We are really pleased to announce our internships with JOSHUA. We are now taking applications for Spring and Summer semester for 2020. Click download or view below to see description and how to apply.
Internship
Opportunities: Spring and Summer 2020
JOSHUA seeks interns for course credit
for Spring and Summer 2020 semesters.
About JOSHUA (Justice Organization Sharing Hope
United for Action): JOSHUA is an interfaith social-justice
systemic change organization. We are grassroots and non-profit (501c3), focusing
our work in the Brown County and surrounding areas of Wisconsin. JOSHUA is a
coalition of faith communities in Brown County dedicated to building and
deepening relationships within and among faith communities. It empowers and
equips people to work together on issues of justice and community building.
JOSHUA builds relationships in the public and private sector in order to
advance issues, which represent our common faith values. We seek to identify
and take action on root causes of poverty, oppression and injustice. For more
information about JOSHUA go to: www.joshua4justice.org
Internship Responsibilities: Interns
will learn more about the operations of nonprofit organizations and will work
closely with experienced professional staff. Intern(s) will gain skills in
organizing, fundraising, public policy, and advocacy.
Reporting to the Community Organizer, the Program Intern(s) will work to pass and defend top issues
by: 1)
engaging
citizens on housing, prison reform, and environmental justice issue campaigns, 2) generating and tracking media coverage; 3) recruiting
a new generation of members to our social networking sites; 4) encouraging
on-line supporters to take action and volunteer 5) updating
media contacts; and 6)
assisting
with issue research
Skills Required:
❖ Organized with strong
written and verbal communication skills.
❖ Ability to conduct
research on-line or through traditional media.
❖ Database management
experience and event planning skills a plus.
❖ Independently motivated
and enjoy working with people.
❖ Interns will work from
the Green Bay office of JOSHUA, located at 130 St Matthew Street, Green Bay WI
54301. Interns can arrange to work remotely.
❖ Interns may earn 2-4
course credits (typically, students earn 1 credit for every 3-4 hours worked
per week). The position is unpaid. Internships not for class credit also
available upon request.
❖ Interns are responsible
for finding a faculty sponsor and meeting all internship requirements of the
college or university.
To Apply: Please send a letter of interest and
resume to Rachel Westenberg at rachel.wisdomwi@gmail.com Call 920-360-3538 with any questions. Deadline:
Positions
are Limited. Early Applications will be given preference.
