Trust Women Summer 2013 Internships

Trust Women is a dynamic, emerging non-profit that focuses on facilitating reproductive freedom in the Midwest and the South.  Founded by Julie Burkhart in memory of her dear friend and mentor, the late Dr. George Tiller, Trust Women seeks to honor his life’s work by bringing direct services to the middle of the country, as well as addressing issues of access with a reproductive justice perspective through opening sliding scale reproductive health clinics, educational and community outreach, as well as political advocacy.

We are seeking motivated, take-charge interns who aren’t afraid to take the reins and make their own path.  To become a Trust Women intern, applicants must be hard-working and dedicated, with a passion for reproductive justice and openness to learning.  In turn, interns will be provided with the opportunity to make a lasting impact an organization that is making historical gains in an area of the country in need of innovative and adventurous organizing.  (We also provide class credit!)

Virtual & Traditional Internships

Because we focus on advocacy in the middle of the country, we understand more than anyone the importance of remote organizing, which is why we offer a virtual internship option.  Virtual interns are required to work a minimum of 10 hours a week in addition to participating in weekly intern Google Hangouts.  During their 10 hours, interns must make themselves available to their supervisor and do regular check-ins.  We try to structure our virtual internships in such a way that our interns are able to have a fulfilling and educational experience, with the flexibility of working from miles away.

Trust Women also offers traditional in-house internships for interns local to the Wichita, Kansas metro area, as well as interns from outside the area who are able to relocate for the summer.  We will also offer home stay arrangements for interns who relocate from outside the metro area.  Local interns must work a minimum of 10 hours.  Interns with home stay arrangements will be expected to work a minimum of 20 hours.

Description of Duties & Requirements

Social Media Internship

Duties:

• Update Twitter & Facebook several times a day with relevant content
• Update & generate content on website(s), including but not limited to blogging, static content, and press updates
• Assist Communications Director in compiling quarterly reports on website and social media performance

Requirements:

• Exhibit working knowledge of Facebook and Twitter in addition to other social media platforms.  (This may mean providing Trust Women with your username and passwords or making your profiles temporarily public during the interview process so that we can get a sense of how well you have mastered these mediums.)
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Fluency in WordPress is preferred.
• Preference will be given to candidates with web development and/or graphic design knowledge and experience.

Communications & Public Relations Internship

Duties:

• Assist in developing public relations plans for the Foundation and the clinic(s).
• Update & generate content on website(s), including but not limited to blogging, static content, and press updates
• Assist Communications Director in collecting data & compiling quarterly reports
• Generate content for monthly electronic newsletters, in addition to other updates to supporters
• Assist Communications Director in development of best practices handbook and audience research

Requirements:

• Excellent written communication skills.
• Fluency in WordPress is preferred.
• Preference will be given to candidates with web development and/or graphic design knowledge and experience.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) preferred.

Outreach & Development Internship

Duties:

• Assist Outreach Director in researching organizations and individual supporters
• Assist Development Director in data-entry and mailings
• Write letters to donors
• Aid in donor research and the creation of donor profiles
• Research foundations and assist in research for grants

Requirements:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) preferred.
• Experience with NGP or other databases preferred.

Support Network Internship

The Support Network is a program that centralizes information about service providers related to reproductive health in Oklahoma and Kansas in order to better connect clients with information and resources, as well as funding.

Duties:

• Update database of Oklahoma healthcare and social service providers
• Create database of Kansas healthcare and social service providers
• Assist in development of website and web-based intake technologies
• Assist project director in development of protocols and trainings

Requirements:

• Excellent written communication & research skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) preferred

Policy Internship

Duties:

• Research state and federal laws that affect reproductive justice
• Generate content for PAC and Foundation websites, including but not limited to blogs, policy guides, and static content
• Assist Communications Director in revamping PAC website

Requirements:

• Excellent written communication & research skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) preferred
• Proficiency in WordPress is preferred, as is web development and/or graphic design knowledge and experience.
• Working knowledge of political processes a plus, with preference to background in policy concerning reproductive rights and social justice

How to Apply:

Please send the following items to scriswell@trustwomenpac.org:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Three references, at minimum
• Writing sample

Please indicate both in your cover letter and the body of the email which position(s) you are interested in applying for, as well as when you are available to start.

Letters of recommendation are welcome, but not required.