21 Aug Intern with Austin EcoNetwork!
About Us:
The Austin EcoNetwork was started in 2003 by Brandi Clark, twice voted Best Environmentalist in the Austin Chronicle’s Best of Austin awards and recipient of the Austin Business Journal’s Going Green 2009 Green Advocate Award. Clark founded the listserv after meeting with other Austin environmental leaders and determining that better digital communication and more social interaction were top priorities to amplify the effectiveness of the green community. In the last 6 years the Austin EcoNetwork has evolved from a
listserv with less than 100 subscribers to an interactive and evolving website with 1000s of subscribers and dozens of contributing community members. Today the Austin EcoNetwork is a trusted source of information and the home of Austin’s EcoCommunity.
What we do:
• Connect citizens with existing eco groups, businesses, and thought leaders and mobilize them to take action
• Share information and resources to raise awareness about green issues, activities, policies, and businesses
• Boost participation, memberships and donations for eco organizations
• Increase civic & political engagement on green issues
• Re-direct purchasing to local and green businesses
• Facilitate dialogue amongst Austin’s EcoLeaders
What you will do:
As an intern for a small, up and coming environmental business, you will have the opportunity to do lead projects and perform hands-on work. Joining the team, means collaborating with thought leaders of businesses, non-profits, and public sector groups.
Minimum: 10-15 hours per week
Preferable: 20-25 hours per week
Compensation: Connections to thought leaders in the EcoCommunity, involvement in positively impacting sustainability, mentorship, course credit
Main Projects: Interns can lead projects within these teams
Grassroots Marketing:
– Strategy, planning, and implementation
– Community outreach
– Recruit and manage volunteers
– Create promotion materials
Skills Desired:
1. Big picture understanding with attention to detail planning
2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
3. Team player, strong initiative, passion for sustainability
Management Information Systems/Databases:
– Tracking and compiling a wealth of information
– Keeping information current and organized
– Utilizing spreadsheets, databases, & CRMs to achieve maximum effectiveness
Skills Desired:
1. Excel proficiency
2. Database & CRM experience
3. Team player, motivated, excellent organization, passion for sustainability
Web Development/Programming:
– Develop pages using DRUPAL language
– Fine tune and trouble shoot DRUPAL modules that on our site
– Serve as a liason between graphics team and web development team
Skills Desired:
1. DRUPAL programming proficiency
2. HTML proficiency
3. Team player, strong initiative, passion for sustainability
Side Projects: Interns can lead or participate in these, but these are not the main focus
Digital Media:
– Increase web interactivity
– Develop the buzz and social media presence
– Information architecture and the user experience
Skills Desired:
1. Facebook, Linked In, Twitter proficiency
2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
3. Team player, strong initiative, passion for sustainability
Graphics:
– Develop advertisement graphics
– Contribute to progression of the look and feel of the website
– Stylize new pages of the site
Skills Desired:
1. Photoshop, Illustrator, Creative Suite proficiency
2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
3. Creative direction and drive
4. Team player, strong initiative, passion for sustainability
Policy Research/Advocacy:
– Researching pressing issues and policies related to Austin’s environment
– Reporting and blogging on policy related issues and events
Skills Desired:
1. Excel proficiency
2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
3. Team player, motivated, excellent organization, passion for sustainability, interest in policy-making
Application Instructions: If you are interested in any of these projects, be sure to familiarize yourself with www.AustinEcoNetwork.com, and please email Erin@austineconetwork.com with your resume/CV, project(s) of interest, date and time availability. Once you have done so, we will follow up with you via email.
Also, if you are not able to be a regular intern, you can be an occasional volunteer, just email us 🙂
Citizen Gardener:
Be a part of the transition toward eating and growing local! We graduated four classes of Citizen Gardeners, are constantly making additions to enrollment for the Fall courses. Citizen Gardeners are people who take 10 hours of gardening education classes and complete 10 hours of volunteer/apprentice work along a more seasoned gardener. Citizen Gardeners provide fresh, healthy food for local consumption and return a cycle of gifting to the planet and others! Fall classes are enrolling now! Learn more online at:
www.citizengardener.ning.com
Manage a Community Group
– Take charge of a grassroots, citizen action group
– Develop community organizing skills
– Be key point of communication to gardening/ permaculture instructors and their students ie. Email, phone correspondences
– Manage events and learn tools to do so, ie EventBrite
o Track enrollment to classes
o Track students’ individual volunteer hours
– Co-plan the graduation celebration at the beautiful Barr Mansion and be recognized for all your hard work!
Application Instructions: If you are interested in being involved with Citizen Gardener be sure to familiarize yourself with www.citizengardener.ning.com, and please email Jackie@austineconetwork.com, with your resume/CV, date and time availability. Once you have done so, we will follow up with you via email. Also, if you are not able to be a regular intern, you can be an occasional volunteer or participate in the class, take a look at events on the website.
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