAC staff, the writing Intern will help
- develop a product brief for each communications piece
- develop a business, distribution and marketing plan for the products
- determine other possible useful written products
- determine target markets for communications and how best to reach them
- write and design marketing/advertising pieces for the products and services, using the project identity and under supervision of WMEAC staff and board
- obtain price bids and estimates for marketing implementation
- design and implement an evaluation plan for the communications pieces
Markets for some products will be local, others regional, and for others will be national.
Qualifications:
- Excellent internet skills
- Skilled at design with Microsoft office (Word, Excel, and Publisher)
- Proficiency in marketing and communications
- Excellent writing and speaking skills
- Ability to work on location in our offices (on the bus line), with some opportunity to telecommute
- Good organizational skills, self-starter, creativity
- Commitment to protect the environment
- Professional behavior and dress
Hours:
4-16 per week, varies during term of project. Flexible schedule to be arranged by intern and staff.
To learn more about our organization's 40 year history and activities, please visit our websites.
Interested persons may contact with resume and cover letter:
West Michigan Environmental Action Council
1007 Lake Drive SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49506
616-451-3051 ext. 29
info@wmeac.org
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www.saveyourashgr.org Summer Internship at United Way
Heart of West Michigan United Way Volunteer Centeris looking for a summer intern who is interested in new technology and the work of the nonprofit community and can help them move most of the event info into an on line format. The intern will be using an event module on Volunteer Solutions, a web based volunteer matching system. The Volunteer Solutions system currently lists opportunities posted by 130 agencies.
Who We Are
The Day of Caring is a volunteer event sponsored by Heart of West Michigan United Way Volunteer Center. Our goal is to mobilize volunteer efforts in the Grand Rapids area and enable corporate volunteers to connect to the community through service projects. In September 2008, over 1600 employees from more than 48 companies will assist local health and human service organizations. The internship will provide the following:
· Acquaint the intern with various local nonprofit organizations and the role that United Way plays in the community
· Provide experience regarding partnerships between area companies and nonprofit organizations
· Provide training and meaningful work related to the Day of Caring volunteer event
· Introduce the intern to Volunteer Solutions, an online volunteer matching system
· Provide the intern the ability to encourage and train agencies to use new technology
· Provide an opportunity to assist with evaluation of the Day of Caring event
Requirements
The person selected should have strong communication and computer skills, enjoy learning about both nonprofit and corporate organizations, and have an interest in promoting volunteerism to build a stronger community.
The Volunteer Center is open to adding or adjusting responsibilities according to the strengths and interests of the individual selected. The internship can also be tailored to meet the requirements established by the college or university.
Benefits
The Volunteer Center is committed to providing interns with a quality experience that trains them for the future. The intern will gain workplace experience, improve communication skills, be exposed to new ideas, form valuable employment contacts, and gain business writing and web site management experience.
Additional Information
This is an unpaid position and requires a commitment of approximately ten hours a week. Please contact
Jane Royer at 752-8603 if you are interested.
Publishing Intern at RDR Books
Learn Publishing From The Ground Up
During the past year interns at
RDR Books from Grand Valley, Kalamazoo College and Smith College have helped select and edit new titles, designed websites, done marketing and publicity, set up a speaker's bureau, worked on travel guidebooks, a Harry Potter Lexicon and a biography of Michael Moore. Our three month unpaid internships in Muskegon average 8 to 12 hours a week. Many of our interns have gone on to good jobs in publishing. Email us at
read@rdrbooks.com.
