Application calls for National River Cleanup and Corporate Relations Summer Internship at American Rivers

Summary 

The National River Cleanup (NRC) Program, American Rivers’ volunteer engagement program, mobilizes thousands of river stewards to organize cleanups and offers crucial resources, capacity-building tools, and support to cleanup organizers nationwide. Moreover, the intern will join the relevant team and department meetings, will have networking opportunities inside and outside the office and meet frequently with supervisors to discuss work and seek advice. Upon completion of the internship, the intern will have completed several special projects and will also have experience in event planning, corporate prospect fundraising, and volunteer engagement.

Role 

The NRC & Corporate Relations intern will help with the day-to-day management of the National River Cleanup program, establish new projects for the program and be involved with corporate prospecting, including research and other activities. In addition to that, the intern will write National River Cleanup-related blogs, collect cleanup organizer stories for the website and other American Rivers publications, manage and analyze data, conduct outreach to unregistered cleanups, assist with event planning, developing and updating corporate and National River Cleanup resources, and other special projects.

Requirements 

• Detail-oriented and creative.
• Interest in writing, marketing, communications, event planning, and fundraising.
• Also, proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Furthermore, experience in Adobe Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop and/or Canva will be an asset.

American Rivers’ summer 2020 internship will begin in May and will end in August. This internship requires a commitment of between 24 and 32 hours per week. Moreover, the intern will work three to four days in the office. In addition to that, the internship will be an unpaid internship.