grassroots solutions, a consulting firm specializing in grassroots advocacy, political field consulting, training, and targeting, has internship opportunities in Minneapolis, MN and Washington, DC. Orientations will take place the week of January 30, 2006. The winter/spring internship session officially starts the week of February 6-10 and runs through the week of May 22-26.
Minneapolis, MN
I. Grassroots advocacy, organizing, and field consulting internship responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Providing support with event and training logistics
* Assisting with sales-related activities
* Administrative and data management projects
* Research
* Writing
* Organizing: volunteer recruitment, phone bank coordination, visibility
* Making direct contact with people, including through “cold” calls (not sales related)
Requirements:
* Advanced knowledge of MSOffice and the Internet
* Adaptability to tasks that vary as priorities change and deadlines emerge
* Good written and oral communication skills
* Some schedule flexibility, including the ability to work occasional evenings and weekends. Ability/means to travel to off-site locations to perform tasks, such as event and phone bank coordination preferred.
II. Marketing internship responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Performing guided research, writing, and analysis
* Assisting with web updates and web trends
* Assembling marketing materials and pitch packets
* Participating in marketing-related conference calls
* Helping with the development of marketing materials
* Providing support for marketing events and logistics
* Assisting with client relations efforts
* Updating data and performing general administrative tasks as required
Requirements:
* Advanced knowledge of MSOffice and the Internet
* Adaptability to tasks that vary as priorities change and deadlines emerge
* Good written and oral communication skills
* Adobe Photoshop and basic HTML skills a plus
* Some marketing related coursework and/or marketing experience preferred
Modest stipends are available. Interested candidates must be willing to make a minimum 15-hour per week commitment. Apply online at http://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/113hire/. For more information about the Minnesota internship programs, contact Lindsay Hanson at lindsay@grassrootssolutions.com.
Washington, DC
I. Campaign Camp and organizing internship responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* Organizing, filing, and maintaining training materials (in paper and electronic formats)
* Assembling training and presentation materials
* Helping to maintain a new database coding system and providing data quality control
* Inputting data gathered from trainings
* Basic office administration
o Helping with selection of training location, trainer recruitment, participant recruitment, and research of local organizations
* Organizing
o Coordinating phone banks, volunteer recruitment, and assisting with logistics for events
II. Grassroots advocacy, organizing, and field consulting internship responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Providing support with event and training logistics
* Assisting with sales-related activities
* Administrative and data management projects
* Research
* Writing
* Organizing: volunteer recruitment, phone bank coordination, visibility
* Office support, including help answering phones
Requirements for the DC internships:
* Advanced knowledge of MSOffice and the Internet
* Adaptability to tasks that vary as priorities change and deadlines emerge
* Good written and oral communication skills
* Fluency in Spanish a plus
Modest stipends are available. Interested candidates must be willing to make a minimum 15-hour per week commitment. Apply online at http://www.thedatabank.com/dpg/113hire/. For more information about the DC-based internship program, contact Sultan Shakir at sultan@grassrootssolutions.com.
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