Company/Organization: Greenpeace USA

Description:

Intern with Greenpeace USA -- Summer 2013

Build skills while making a difference!

Who is Greenpeace?
Greenpeace is the leading independent environmental campaigning organization that uses peaceful direct action and creative communication to expose global environmental problems and to promote solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.

Why intern with Greenpeace?
As a Greenpeace intern you can:

• Promote solutions to the global warming crisis
• Stop the destruction of the worlds last ancient forests
• Empower consumers and shareholders to hold corporate polluters accountable
• And yes - save the whales!

A Greenpeace Internship is a great way to learn first-hand how an international environmental campaigning organization works. Youll gain issue expertise, build valuable career skills and make connections. In addition to job training, youll have the opportunity to take part in trainings such as corporate campaigning, non-violent direct action, media relations and grassroots outreach. Youll get to meet awesome people and work alongside experienced staff in a casual, high-energy environment.

Apply now for a Greenpeace internship! Go to: http://www.greenpeace.org/internships

Available Internships:
Global Warming, Toxics, Campaigns, Grassroots Organizing, Student Organizing, Activist Recruitment, Actions, Strategy, Media, Online Organizing, Human Resources, Membership, Finance, Legal, and more! Visit our website for a full list and details on the specific tasks and requirements for each internship.

Locations:
Positions are available in Washington, DC, San Francisco, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, LA, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, OR, Raleigh, NC, and Seattle, WA. Not all internship positions are available in each location. Visit our website to find out the locations of the various positions.

Program Details:
Our Summer internships start June 3rd and end August 9th. Part time and full time positions available. Most positions require a commitment of at least 3 days/week. Each intern is trained and closely supervised by a member of the department to which theyve been assigned. We are flexible with your schedule and can help you receive course credit. All internships are unpaid. Unfortunately Greenpeace cannot provide housing.

Requirements:
Applicants must be over 18, but do not have to be current students. Were looking for people with excellent verbal and written communications skills, strong online research skills, the ability to work well independently, commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and enthusiasm for protecting the environment. Visit http://www.greenpeace.org/internships for the qualifications required for each of the various positions.

Diverse perspectives and experience enhance the way Greenpeace selects and approaches issues, as well as the creativity and effectiveness of our campaigns. Greenpeace strongly encourages applications from women, people of color, and other underrepresented communities.

Apply now for a Greenpeace internship! Go to: http://www.greenpeace.org/internships

Start Date:

June 3rd, 2013

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