Pete Williams -- Internship with National Wildlife Federation

Campaigns/Organizing Internship

Have you ever wanted to learn how to run an environmental organizing campaign? If you are looking an internship in a dynamic campaign atmosphere, you may be the right person for an exciting internship with National Wildlife Federation! We are now accepting applications for the Fall semester.

Our campaigns internship is a leadership skills-building program, in which interns will take on a significant project to advance National Wildlife Federation’s campaign to implement solutions to the Climate Crisis. Gobal warming is the single biggest threat to wildlife and wild places. The impacts of global warming, caused by increased carbon pollution, are already being felt: more droughts, food and water shortages, severe weather, and habitat loss. National Wildlife Federation is advancing bold yet practical solutions to global warming. The organization is working to pass comprehensive climate and energy legislation in 2009 with a cap on carbon pollution to improve our economy, our security and the planet's future. In addition to working to change America's energy policy, National Wildlife Federation educates businesses, institutions and individuals on achievable ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Additional opportunities may be available to work on our other campaigns.

Interns will have primary responsibility for significant projects and will master a variety of skills, including:
 Organizing events
 Recruiting and training volunteers
 Outreach to activists in person and on the phone
 Research
 Design of organizing materials
 Ongoing administration to support the work of the campaigns team
 Additional training in fundraising and communications may be included, depending on the interests of the intern and needs of the campaign work.
Qualifications
 Demonstrated commitment to environment and/or progressive social change desirable
 Excellent written and verbal communication skills
 Basic organizing experience in a high-energy campaign or non-profit setting desirable
 Experience with databases desirable, and at ease with MS Word and computers overall
 Organizational skills and the ability to juggle several tasks while meeting deadlines
 Active in a student group on campus and/or willingness to bring the campaign back to campus
 Able to commit 8-12 hours per week (varies with class requirements) during the Fall semester with an agreed-upon schedule

All internships will be supervised by campaign staff in Richmond, and require a minimum commitment of 8-12 hours per week, unless otherwise noted. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. All internships are unpaid.

To apply, please send a letter of interest and your resume to Pete Williams at peteloraxwilliams@gmail.com