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1 person is interested
Public Relations Intern
ORGANIZATION: Alliance for Girls
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1 person is interested
Alliance for Girls is seeking a dynamic Public Relations Intern for Winter 2016 / Spring of 2017!
Alliance for Girls (AFG) champions the leaders and voices that support girls and young women. Our mission is to ensure girls’ organizations are more connected, more effective, and better able to prepare girls to become leaders and thriving women. We do this by training girlÂ-serving agencies, fostering collaboration, producing original research and using a collective voice to advocate on behalf of girls. Currently, AFG has 150 members including Planned Parenthood and Girls Incorporated.
Working with the Membership and Marketing Manager, the Public Relations Intern will work on strengthening AFG’s communications and community engagement by maintaining AFG’s social media and website, attending events, promoting the work of its members, and keeping a pulse on current trends and issues affecting girls and young women.
Responsibilities- Maintain AFG’s social media platforms, drafting and curating content primarily for Twitter and Facebook
- Maintain AFG’s online calendar of events and website
- Be a spokesperson for AFG at both Alliance-hosted events as well as community events
- Set up and manage booths at community events
- Follow members’ individual newsletters and promote their work
- Follow thought leaders in the girls service sector
- Perform administrative duties as needed
Who Should Apply
Prospective candidates should be undergraduate or graduate students who are passionate about championing Bay Area girls and the leaders that support them. Ideal candidates are selfÂ-starters, organized, entrepreneurial, comfortable using databases and managing websites (or willing to learn), have excellent communication skills, and have experience in retail/sales and/or community outreach.
How to Apply: Please send your resume and cover letter to kailin@alliance4girls.org .
Start Time: January 2017
Commitment: 8-10 hours per week at AFG's offices in Oakland and/or remotely for a minimum of 3 months
Website: www.alliance4girls.org
More opportunities with Alliance for Girls
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Alliance for Girls
Location:
1203 Preservation Park Way, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94612, US
Mission Statement
Alliance for Girls mobilizes girls’ champions to address barriers facing girls, create conditions for their success, and advance systemic change to achieve equity. Our vision is to advance equitable communities in which every girl thrives.
Description
We are the largest regional alliance of girl-serving organizations and leaders in the country. Our membership includes 100+ organizations that employ 2,400 people with more than 5,100 volunteers serving more than 300,000 girls across six Bay Area counties.
The issues facing girls and young women are complex and multi-faceted. Alliance for Girls (AFG) is transforming the girls’ service sector from one of siloed, single-issue organizations, to a strong, connected network of organizations, with the necessary complexity and collective power to holistically meet girls’ needs and eliminate systemic barriers to their success.
Together we’re enabling new, integrated models for supporting girls with strong leadership, collaborative programming, original research and intergenerational, cross-disciplinary advocacy strategies.
We Believe:
- That those closest to the problem are closest to the solution
- In moving beyond the gender binary
- That diverse leadership is more effective leadership
- In the power of the collective
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
510 16th St.Oakland, CA 94612
DATE POSTED
December 7, 2016
SKILLS
- Database Administration
- Social Media / Blogging
- Marketing & Communications (Mar/Com)
- Public Relations
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 8-10 hours per week for a minimum of 3 months