TO APPLY: go to
http://members.greenpeace.org/survey/start/11/
As a Greenpeace intern you will:
- Promote solutions to the global warming crisis
- Stop the destruction of the world's last ancient forests
- Empower consumers and shareholders to hold corporate polluters accountable
- And yes - save the whales!
- Activist training will be conducted in areas such as corporate campaigning, non-violent direct action, media relations, materials production and grassroots outreach. We are flexible with your schedule and can help you receive class credit.
Greenpeace is looking for interns for the following teams: Grassroots Organizing, Communications, Global Warming, Research, Forests, Student Organizing, Actions, IT, Oceans, and Operations.
Internship available in Greenpeace in Washington, D.C, San Francisco, New York, and Chicago
The Global Warming intern will play a critical role in the effort to fight global warming by helping to organize the one voice that has not yet been mobilized on the issue: the American public.
Our new Project Hot Seat Campaign is geared towards building champions in Congress. With motivated congressional members recently elected, this is the perfect time to turn up the heat on solidifying all those campaign promises. Big oil and gas have been lobbying to prevent measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions long enough. Let's change the climate in Congress!
Responsibilities: phoning membership to recruit and manage volunteers, conducting online research, assisting in the development and distribution of educational materials, and additional projects as needed.
Qualifications: Applicants must have excellent verbal and written communications skills, strong online research skills, the ability to work well independently, a commitment to non-violence as a means of affecting change and enthusiasm for protecting the environment. Candidates should be computer savvy and comfortable on the phone.
