**Application deadline: May 4**
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Organizational capacity building
- Web-based organizing and development
- CISPES National Convention coordination
Seattle CISPES – Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador – is pleased to announce volunteer internship opportunities for the summer of 2009. Interns will work with CISPES staff and volunteers on a variety of projects that have been identified as priorities by CISPES leadership, and will be assigned according to the interns' skills, experience and interests. Specific project areas are listed below. Please visit www.cispes.org to learn more about our organization.
RESPONSIBILITIES & COMMITMENT
This internship opportunity is for 15-30 hours per week during the summer. The intern’s schedule and specific areas of responsibility (within the project areas listed below) are flexible and can be arranged with CISPES staff, depending upon the intern’s availability and interests. The positions begin in May or June, depending upon the availability of the intern. End date is also flexible depending upon availability. Though we are unable to provide compensation for interns, we are committed to helping interns find affordable housing, and hours can be arranged around another job.
CISPES interns should be self-motivated, eager to take on responsibility, and comfortable working both independently and in collaboration with a small group of volunteers.
PROJECT AREAS
1) Organizational capacity building
· Working with volunteers, update CISPES' computer database of members, supporters and donors.
· Coordinate 'Monthly Sustainer Drive,' working with volunteers and CISPES members to recruit more monthly donors to the organization.
· Develop 'Emergency Action Phone Tree' system to be used to respond to urgent human rights situations in El Salvador and in our local community.
· Coordinate 'New Member Orientation' program that is ready to be launched.
2) Web-based organizing and development
· Work to develop a Seattle CISPES website, blog, and other tools to increase the online visibility of the organization and enhance our organizing capacity. (NOTE: Interns working on this project do NOT need to be web designers. This work could entail finding and coordinating with a web designer in the Seattle area to create a website. However, computer literacy will be valuable for this position.)
3) CISPES National Convention coordination (2 people)
· CISPES will host its bi-annual National Convention in Seattle August 7-9. This position entails working with a committee of volunteers to coordinate the logistics for the convention. We expect up to 60 people from around the U.S. and El Salvador to attend the convention.
· Areas of planning include: Food, lodging, venue(s) for convention meetings, transportation, preparing printed materials for convention delegates, public 'Convention Kick-Off' event
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