Donna Edwards is the Democratic Nominee for Congress for Maryland’s Fourth Congressional District. She is a community activist and non-profit executive from the Fort Washington area of Prince George’s County. Donna’s campaign is focused on ending the war in Iraq, protecting workers’ rights, focusing our national priorities on healthcare and education, reducing our dependence on oil, and addressing the current foreclosure crisis.

A political campaign is a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Interns should be highly flexible individuals with good communication skills and a strong sense of humor. In addition, applicants with strong writing and computer skills are highly preferred. Previous campaign or organizing experience is a plus but not required.

Interns must be able to commit to working at least 15 hours per week. They must also have reliable transportation to and from one of our campaign offices. There are four areas of work that interns can be assigned to:

Management – Interns will work directly with the campaign management staff (Campaign Manager, Deputy Campaign Manager, etc.). Potential tasks include internet research, document drafting, managing the candidate’s schedule, and planning campaign events.

Finance – Interns will work directly with the campaign finance director to assist in the campaign’s fundraising efforts. Potential tasks include assisting with the planning and organization of successful fundraising events, completing donor research and aiding in call targeting, staffing fundraising events, and aiding in the management of the candidates solicitation call time.

Field Operations – Interns will work directly with campaign field staff to reach out to voters across the congressional district. Potential tasks include organizing and attending voter outreach events, identifying and attending important community events, and volunteer recruitment and management.

Responsibilities:
- Work with staff to develop and implement a grassroots-organizing plan and establish goals relating to that plan
- Help with acquisition of new members and updating membership information
- Planning and implementing social networking events and frequent fundraisers
- Help staff conduct educational outreach activities about relevant choice issues including, but not limited to: tabling events, job/volunteer fairs, rallies, etc.
- Help staff with day-to-day operations

Qualifications:
- Self starter and Self-motivated
- Strong writer, researcher, and editor; familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, and the Internet
- Equipped with strong organizational/multi-tasking skills and have an ability to meet deadlines
- Able to work well alone and in cooperative decision-making settings
- Must support the full range of reproductive options for women including birth control, bearing healthy children, adoption, and safe, legal abortion.

Scheduling is flexible based on applicant’s schedule. A minimum of 15 hours per week is required; however, a commitment of 20 -30 hours per week is preferred. Start date: May 26th, 2008. State date negotiable.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is currently offering new internship opportunities for undergraduate interns. CAIR is the nation's largest Muslim civil rights organization. The organization's mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. This position will be located at our head office on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

All internship are unpaid. Internships last four months (May through August, depending on your school’s academic calendar) and include at least a 10 hour/week commitment. It will be the student’s responsibility to research the university requirements and insure that appropriate forms are completed if they desire to receive academic credits from their university.

The intern will work closely with the Community Development Director and Chapter Development Coordinator to fulfill chapter coordination and administrative functions. Candidates for this position must demonstrate a strong aptitude for community organizing and advocacy work.

Responsibilities:

Intern responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

Collecting and drafting procedure manuals, process and best practice documents, and other chapter support resource materials;

Maintain communication and coordination with chapters on current issues and activities;

Assist in organizing trainings for chapter personnel, and organizing chapter events/assisting chapters in their events ;

Intake and preparation of chapter requests;

Populating of databases;

Assist in development, populating, and maintaining of Intranet resource;

Other administrative duties assigned by the Chapter Development Coordinator.

The ideal candidate should have the following:

Strong organizational and time management skills;

Previous project coordination experience preferred;

The ability to work quickly and well under pressure, along with building positive community relationships is desired;

Diplomatic and professional communication skills required;

Passion for the mission of the Council on American-Islamic Relations;

Excellent writing and editing skills required;

Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook with internet research skills; and

political action committees. Strong communication, research and organizational skills are required, and knowledge of computers is also appreciated. The schedule is flexible, but requires a commitment of 16 - 18 hours per week. This internship is unpaid.

Primary responsibilities:

but not limited to fundraising, event/trip planning, data entry and research.

mail, relaying messages, and compiling daily news clippings.

Please send resume and cover letter to:

Emily Dreke

Progressive Patriots Fund

513 Capitol Court NE, Suite 200

Washington, DC 20002

The Riecken Foundation is a non-profit international foundation dedicated to promoting prosperity and democracy in Central America by building and supporting rural community libraries. The Foundation is currently offering two non-paid internships for the summer of 2008 for undergraduate and graduate students interested in exploring careers in international development. The length of the internship is negotiable, but will be for no less than two months. An internship with the Riecken Foundation offers a unique experience of working in our DC office, supporting both programmatic and administrative efforts to create dynamic spaces for discovery, learning and social participation in Guatemala and Honduras.

For more specific information about the Riecken Foundation, please visit our website at www.riecken.org

Duties will vary depending on skills of the Intern and the needs of the Foundation. Likely responsibilities include:

Email cover letter and resume to

intern@riecken.org