Free The Planet! internships
are focused on organizing students, running effective campaigns and building
Free The Planet! as a strong, effective organization. Working closely with professional
staff, interns receive training on outreach, campaign strategy, grassroots organizing,
and fundraising. Free The Planet! interns have the opportunity to impact critical
environmental issues and expand and build the Free The Planet! Network. Contact
us to find out if we have any current internship openings.
Free The Planet! Internship
Description
Since Free The Planet! works with thousands of students across the country,
it's crucial that we stay in communication with them through our newsletter,
website, email updates and phone contact. The Intern writes, updates and disseminates
campaign materials like action guides, fact sheets, campaign information for
the website, and email alerts. For instance, over the course of the internship,
s/he may research facts and figures for a new campaign, write the basic information
about the campaign to put on the website, write a campaign action guide to tell
other students all the basics of the campaign and what they can do to help win
it, write a fact sheet to distribute about the campaign, create a petition to
the campaign target and send out copies of all of the materials to students
across the country so they can work on the campaign. Interns must have excellent
writing and research skills.
Qualifications & Requirements
Interns should be articulate, motivated, creative, responsible, and have a serious
interest in defending the environment through grassroots organizing. Interns
in our Washington, DC office generally spend two days a week working with us.
Please check with your career center or internship office to find out the requirements
for obtaining course credit for your internship.
Supervision & Training
Together, students and Free The Planet! staff develop projects and a week by
week plan for their internship. Staff and interns also conduct individual progress
meetings throughout the internship. However, interns should expect to be flexible
and do most of their work independently with little supervision. When possible,
trainings are scheduled for interns to learn organizing skills like working
with the media, building a group, planning a campaign, and building coalitions.
Application Process
Interested applicants should submit a resume and writing sample to info@freetheplanet.org
