[Northampton-GP] Campus Greens Seeking Interns

[Jim Bosman]

Hello Valley Greens!

As many of you may know, the Campus Greens have
recently moved their national office to Northampton! 
We have a great office at 320 Riverside Drive, behind
the high school.

We are looking for dedicate interns to work with us
this fall.  We are flexible with time committments and
frequency with which you would need to come to
Northampton.  Please take a look at the internship
descriptions below and contact me directly if you
would like to work with us.  Friends please forward
along to folks you think might be interested.

Thanks for all your work,

Brian Sandberg
National Director
Campus Greens
PO Box 1510
Northampton, MA 01061-1510
(v) 413 582 1271
brian at campusgreens.org
www.campusgreens.org



~ ABOUT CAMPUS GREENS

Campus Greens is a grassroots, non-profit
student-based organization dedicated to building a
broad-based movement for radical democracy on
America's high school and college campuses. We work in
solidarity with the Ten Key Values of the Green Party
and have membership from all sectors of the campus
community and all levels of education. We provide our 
members with the support and resources they need to
become effective agents of social change, empowering
them to overcome our world's gravest problems 
and build a society based on grassroots democracy,
ecology, social justice, and non-violence. Over the
past 1 1/2 years, Campus Greens has expanded 
from 15 to over 250 chapters and emerged as the
fastest growing progressive student organization
nationwide.

~ SPECIAL PROJECT INTERNSHIP, CORPORATE- UNIVERSITY
PARTNERSHIPS INVESTIGATION

For the past 20+ years many corporations have ventured
onto campuses to make use of the publicly subsidized
research opportunities.  With a minimum of
capital investment, corporations gain access to
billions of dollars of publicly subsidized research. 
With this minimum investment, corporations
are able to direct, in some cases suppress, scientific
research and engineering innovation.

Campus Greens propose to highlight and analyze
corporate influence on our campuses by creating an
online, interactive database detailing corporate
involvement on campuses across the nation.  We will
initiate this project by focusing on the six
universities most active in accepting corporate
contracts for the development of weapons.  In short
where, how, and why our universities produce weapons
for corporate profit.

~ INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS

Campus Greens is seeking a full-time Special Projects
Intern to assist the staff in planning and
implementing this project.  This position will 
involve research, writing, and outreach (i.e., phone,
email, and mail communication).  Interns must be able
to effectively work with student volunteer researchers
based locally on their campuses, as well as quickly
become well versed in corporate-university
partnerships.

**Qualifications:

-Self-motivated, independent, and reliable
-Research experience & excellent writing skills
required
-Strong inter-personal and communication skills
-Computer competency required (email, word processing
knowledge required; spreadsheets, database familiarity
helpful)
-Skilled problem solver and project planner
-A passion for justice and student empowerment

 ~ FIELD ORGANIZING:

Campus Greens is seeking part-time (nation-wide) and
full-time (Northampton,MA-only) Field Organizing
Interns to help coordinate our grassroots 
campus organizing efforts.

** Duties of field organizing interns may include:

1) Attending or organizing events to promote Campus
Greens or our campaigns 
2) Connecting with and providing support to Campus
Greens members and chapters in your region
3) Coordinating regional Campus Greens organizing
trainings
4) Initiating recruitment drives to develop chapters
at new schools
5) Assisting with regional media outreach
6) Assisting staff with daily field duties such as
compiling organizing
packets for new chapters, responding to
telephone/email inquiries, etc.
(full-time interns only)

Interns will work closely with Campus Greens staff to
develop their 
skills
in grassroots, direct action organizing.

**Qualifications:

-Self-motivated, independent, and reliable
-Campus organizing experience preferred
-Strong inter-personal and communication skills
-Computer competency required (email, word processing
knowledge 
required;
spreadsheets, database familiarity helpful)
-Skilled problem solver and project planner
-A passion for justice and student empowerment

~ FUNDRAISING:

Campus Greens is seeking part-time and full-time
(Northampton-only)
Fundraising Interns to help coordinate our fundraising
efforts 
nationwide.

**Duties of Fundraising Interns may include (duties
may vary based on
experience):

1) Organizing Campus Greens fundraising events in your
region
2) Helping to identify and outreach to prospective
Campus Greens donors
3) Assisting with management of our national direct
mail program 
(full-time
interns only)
4) Recruiting and managing fundraising volunteers
(full-time interns 
only)
5) Helping with foundation research and grant proposal
writing

Interns will work closely with Campus Greens staff to
develop their 
skills
in fundraising and overall non-profit development
work.

**Qualifications:

-Self-motivated, independent, and reliable
-Strong inter-personal and communication skills (in
person and over the
phone)
-Solid writing skills (especially for full-time
interns)
-Well-organized and detail-oriented
-Computer competency required (email, word processing
knowledge
required; -spreadsheets, database familiarity helpful)
-Related experience helpful (i.e., marketing, sales,
etc.)
-A passion for justice and student empowerment

~ TECHNOLOGY:

Campus Greens is seeking part-time (nation-wide) and
full-time
(Northampton-only) Technology Interns to help improve
Campus Greens
technological infrastructure.

**Duties of Technology Interns may include (duties
vary based on area 
of
expertise):

1) Web design and maintenance
2) Assist with the development of interactive web
forms (using pHp)
3) Provide support with internal networking needs
(Northampton-based 
interns
only)

**Qualifications:

-Self-motivated, independent, and reliable
-Strong inter-personal and communication skills
-Computer competency required specific skills needed
depend on
specialization (html for web designer; pHp and mySQL
for programmers; 
etc.)
-Skilled problem solver and project planner
-A passion for justice and student empowerment

~ DESIGN/MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT:

Campus Greens is seeking part-time (nation-wide) and
full-time
(Northampton-only) Design/Materials Development
Interns.

**Duties of Design/Materials Development Interns may
include:

1) Developing Campus Greens publicity materials
2) Assisting with the layout/design of campaign
materials
3) Helping to design new Campus Greens merchandise and
organizing 
materials

**Qualifications:

-Self-motivated, independent, and reliable
-Graphic design experience
-Computer competency required (email, word processing
knowledge 
required;
spreadsheets, database familiarity helpful)
-A passion for justice and student empowerment

~ TIME COMMITMENTS AND STIPENDS

Part-time interns are required to commit 12 hours/week
for a minimum of
three months.
Full-time interns are required to commit 40 hours/week
for a minimum of
three months.
Part-time interns are unpaid. Full-time interns are
provided a stipend 
based
on financial need. All interns may be eligible to
receive college 
credit for
their work with Campus Greens.

~ WHY INTERN WITH THE CAMPUS GREENS?

Campus Greens is a leader in the student progressive
community today. 
As an
intern with Campus Greens, you will have the
opportunity to make a
difference on the critical social, environmental, and
political issues 
of
today. You will gain first hand knowledge of
grassroots organizing,
advocacy, coalition-building, and organizational
development. Full-time
interns, working out of the national office in
Northampton, MA, will 
also
learn about the inner workings of a non-profit
organization. All 
interns
have the chance to apply for credit from the schools
for their Campus 
Greens
internship. The schedule for part-time interns is
flexible and you can
develop a schedule that meets your needs. Finally, by
becoming an 
intern
with Campus Greens, you will become an integral member
of a small, 
dynamic
team working for systemic social change on a campus
and community 
level.

~ HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please email us the following materials:

Cover letter detailing why you want to be a Campus
Greens intern
Current resume (with two references)
Writing sample (less than 500 words excerpts are
acceptable)

Email to: brian at campusgreens.org

Deadline: Rolling -- apply early, interns are hired on
a first come, first serve basis.


Brian Sandberg
National Director
Campus Greens
PO Box 1510
Northampton, MA 01061-1510
(v) 413 582 1271
brian at campusgreens.org
www.campusgreens.org




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