Fall/Spring Internships

Applications are accepted and reviewed during the Fall and Spring on a rolling basis. Fall internships will typically start in September and last through December or January. Spring internships typically begin in January and will last through May. However, this may vary according to the internship you apply for. If you see an internship posted, it is open!

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The following jobs are available:

 

Fundraising Intern

Join Global Exchange's development team to learn the 'ins and outs' of fundraising and help build the progressive movement from the ground up. Work in a friendly office setting with our committed and experienced staff. The development department partners with all areas of the organization to raise the funds necessary to carry out the critical work of Global Exchange. Fundraising is widely considered the most marketable skill you can bring to a career in the non-profit sector. 

We are looking for talented, detail-oriented individuals who can commit to a minimum of 20 hours a week to bolster our fundraising efforts through event planning, research of prospective funders, editing and submission of grant proposals and database management. 
 
Deisred Qualifications:
  • Self-motivated, detail-oriented individuals 
  • Some office experience and familiarity with Microsoft Office 
  • Passionate about human rights and social justice 
  • Interested in learning more about the non-profit sector 
 
Responsibilities:
  • Become familiar with the inner workings of non-profit organizations 
  • Learn event planning, database management and outreach skills 
  • Develop promotional materials to build interest around the work of GX 
  • Have the opportunity to attend events in the community to engage new members 
  • Keep our existing members and donors informed on GX's work 
  • Research and evaluate prospective foundation and individual donors 
  • Learn the basics of donor relationship maintenance and correspondence, developing project budgets, and reporting deliverables 
  • Edit/Proof and edit donor proposals, reports and appeals 
  • Become familiar with the inner workings of non-profit organizations 
  • Gain an in-depth understanding of Global Exchange's mission and campaigns 
 
Students may have the option of earning academic credits for their time. Please indicate which of the two development internships (grants internship or fundraising internship) you are interested in on your application. If you are interested in either position simply write development department as your choice, and we will place you where you best fit within the department.
 

 

 
Placing the rights of Communities and Nature Above Corporations From water withdrawel to mining, GMOs and refineries, the corporate few weild the law against our communities, endangering our heath, safety and the environment. WE CAN CHANGE THAT!
 
A new framework is emerging: Rights-based organizing! Confronted by corporate harms, more than 120 communities have decided to do something different, enacting cutting edge laws that place the rights of communities and nature above the claimed "rights" of corporations. This organizing stems from a new understanding about the origins of corporate power, learned in Democracy School. Now taught in 23 states, this empowering weekend-long training teaches dramatic new ways of confronting the power and rights used by corporations to deny the rights of people and nature.
 
Communities across the US have utilized these lessons to stop working defensively against the corporate harms and take courageous action to assert their rights to make governing decisions where they live! Global Exchange is bringing this organizing to communities around California and beyond.
 

Desired Qualifications: 

  • Experience with campaigning, organizing and coordinating events
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with campaigning, organizing and coordinating events
  • Experience using web-based tools such as word press, facebook, twitter, and website editing are a big plus but not required
  • Research and writing skills
  • Willingness to explore new ideas and eagerness to acquire new skills.
  • Familiarity and/or desire to learn about the following issues: grassroots community organizing, coalition-building, corporate power and person hood, the global movement for Rights of Nature, the international climate justice movement, the history of rights-based organizing and past people's movements for rights, the limits of state and federal environmental regulatory law.

 

Responsibilities:
  • Assist in empowering communities to challenge corporate power and establish community self-rule 
  • Help manage, prepare and participate in upcoming California-based Democracy Schools and Community & Nature's Rights trainings
  • Research CA community struggles against unwanted corporate projects and assaults as well as research around laws, and the rights of nature 
  • Outreach: Be a point of entry and ongoing contact to local communities to inform them of our unique approach and establish connections for possible organizing state wide, and work with GX staff to help organize communities throughout the state 
  • Organize and schedule speaking and media opportunities 
  • Manage rights-based website and develop and manage a growing listserv and databse of contacts research for publication in journals and media placement, with the potential for some writing including the GX newsletter, conducting interviews and other opportunities 
  • Design flyers and outreach materials 
  • Otherwise support this cutting edge work with other duties as assigned based on skill set, and your goals! 

 

Please check out the Community Rights Program webpage for more information and current work. 

 

Mexico Human Rights Program Research and Organizing

The Mexico Program seeeks an intern to support staff who are working with like-minded Mexican and U.S. organizations to challenge the assumptions and policies that support the deepening militarization of public --counternarcotics --- policy. Our work involves support to human rights and democracy advocates and organizations; building US coalitions that support ending prohibition, cracking down on those selling guns to the criminal cartels, as well as opposing "Plan Merida" and DOD efforts to "assist" Mexico's army and police. Please note: the Mexico Program will not be accepting applications for the fall internship position until mid-September. 

Desired Qualifications:

  • Strong speaking and writing skills in both English and Spanish
  • Extensive knowledge of Mexican current affairs
  • Strong research and organizing skills.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Support staff in organizing efforts and coalition building around the issues of peace, justice, and human rights in Mexico
  • Research around relating issues including but not limited to; US and Mexico drug policy, gun trafficking, militarization of US/Mexico border, immigration reform, and the peace movement in Mexico

 

Please check out the Mexico Human Rights Program webpage for more information and our current work.

 

CODEPINK Women for Peace – Campaigns Support (SF, LA and DC offices)

Codepink is seeking interns for our LA, SF, and DC offices who are enthusiastic and passionate about ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine and lifting the siege of Gaza, and creating a world of peace, compassion and equality. By interning in our office, you'll learn the basics of grassroots organizing from outreach to publicity to fundraising.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Knowledge of how to use an Apple computer (or bring your own laptop)
  • Microsoft Office
  • Social media (twitter/facebook/etc.)
  • Decent writing and editing skills 
  • Outgoing and comfortable talking with new people
  • Passion for ending war.

 

Responsibilites:

  • Phone banking
  • Data entry
  • Creating posters, designing fliers and outreach materials,
  • Researh around issues relating to US military intervention overseas including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the current conflict between Israel and Palestine. peace and anti-war organizing efforts in the US and around the world.
  • Updating the website
  • Attending meetings, rallies, demonstrations, and press conferences;
  • Participating in national staff and coalition conference calls.

 

This is an internship for someone who likes being in the streets, getting behind the scenes, taking on leadership, and being self-reliant and independently responsible.  

For more information about CODEPINK and to find out about our current campaigns, visit us at www.codepink.org.

 

VIDEO PRODUCTION INTERN:

Are you an aspiring filmmaker or video editor who wants to use your powers for good? Do you dream of making videos that tell a moving story and inspire people to take action? Can you take footage, edit footage, and upload to the web?

Global Exchange is looking for a motivated, passionate and hard-working video intern to support our campaigns and departments. Working directly with our campaigners, you will support and help shape Global Exchange's public image, online presence, and convey our current work to our supporters and allies. 

Desired Qualifications: 

  • Superior video editing, written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to take video footage, edit in Final Cut Pro, and upload files to YouTube and other web sources.
  • Proficiency in English; conversation level language skills in other languages are a plus
  • Fantastic prioritization and time management skills
  • Familiarity and/or desire to learn about the following issues: human rights, direct democracy, the 2012 election and what’s at stake, campaign finance controversy, corporate personhood, socially responsible travel, green alternatives, and community and nature's rights. 
  • Affinity with online organizing using tools such as Facebook and Twitter
  • Additional experience with graphic design is a plus but not required

 

Responsibilities:

  • Work with and report to our campaigners and administrative director to create short, moving videos that provide factual information about Global Exchange, who we are as an organization, and our current work.
  • Other video editing responsibilities for other departments at Global Exchange where possible.

 

Social Media and Communications Intern:

Join our Communications team and help promote Global Exchange’s campaigns, programs, Reality Tours and Fair Trade store information as well as push out information about events, Days of Action and urgent alerts. We're looking for interns interested in keeping us in the mix of Tweeting, Facebooking, blogging, etc. You will gain hands on experience and learn about the latest trends in social media marketing, search engine optimization, and online community building. 

Desired Qualifications:

  • Excellent writing skills
  • Excelllent communication skills
  • Ability to work in a fast, dynamic environment
  • Affinity with online organizing using tools such as Facebook and Twitter
  • Experience using WordPress is a huge plus.

 

Responsibilities: 

  • Interns will be working on our many social media profiles
  • Managing and posting directly to our blog network, and websites and work directly with our communications team.

 

Check out our facebook page and follow us on Twitter: @globalexchange 

 

Website Update and Content Writing Intern:

Join our Communications team and help promote Global Exchange’s campaigns, programs, Reality Tours and Fair Trade store information as well as push out information about events, Days of Action and urgent alerts. We’re looking for interns interested in detail and design. You will gain hands on experience and learn all about our website and content management systems.

Desired Qualifications:

  • High level of attention to detail and design
  • Interest in web design and communication platforms
  • Familiarity with HTML is a plus 

 

Responsibilities: 

  • Updating our website with new content
  • Writing new content for consistency 
  • Overall making a strong impact to our online presence

 

Here at Global Exchange we deeply value diversity, continually educate ourselves about privilege and oppression, and integrate these values into all of our work. We are seeking candidates who have a commitment to engage in this process and work with us to create a just, inclusive, and sustainable work environment and world. Women, People of Color, and LGBTQNGCI folks encouraged to apply.