We have two internship opportunities available!
Paid:
Roslyn Urban Forest – Summer Paid Internship
Organization: Forterra North West
Placement: Roslyn, WA
Timeline: ASAP- September 15th 2014 (4 days per week – Thurs, Fri, Sat, Sun) Pay Rate: $10/hour Position Description:
The perfect person for this position will have a combination of interests ranging from education and outreach to stewardship coupled with a deep and abiding love of the outdoors. An educational or experiential background in nature/science/habitat/environment is a bonus. Applicants must provide their own transportation and housing.
Specific elements of the position include:
• Hosting an interpretive station in downtown Roslyn WA • Programming activities at the new Roslyn Urban Park (finding musical acts and movies,
etc)
• Regularly scheduled walks/hikes up into the Roslyn Urban Forest for tourists • Trail cleanup duties • Promoting of Roslyn throughout the summer • Partnering on emerging projects with Forterra
If you are interested in applying for this paid internship please contact Jill Scheffer at Forterra by calling 509.962.1654 or emailing jscheffer@forterra.org.
AND Unpaid:
Development & Fundraising Intern (unpaid) Target Start Date: July 7, 2014 Target End Date September 30, 2014 Hours per Week: 10-20 Sponsoring Department: Development Position Summary:
This intern will assist members of the Development department with a variety of tasks, including:
• Generating and sending gift acknowledgement letters and benefits to donors • Donor troubleshooting and follow-up • Data entry and updates in Raisers Edge database including:
• Event support: may include data entry, creating nametags, in-kind support gathering, set up, tear down, gift acknowledgement • Prospect research using a variety of online & database tools • Assist in copy editing and writing of some donor communications, minor proposals, appeals, or reports • Hands-on tasks such as framing artist prints that we give to donors and sponsors, special mailings and invitations to top donors • Other short-term projects and administrative tasks as assigned
How to Apply
Visit the Careers portion of Forterra’s website at http://www.forterra.org/who_we_are/careers to apply.
For more detailed information on both internships check out our homepage blog:
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