Summer Internships, Washington Program (click for list of projects)
Posted January 20, 2010
Position Details | |
|---|---|
| Type | Internship |
| Offered By | National Trust for Historic Preservation Various deparments Washington , District of Columbia |
| Salary | Mostly volunteer, some paid |
| For More Information | 46836-CS-815@nthp.hrmdirect.com |
Join us for the National Trust's Washington Area Summer Internship Program! During the Trust's 10-week summer program in Washington, between 15 and 20 interns work on individual projects and have the opportunity to attend weekly educational sessions on topics relating to preservation & community revitalization, Trust programs, and non-profit management.
This year's program will run from June 7-August 13, 2010, although dates for some projects are flexible.
The Washington program includes opportunities at the Trust's Washington headquarters, our local Field Office, and our 4 local historic sites (President Lincoln's Cottage, Decatur House, Woodrow Wilson House and Woodlawn/Pope-Leighey House). Individual projects are also available at some of our other regional offices and historic sites.
Duties
Some projects for this year include:
- Helping develop resources for our statewide and local partners, including collecting best practices and helping build web-based tools and communications networks.
- Creating or updating program web pages; contributing to on-line articles and blogs on preservation topics; and utilizing web2.0 social networking tools to make our website more interactive and broaden its reach through FaceBook, YouTube, and other outlets.
- Supporting our cultural diversity and outreach programs; researching Trust activities to identify our projects, grants, historic sites, advocacy work and partnerships in diverse communities and creating web content, articles and blogs to highlight the preservation of African-American heritage, Asian-American communities, Latino and Native-American resources, women's history, LGBT historic sites and more; providing support for our Diversity Scholars conference scholarship program.
- Researching and compiling case-studies on preservation and community revitalization related topics, including information about preservation as a Green movement, sustainable communities, and fighting urban sprawl.
- Working on fundraising, membership development, communications, or marketing projects, including researching economic and historic district data to produce and analyze demographic overlays with our member and donor data for marketing and promotional purposes.
- Working in our Communications Office, assisting with high profile media projects, distributing and tracking press releases, developing or editing web content and digital assets.
- Working with our magazine as an editorial intern, fact checking and contributing to written articles, feature stories and side bars, as well as contributing to daily on-line stories.
- General office duties that provide opportunities to build valuable workplace skills and experience while supporting and learning about preservation and non-profit management
Other projects will be developed on an ongoing basis based on program needs and intern interests and skills.
Qualifications
Some openings require graduate study or previous experience in preservation, urban planning or historic site management, while others offer entry level opportunities in areas like these; some require studies or experience in specific areas like journalism or communications. Typically, other skills needed include:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Office skills, including use of MS Office in a workplace environment for functions like mail merge, and creating professional tables, charts and Power Point presentations
- Data entry skills and experience managing data
- Using the internet as a professional research tool, including using services like Lexis-Nexis
- Basic web design and use of web 2.0 and social networking technology, as well as experience writing or preparing photos for the web, blogging, etc
This is primarily a volunteer program designed to help build careers, although some projects are grant funded and offer a stipend. Schedules are generally flexible for interns who are not able to volunteer on a full-time basis. Also, students may be eligible for academic credit or grants for non-profit internships through their schools, and the Trust can help provide whatever supporting documentation may be needed.
How to Apply
To apply for any of our internships, type a cover letter into the body of a message and email your resume as a Word or PDF attachment to 46836-CS-815@nthp.hrmdirect.com (see link above). In your cover letter, highlight your interests and background, and whether there’s a particular area of the Trust with which you’d like to work. Program managers will review resumes and make potential matches between applicants and their needs, and then contact applicants to discuss opportunities.
