Summer 2009 Internship Opportunities
Crittenton Women’s Union transforms the course of low-income women’s lives so that they can attain economic independence and create better futures for themselves and their families. CWU provides safe housing, caring supports, education, and training programs along with innovative new programmatic designs based on research and client experience. We use this knowledge and experience to shape public policy.
To apply please send cover letter indicating internship interest and availability and resume to
Jeff Swallom, jswallom@liveworkthrive.org.
- Marketing & Communications Intern
- Administrative Intern for AVP of Housing
- Healthy Families Intern
- Case Management Resource Intern
- Administrative Office Intern
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Marketing & Communications Intern
Updated: June 9, 2009
The Marketing & Communications Department is looking for an intern to work closely with the Director of Marketing & Communications and Marketing & Communications Coordinator, assisting with the organization's efforts to convey a clear and consistent image, to position Crittenton Women's Union as the “go-to” organization for women, and to build positive public recognition and support of Crittenton Women's Union. This is an exciting time to be involved with this forward-looking organization, and an intern would gain valuable experience in the marketing/communications area.Intern duties would include:
- Research, compose, and post features, event recaps, photos with captions for the Voices Project Blog and social networking sites (i.e Facebook, Twitter, Flickr).
- Manage social networking sites (Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube) to increase visibility and traffic of CWU.
- Assist with maintaining and updating CWU's website
- Distribute press releases and advisories and follow up with media
- Assist with planning and execution of donor, fundraising and PR events
- Write newsletter articles, press releases, and other general assignments
- Interact with departments throughout the organization to gather information about various programs for materials and projects
- Strong knowledge of web and electronic media
- Strong writing, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Creativity
- Research skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to design and effectively utilize social networking technologies.
- Knowledge of and/or skill in applying web based tools such as tags, social bookmarking, and RSS to enhance CWU's marketing efforts.
- Basic HTML and Web 2.0 knowledge or skills
- Experience using Adobe Dreamweaver and Photoshop.
Administrative Intern for AVP of Housing
CWU Administration has a great opportunity for a summer intern to assist with the development of the organization's Continuity of Operations Plan's procedures and policies (emergency preparedness). This involves gathering information and data from a variety of sources both internal and external to the organization. Talking with community organizations and gathering information related to external resources. The candidate must be able to work in a collaborative and team environment and demonstrate responsibility to complete assigned tasks.
Specific duties include
- Help complete the Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP)
- Assist with development of binders, logs, and other emergency communication documents necessary to have a comprehensive and effective COOP.
- Interacting and connecting with local community organizations, transportation systems, and other identified entities needed to support the COOP.
Knowledge and Skills Required
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, and Power Point
- Ability to work in a professional office environment
- Ability to take direction, work with others and demonstrate initiative
- Organizational skills
- Experience working with diverse populations
Posted: April 7, 2009
Healthy Families is a program designed to provide parenting skills to first-time mothers under the age of 21. Home visitors provide in home training and support to clients through their pregnancy up until the child's third birthday.
Intern Duties:
- Administrative work including mailings, filing, tracking immunization records and more as appropriate
- Administering and analyzing surveys and focus groups to receive client feedback
- Plan and execute organized groups and fields trips to various educational places throughout the city
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Ability to multitask and perform in an office setting
- Use of discretion and sensitive to the needs of diverse populations
- Desire to work and learn in a unique way
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
Case Management Resource Intern
Posted: April 7, 2009
The Director of Case Management and Social Work Services provides training and support to case management staff in CWU's direct service programs. The intern will work closely with the Director to develop a database of community resources to be utilized by case management staff, as well as providing administrative support to develop curriculum materials for staff training. Position Description
- Interview existing case management staff to develop a list of community resources and referrals that they are already using.
- Contact additional community agencies to gather information about their services.
- Write brief summaries regarding the community resources, and enter this information into a database.
- Work with the Director of Case Management and Social Work Services to organize and format training materials.
- Provide administrative assistance by performing the following tasks: copying, filing, and organizing of materials
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Ability to gather and organize information through interviews (phone and in-person)
- Strong organizational skills
- Basic knowledge regarding the social service system, and willingness to learn more
Posted: April 7, 2009
The Administrative Office Intern will assist the Executive Assistant and other Administrative Staff in carrying out administration functions.
Intern duties will include:
- Provide administrative assistance by performing the following tasks: copying, filing, and organizing of materials
- Answer telephones as necessary
- Prepare documents in Microsoft Word and Excel
Knowledge and Skills Required:
- Experience working with Microsoft Word
- Ability to work in a professional office environment
- Organizational skills
- Experience working with diverse populations
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For more information, or to apply for an internship please send resume and cover letter to Jeff Swallom at jswallom@liveworkthrive.org or call 617.259.2950 for more information.
To indicate your interest in volunteer opportunities, contact Lucy Seagraves at lseagraves@liveworkthrive.org
