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Administrative Assistant Internship

Campus Organizer: Lane Community College

Development Intern

Organizing and Outreach Coordinator Intern

Teen Choice Action Team High School Service Learning Project

Youth Programs Coordinator Intern

Administrative Assistant Internship

Reports to: Office Manager

Available: Winter 2008 and Spring 2008

Hours: 5-10 hours per week, flexible schedule M-F 9am – 5pm.

Compensation: This position is unpaid. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon will help secure academic credit if applicable.

Contact Laura Taylor for more information.

Campus Organizer: Lane Community College

Available: 2008-2009 School Year

Reports to: Volunteer and Field Coordinator

Hours: The Organizer is asked to dedicate an average of 5 hours a week to the position and to document daily activities

Compensation: The Organizer will receive an expense stipend of $200 a month to cover such expenses as transportation, copying, food etc. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Foundation will work with your school to ensure academic credit where applicable.  

Apply: Positions are open until filled.  Please submit applications as soon as possible to Caryn Servis, caryn@prochoiceoregon.org 

Summary

NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon is looking for a responsible, dedicated, resolutely pro-choice student to fill the position of NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Campus Organizer. Campus Organizers are essential in educating their fellow students about the importance of reproductive rights issues. Internships with NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Foundation are an excellent way to build your resume while gaining valuable experience with a non-profit advocacy organization

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work with Field Organizer to develop and implement a seven-month grassroots organizing plan and establish goals relating to that plan that will include: measurable outcomes, appropriate data tracking, volunteer recruitment and retention, trainings for activists and volunteer leadership development.
• Plan for and implement campus-based events including;
•  2008 State and Local Election of Pro-Choice Candidates
• Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision (January);
• National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers (March)
• House Parties/Choice Celebrations (at least one per term).

• Mobilize students around the Anniversary of Roe and Pro-Choice Lobby Day.
• Conduct educational outreach activities about relevant choice issues on campus including, but not limited to, tabling events, job/volunteer fairs, campus rallies, etc.;
• Develop and implement effective recruitment strategies for NARAL Pro-Choice America’s Choice Action Network (CAN);
• Develop and implement strategies to collect signatures for the Freedom of Choice Citizen’s Petition;
• Work with students, faculty, staff, and appropriate student and community groups to generate interest in choice issues and to establish a NARAL Pro-Choice America presence on campus through the creation of a Campus Choice Action Team; 
• Report data collected from organizing work on campus to the Field Director through regularly scheduled phone calls, as well as through email and fax;
• Find a replacement Organizer at the end of the internship;
• Perform other duties as they arise.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 6 months effective grassroots organizing experience or campus activism experience;
• Knowledge of and strong commitment to pro-choice and reproductive rights issues and NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon’s mission and goals;
• Knowledge and understanding of campus life, active student organizations, and university policies regarding campus organizing or activism;
• Excellent academic record and some flexibility in work/school schedule;
• Ability to prioritize and handle a variety of projects simultaneously;
• Ability to produce concrete results with off-site supervision;
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills;
• Ability to provide own local transportation is a plus.

Contact Caryn Servis for more information.

Development Intern

Reports to: Development Associate

Available: Summer- Fall 2009

Hours: Minimum of 10 hours per week, flexible schedule M-F 9am – 5pm.

Compensation: This position is unpaid. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon will help secure academic credit if applicable.

Apply: All ages, genders and ethnicities encouraged to apply. Please email a resume and cover letter to Jill McGraw.

Intern position will directly assist Development Associates with all development related activities from donor research and communications to fundraiser planning and implementation.

· Database management

· Letter writing and editing (mail solicitations, correspondence, donor outreach, fundraising emails)

· Assist with design of all fundraising event materials

· Respond to and track people who RSVP for fundraising events

Qualifications:

      - Strong personal commitment to a woman’s right to choose

      - Computer skills including Photoshop as well as Word and Excel requested

      - Willingness to and comfort calling strangers and being persistent

      - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and a great sense of humor

Contact Jill McGraw for more information.

Contact Laura Taylor for more information.

T-CAT High School Service Learning Project

Available: 2008-09 School Year

Reports to: Field Organizer 

Hours: 2-3 hours per week

Compensation: This position is unpaid. NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon will help secure Service Learning credit if applicable.

NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon's Teen Choice Action Team High School Internship program is committed to engaging teens as an active part of the Pro-Choice movement.  We strive to do this by teaching teens issues related to Reproductive Freedom, and then offering them opportunities for pro-choice activism.    

Intern responsibilities:

-The Teen Choice Action Team Interns will attend weekly workshops at NARAL where they will learn the basic principles of the Pro-Choice movement and the skills of community organizing.

-The students will then be able to apply their learning to practical activities through service in the NARAL Office, at NARAL events, and in their own communities.  Service opportunities will be offered monthly with the expectation that students will engage in at least 6 service activities during the year. 

-In addition, students will be required to recruit peers to attend monthly workshops or to participate in service opportunities.

-Students will be provided with and expected to read news articles relating to the current political landscape and choice issues.

Contact Laura Taylor for more information.

Youth Programs Coordinator Intern

Term: Position opens May 2009

Goal: to develop a teen activist program that will support the goals and mission of NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon, create opportunities for teen involvement, and develop skills for effective and sustained pro-choice activism.

Specific Duties:

• Create and follow-through with effective teen activist program outreach and recruitment
• Hold two hour weekly meetings at the NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon Office with a clear and focused agenda
• The meetings will be two parts:

                  -education & leadership development and;

                  -activism & planning a project

Hourly Commitment: 12-20 hours/week

We are happy to work out details for college community service credits if applicable!

Please send your resume with cover letter to Caryn Servis, Volunteer Coordinator, at caryn@prochoiceoregon.orgor at 503-223-4510, ext.13, and feel free to contact Caryn if you have any questions about the position!

Contact Caryn Servis for more information.